Checkly

Web · Linux · API · paid plans from $24/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Checkly is ranked #6 of 41 in synthetic monitoring on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, Web. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $24/mo.

Checkly plans and pricing

All plans

Hobby Free $0 per month 10 uptime monitors · 1,000 browser/Playwright check runs · 10,000 API check runs · 6 locations · no credit card required checklyhq.com · 5 Oct 2026

Starter $24/mo $24 per month 50 uptime monitors · 3,000 browser/Playwright check runs · 25,000 API check runs · 6 locations · maximum frequency 1 minute checklyhq.com · 5 Oct 2026

Team $64/mo $64 per month 75 uptime monitors · 12,000 browser/Playwright check runs · 100,000 API check runs · 22 locations · maximum frequency 30 seconds checklyhq.com · 5 Oct 2026

Enterprise Not published Custom Custom uptime monitors · 1-second maximum frequency · 22 locations · private locations · all alerting channels checklyhq.com · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on synthetic monitoring

Free plan: Yes
Paid from: $24/mo

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The record

Product: Checkly describes itself as a monitoring-as-code platform for developers to monitor critical APIs and user interfaces.
Monitoring: Its uptime monitor types include URL, TCP, DNS, ICMP, SSL, gRPC, Traceroute, and Heartbeat monitors.
Browser checks: Browser Checks use headless browsers to simulate user interactions such as logins, checkouts, and form submissions.
Playwright: Playwright Check Suites run full Playwright test suites as scheduled monitors and support custom dependencies and shared storage state.
Developer workflow: The Checkly CLI lets users write checks in code and deploy monitors from a terminal.
Integrations: The site lists integrations including Slack, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, Datadog, Grafana, Discord, Terraform, and Pulumi.
Security: Checkly states that it is GDPR compliant and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant.
Data protection: Checkly says stored data is encrypted end-to-end, network traffic uses HTTPS, and database data at rest uses AES256 encryption.
Monitoring access: Checkly says it operates as an external agent from the public internet and does not need installation within or privileged access to the customer's network.
Plan limits: The Hobby plan is capped at 10,000 API check runs and 1,000 Browser Check runs per month.
Support: The pricing page lists premium support, onboarding support, a dedicated customer success engineer, and 24x7 phone escalation as Enterprise features.
Intended users: Checkly presents the platform for developers, SRE and platform teams, QA engineers, and engineering managers.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States; Berlin, Germany
Price from: $24/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Synthetic Monitoring in 2026#6 of 41
Best Internet Performance Monitoring Software in 2026#7 of 28
Best API Monitoring Tools in 2026#8 of 27

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Sources

checklyhq.com/about/· checked 5 Oct 2026
checklyhq.com/pricing/· checked 5 Oct 2026
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checklyhq.com/security/· checked 5 Oct 2026