Pingdom

SolarWinds' website uptime, transaction and real user monitoring service.

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Alternatives ranked: 5
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About Pingdom

Pingdom is one of the oldest names in website monitoring and is now part of SolarWinds. It checks uptime and response time from a global network of test locations, runs scripted transaction checks for things like login and checkout flows, measures page speed, and offers real user monitoring that shows how actual visitors experience load times by country and browser. Alerts go out by email, SMS and integrations, and public status pages are available. It is aimed at businesses that care about the customer-facing site rather than at developers instrumenting backends, and its interface is straightforward. There is no free plan; paid plans are sized by number of checks and RUM page views, and new accounts get a free trial. People moving away often cite price compared with newer uptime tools or want deeper backend monitoring. It is a hosted web service with mobile apps.

Best for: Businesses that need uptime, transaction checks and real user data for public websites.

What works

Scripted transaction checks for key user flows
Real user monitoring alongside synthetic checks
Long track record and global test network

Why people leave

No free plan
More expensive than newer uptime tools
Little backend or infrastructure depth on its own

Top Pingdom alternatives

See all 5

1
UptimeRobot
Far cheaper uptime checks with a free plan.
66.5
2
Site24x7
Similar website monitoring plus servers and APM at low entry prices.
62.6
3
Checkly
Playwright-based browser checks written as code for developer teams.
59.6
4
StatusCake
Uptime, page speed and SSL checks with a free tier.
57.2
5
Better Stack
Uptime plus on-call, status pages and logs in one product.
55.3

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Pingdom: common questions

Is Pingdom free?

No, Pingdom is a paid product.

Is Pingdom open source?

No, Pingdom is not open source.

What platforms does Pingdom run on?

Pingdom is available for Web, iOS and Android.

What are the best alternatives to Pingdom?

The highest-ranked Pingdom alternatives right now are UptimeRobot, Site24x7 and Checkly. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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Pingdom facts

3 of 3 verified

Free trial: 30 days; Checked Oct 25, 2026pingdom.com(opens source in a new tab); “START FREE TRIAL First 30 days free”
Trial scope: Synthetics and RUM; Checked Oct 25, 2026pingdom.com(opens source in a new tab); “START FREE TRIAL First 30 days free Trial includes Synthetics & RUM”
Test locations: Multiple, with public status pages; Checked Oct 25, 2026pingdom.com(opens source in a new tab); “Multiple test locations Root cause analysis Public status pages”