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TigerUp vs Pingdom
Pingdom is a website monitoring service for uptime, transaction and page speed checks, plus real user monitoring. TigerUp monitors websites, APIs and TCP ports, warns before certificates and domains expire, alerts by email, Slack and webhooks, and publishes public status pages.
50 monitors, 60-second checks, $9/month flat. Paid plans are coming soon; the free plan is open now.
Pingdom details were last checked on , from the pages linked in each row. Prices are in US dollars as each company lists them.
| Feature | TigerUp | Pingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | TigerUpYes: 5 monitors, checks every 5 minutes, commercial use allowed | PingdomNo free plan; a free trial is offeredSource: Pingdom pricing, last checked |
| Paid plans from | TigerUp$9/month (Pro): 50 monitors, checks every minute | Pingdom$16.50/month billed annually ($198/year): 10 uptime checks, 1 advanced check, 50 SMS alertsSource: Pingdom pricing, last checked |
| Fastest check interval | TigerUp30 seconds (Business) | Pingdom1 minuteSource: Pingdom docs: what is a check, last checked |
| HTTP(S) and keyword checks | TigerUpYes, on every plan: up when the page contains, or doesn't contain, a keyword | PingdomYes: a string that should, or shouldn't, be foundSource: Pingdom docs: HTTP(S) check, last checked |
| Custom method, headers and body | TigerUpYes, on every plan: GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, PATCH or DELETE, custom headers (secret values encrypted at rest) and a request body | PingdomCustom request headers and POST dataSource: Pingdom docs: HTTP(S) check, last checked |
| TCP port checks | TigerUpYes, on every plan | PingdomYes (TCP and UDP)Source: Pingdom docs: what is a check, last checked |
| Ping (ICMP) checks | TigerUpNo | PingdomYesSource: Pingdom docs: what is a check, last checked |
| Heartbeat (cron job) monitoring | TigerUpNo | PingdomNot among its check typesSource: Pingdom docs: what is a check, last checked |
| SSL certificate expiry alerts | TigerUpYes, on every plan: alerts 30, 14, 7 and 1 day before expiry, and for invalid certificates | PingdomYes, for HTTPS checks, with a chosen number of days' noticeSource: Pingdom docs: HTTP(S) check, last checked |
| Domain expiry alerts | TigerUpYes, on every plan, where the registry publishes an expiry date (RDAP); read daily | PingdomNot mentioned on its pricing page or HTTP(S) check docsSource: Pingdom docs: HTTP(S) check, last checked |
| Checks from several locations | TigerUpNo, checks run from one location | PingdomYes: choose the probe region (North America and Europe by default)Source: Pingdom docs: HTTP(S) check, last checked |
| Public status pages | TigerUp1 on Free, 3 on Pro, 20 on Business | PingdomPublic status pages and reportsSource: Pingdom pricing, last checked |
| Status page on your own domain | TigerUpNo | PingdomNot mentioned on its pricing pageSource: Pingdom pricing, last checked |
| Maintenance windows | TigerUpNo | PingdomYesSource: Pingdom pricing, last checked |
| Alert channels | TigerUpEmail, Slack and webhooks on every plan. No SMS or phone calls | PingdomEmail and SMS (50 SMS on the entry tier)Source: Pingdom pricing, last checked |
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