Pingdom
Long-established uptime and transaction monitoring, now part of SolarWinds.
What it is
Pingdom offers uptime checks, page-speed monitoring, real-user monitoring and scripted transaction checks from a large global network. It is one of the oldest names in the category and remains a common default for straightforward availability monitoring.
Best for
Where it is strong
- Very large global probe network with a long operating history.
- Simple to set up for basic availability monitoring.
- Combines synthetic checks with real-user monitoring.
Where it falls short
- Feature development has been slow under SolarWinds ownership.
- Transaction-check authoring is dated compared to code-first alternatives.
- Pricing is no longer competitive against newer entrants.
Pricing
From $18 per month (10 uptime checks, 1 advanced check, 50 SMS; $16.50 annual)
PaidFree tier: 30-day trial.
What drives the bill: Priced by a calculator rather than named tiers: 50 uptime checks run about $78/month and 100 about $149, so the per-check rate falls slowly with volume. Transaction checks and Real User Monitoring are priced separately from basic uptime checks and add up.
Check current pricing on SolarWinds’s siteFigures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026. Vendors change pricing often; confirm before you commit.
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