Who is each tool for?
Pi
Pingdom
Teams needing reliable uptime monitoring with RUM
Ch
Checkly
DevOps teams wanting programmable synthetic monitoring
Pros and Cons
Pi
Pingdom
Pros
- Reliable and established service
- Real user monitoring included
- Transaction monitoring
- Detailed performance reports
Cons
- Can get expensive with more checks
- UI feels dated
- Limited API capabilities
Ch
Checkly
Pros
- Playwright/Puppeteer native support
- Monitoring as code approach
- Excellent CI/CD integration
- Modern developer experience
Cons
- Requires coding knowledge
- Smaller check location network
- Newer platform, smaller community
Feature Comparison
Feature
Pi
PingdomCh
ChecklyAPM
4
5
Log Management
3
4
Infrastructure Monitoring
6
5
Alerting
8.5
8.5
Integrations
7.5
9
Ease of Use
8.5
8
Support
8
8
Value for Money
7.5
8.5
Overall Score
8.5
8.8
Pricing
Pi
Pingdom
From $15/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact Pingdom for a custom quote.
Ch
Checkly
Free / Team from $30/mo
Pricing varies by data volume and features. Contact Checkly for a custom quote.
Our Verdict
Both Pingdom and Checkly are excellent observability platforms. Checkly edges ahead with a score of 8.8/10, particularly excelling in APM and Log Management.
