Pingdom monitors website uptime and performance using synthetic checks and real-user data. Its uptime monitoring checks websites, applications, and servers from more than 100 servers worldwide. Page speed tests run every 30 minutes and report load time, requests, page size, and element-level performance details. Synthetic monitoring can also exercise interactions such as registration, login, search, and shopping cart checkout. Real user monitoring breaks down performance and experience by browser, device, and geographic location. Incident notifications can go by email, SMS, push notification, or webhook; listed alert channels also include Slack, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, VictorOps, and HipChat. Pingdom makes a second check before sending an incident alert to filter false positives. Public status pages, included in all plans, can display current status and historical data. The service also lists server monitoring and SSL expiry alerts. Pricing is available on request, and a fully functional 30-day free trial includes synthetic monitoring and real user monitoring. No free plan is listed.
Who it is for
Pingdom may suit digital marketers, web hosting providers, and web developers who need uptime, page-speed, transaction, or real-user monitoring.
What is good
- Checks uptime from more than 100 servers worldwide.
- Tests page speed every 30 minutes.
- Monitors registration, login, search, and checkout flows.
- Public status pages are included in all plans.
- A 30-day trial includes synthetic monitoring and RUM.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Pricing is available on request.
- Enterprise pricing requires a quote.
Verdict
Pingdom covers synthetic checks, real-user performance data, alerts, and public status pages. Its 30-day trial offers a way to evaluate the listed monitoring capabilities before requesting pricing.
Get started with Pingdom
- Open the Pingdom website
- Start the fully functional 30-day free trial
- Choose Synthetic Monitoring, Real User Monitoring, or Enterprise
- Add websites, applications, or servers to monitor
- Configure alert channels and status pages
- Use the web service or mobile apps
Limits to know first
The trial lasts 30 days. Enterprise pricing is based on 500,000 to over 5 million pageviews per month and requires a quote; Synthetic page-speed checks run every 30 minutes.
Questions about Pingdom
How much does Pingdom cost?
Pingdom pricing is available on request. An Enterprise plan requires a quote, and a fully functional 30-day trial is offered.
Is there a free plan?
Pingdom has no free plan, but the site offers a 30-day free trial including synthetic monitoring and real-user monitoring.
Which platforms can I use?
Pingdom is available through the web, iOS, Android, and an API.
What alert channels are supported?
Alerts can be sent by email, SMS, push notifications, Slack, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, VictorOps, HipChat, and webhooks.
What does Real User Monitoring include?
The plan lists unlimited sites and users, shareable reports, performance filtering, and 13-month data retention.
Does Pingdom provide status pages?
Public status pages are included in all plans and can display current status and historical data.
Pingdom plans and pricing
All plansCompared on website monitoring software
- Free plan
- No
