Pingdom
7.8#2 in uptime monitoring softwareFrom $16.50 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitPingdom vs WebSitePulse
WebSitePulse
7.7#4 in internet performance monitoring softwareFrom $8 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Pingdom | WebSitePulse |
|---|---|---|
| Alert channels | Email,SMS,push notifications,Slack,PagerDuty,Opsgenie,VictorOps,HipChat,webhooks | Alerts can be delivered by email, SMS, voice call, instant messenger, pager, SNMP trap or URL. |
| Alerts | Incident alerts can be sent by SMS, email, push notification, or webhook, and Pingdom performs a second check before alerting to filter false positives. | Alert delivery options include email, SMS, voice call, instant messenger, pager, SNMP trap and URL notifications. |
| Documentation | The vendor links to API documentation, tutorials, a knowledge base, FAQs, guided tours and support-ticket submission. | The help center includes a knowledge base, FAQ, glossary, monitoring guides and daily-updated technical articles. |
| Notable news | Pingdom announced it was joining SolarWinds on June 18, 2014, with founder Sam Nurmi describing the deal as a way to expand monitoring and performance products. | A vendor press release dated December 19, 2007 announced a Current Status add-on for Internet Explorer. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.5 out of 5 from 78 reviews | WebSitePulse is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews. |
| Reporting | The product supplies uptime, transaction, page-speed, RUM and email reports with filtering and sharing controls. | Reports include uptime and downtime, response-time breakdowns, location comparisons, historical summaries and downloadable XML, CSV or TXT logs. |
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
WebSitePulse plans
- Security and Blacklist Monitoring$8 a month
- HTTP performance$9 a month
- Performance transaction$15 a month
- HTTP advanced$18 a month
- Basic Monitoring$19 a month
- PING basic$19 a month
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 WebSitePulse if…
It suits operators who need recurring checks across web, server, network, or email infrastructure, with configurable alerts and reports. Its API and mobile apps may also suit teams that want target data or notifications on those platforms.