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Best Internet Performance Monitoring Software in 2026

Internet performance monitoring software can help you observe how online services behave across networks, locations, and users. Compare DNS and routing monitoring with SaaS, synthetic, and real-user monitoring to see which kinds of signals are listed. Probe locations indicate where monitoring can run, while data retention shows how long results are kept. Free-plan availability and starting paid prices offer cost context. Site24x7 Website Monitoring, Dotcom-Monitor, and HetrixTools are among the options shown. Consider which monitoring methods and locations matter for your services, and compare them with retention and pricing details.

30 apps
Research read 23 Sept 2026
How the order is worked out

1

Uptime Kuma

Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

Uptime Kuma offers self-hosted monitoring with varied check types, notification options, and public status pages.

8.6 Free plan Visit site
2

Better Stack

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Better Stack combines incident response and monitoring with telemetry, error tracking, and status pages.

7.6 Free plan · paid from $29/mo (annual) Visit site
3

Dotcom-Monitor
by Dotcom-Monitor
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

Dotcom-Monitor offers target monitoring with multiple alert routes and plan limits that vary by tier.

7.5 Free plan · paid from $13.33/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
4

Checkly

Free plan APILinuxWeb

Checkly combines uptime monitors, browser-based checks, and scheduled Playwright suites with a code-oriented workflow.

7.4 Free plan · paid from $24/mo Visit site
5

Sematext Experience

Free trial Open source APIWeb

Sematext Experience combines session-level frontend metrics, alerting, and backend context in one product.

7.4 From $8.10/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
6

Gatus

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Choose Gatus if you need configurable endpoint checks, alert channels, and status pages, with options for self-hosting or managed plans.

7.2 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
7

HetrixTools
by HetrixTools
Free plan LinuxMacWindows

HetrixTools combines uptime and server checks with blacklist, domain, and certificate monitoring. Compare monitor counts, locations, and phone/SMS credits with your needs before choosing a plan.

7.2 Free plan · paid from $9.95/mo Visit site
8

Site24x7 Website Monitoring

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

Site24x7 combines availability checks with content monitoring, integrations, and additional monitoring types. Its free plan and Web Uptime plan have distinct resource, polling, and support limits.

7.1 Free plan · paid from $9/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
9

SmokePing

Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb

SmokePing provides detailed latency and packet-loss monitoring, with graph navigation, configurable alarms, and distributed measurement options.

7.0 Free plan Visit site
10

Hyperping
by Hyperping
Free plan Web

Hyperping offers several monitoring checks, alerts and plan sizes, including a free tier. Compare the free plan's check interval and seat allowance with the needs of your monitoring setup.

6.9 Free plan · paid from $24/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
11

WebSitePulse

Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+3

WebSitePulse covers a broad range of infrastructure and web checks, with configurable intervals, alert methods, and reports.

6.9 From $3/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
12

UptimeRobot
by UptimeRobot
Free plan AndroidiPhone

UptimeRobot offers availability monitoring, multiple alert channels, and status pages, with a free tier and paid options.

6.7 Free plan · paid from $12/mo (annual) Visit site
13

StatusCake
by StatusCake
Free plan Web

StatusCake offers uptime, page-speed, domain, SSL, and server monitoring with a free tier and paid plans. Check the plan-specific monitor limits and intervals against the coverage you need.

6.6 Free plan · paid from $20.41/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
14

Automic Continuous Delivery Automation

Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

6.5 Pricing on request Visit site
15

Exoprise

Free trial APIExtensionLinux+4

Choose Exoprise if you need a combined view of synthetic checks, employee experience, and network paths across SaaS and cloud services.

6.4 15-day trial Visit site
16

DNS Spy

Free trial APIWeb

DNS Spy combines DNS monitoring, security checks, expiration tracking, and phishing-domain detection, with features varying by plan. Review domain limits and trial terms before choosing a plan.

6.1 7-day trial Visit site
17

InternetVista
by InternetVista
Free trial WebiPhoneAndroid

InternetVista combines server and keyword monitoring with SSL expiry checks and a range of alert channels. Compare application limits and monitoring frequency across its monthly plans before choosing.

6.1 From $2.73/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
18

Pingdom

Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+2

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.

6.1 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site
19

Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring

Paid AndroidAPIExtension+4

Choose Catchpoint if your team needs broad Internet Stack monitoring with global agents and correlated telemetry.

6.0 Pricing on request Visit site
20

SolarWinds Observability

Free trial APILinuxSelf-hosted+2

SolarWinds Observability covers multiple monitoring domains in one service, with deployment choices and integrations for common application and database technologies.

6.0 From $8/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
21

Uptrends
by Uptrends
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+3

Choose Uptrends if you need website, application, API, or server monitoring with flexible alert channels and regional synthetic checks.

5.8 From $42/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
22

Oh Dear
by Oh Dear
Free trial Web

Oh Dear combines frequent checks across multiple monitoring areas with a broad set of alert channels.

5.7 From €15/mo · 10-day trial Visit site
23

SpeedCurve

Paid APIWeb

SpeedCurve provides controlled lab tests, field performance data, budgets, alerts, and developer integrations.

5.2 From $90/mo Visit site
24

Uptime.com
by Uptime.com
Paid Web

Choose Uptime.com if you need browser-based monitoring across uptime, transactions, APIs, page speed, servers, or keywords, with multiple alert routes available.

5.0 From $9/mo Visit site
25

Akamai mPulse

Paid iPhoneWeb

4.9 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Visit site

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