Pingdom
7.8#2 in uptime monitoring softwareFrom $16.50 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitPingdom vs Uptrends
What both publish
| Fact | Pingdom | Uptrends |
|---|---|---|
| Alert channels | Email,SMS,push notifications,Slack,PagerDuty,Opsgenie,VictorOps,HipChat,webhooks | email,SMS/text,phone/voice,mobile push notifications,Slack,PagerDuty,StatusHub,ServiceNow,Splunk On-Call,Microsoft Teams,Zapier,Opsgenie,Statuspage,webhooks,API |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | Native alert integrations named by Pingdom include Slack, VictorOps, Opsgenie and PagerDuty. | Predefined integrations include Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, StatusHub, Splunk On-Call, ServiceNow, Opsgenie, StatusPage, Zapier, AlertOps, and Grafana. |
| Security | SolarWinds provides a security information page linked from Pingdom's site. | Uptrends says it uses TLS 1.2 or higher and HSTS, encrypts sensitive data in its Vault, and supports SAML 2.0 single sign-on. |
| Server monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| SSL expiry alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The site links to customer support and support tickets and lists a sales contact phone number. | Core includes ticket support, Pro adds live chat, and Enterprise includes priority support and onboarding services. |
Pingdom plans
- Real User Monitoring$16.50 a month
- Synthetic Monitoring$16.50 a month
- Real User Monitoring annual calculator$198 a year
- Synthetic Monitoring annual calculator$198 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
Uptrends plans
- Core$42 a month
- Pro$60 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Pingdom if…
Pingdom suits digital marketers, web developers, and hosting providers needing uptime, speed, transaction, or real-user monitoring. It also fits teams that need many alert channels and public status pages.
Pick Uptrends if…
Core is described for teams seeking regional availability and performance monitoring; Pro is aimed at SRE and Ops teams. Enterprise is for organizations standardizing monitoring across the business.