Runscope is an API testing and monitoring platform for development and QA teams. It evaluates uptime, correctness, and performance from an API consumer’s perspective, with tests that can run in CI/CD pipelines or against live production services. Each test is a sequence of HTTP requests. Assertions can check response time, JSON or XML content, headers, status codes, and response bodies, while variables pass data between steps. Tests run from cloud locations or behind a firewall against public or private APIs. Teams can chain requests, use dynamic data, reuse checks across local, staging, and production environments, and import Swagger or OpenAPI definitions; the Small plan also lists Postman import. Notifications for completed or failed runs include email, webhooks, PagerDuty, and Slack. Integrations named by the product include Jenkins, HipChat, Datadog, Splunk, and New Relic Insights. An on-premises agent monitors private APIs on macOS, Linux, and Windows. The Free Starter plan includes 1,000 API Monitoring and API Functional Testing runs per month. Paid plans start at 79.00 USD per month. The Runscope API Monitoring product is now part of BlazeMeter.
Who it is for
Runscope suits development and QA teams that need scheduled API checks, response assertions, and production monitoring across multiple regions. It is also aimed at teams requiring private-network monitoring, CI/CD automation, or enterprise controls such as SAML and role-based access.
What is good
- Checks uptime, correctness, and API performance
- Runs tests in cloud or behind firewalls
- Supports chained requests, variables, and reusable checks
- Imports Swagger, OpenAPI, and Postman definitions
- Sends email, webhook, PagerDuty, and Slack alerts
- Offers private monitoring through an on-premises agent
What to know first
- Small plan costs 79.00 USD per month
- Free Starter is limited to 1,000 runs monthly
- Runscope API Monitoring is now part of BlazeMeter
- Unleashed pricing requires contacting the provider
Verdict
Pick Runscope for sequential API tests with detailed assertions, multi-region checks, private locations, and CI/CD use. Consider another option if you need a product that is not transitioning API Monitoring into BlazeMeter or if the paid entry plan exceeds your budget.
Get started with Runscope
- Open https://www.runscope.com/
- Start the available free trial or choose the Free Starter plan
- Use the web service or supported Windows, macOS, or Linux environment
- Select a Small, Medium, Large, or Unleashed plan
- Create sequential HTTP-request tests and configure their monitoring location
Limits to know first
The Free Starter plan allows 1,000 API Monitoring and API Functional Testing runs per month. The Small plan includes 250K requests, five team members, 19 global locations, and schedules as frequent as one minute.
Questions about Runscope
Is there a free option?
Yes. Free Starter includes 1,000 API Monitoring and API Functional Testing runs per month, and the homepage offers a free trial.
What is the starting paid price?
The Small plan costs 79.00 USD per month. The pricing note says plans start at $79/mo.
Which platforms are supported?
Runscope is available through API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows environments. Its on-premises agent supports macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Can it monitor private APIs?
Yes. Tests can run behind a firewall, and an on-premises agent can monitor private APIs.
What enterprise controls are available?
The enterprise offering lists role-based access control, SAML single sign-on, an SLA option, custom support, and a dedicated account manager.
Who provides the product now?
The Runscope homepage says API Monitoring is now available through BlazeMeter and is part of BlazeMeter.
Runscope plans and pricing
All plansCompared on API monitoring tools
- Paid from
- $79/mo
- Check frequency
- 1 min
- Response assertions
- Yes
- Multi-region checks
- Yes
- Private locations
- Yes
- Incident workflows
- Yes
