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AlertBot vs Dead Link Checker
Both stand on website monitoring software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
AlertBot combines broad monitoring coverage with browser-based journey checks and several alert channels. Its paid-only model, listed monitor limit, and unlisted plan prices should be considered before choosing it.
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Choose Dead Link Checker for manual website scans or scheduled broken-link checks with emailed reports. The free plans provide manual checks, while paid Auto Checker plans start at $9.95 a month. Look elsewhere if you need to scan password-protected or intranet pages, or discover links generated by client-side JavaScript.
Visit Dead Link CheckerThe facts
| AlertBot | Dead Link Checker | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Auto Checker Standard: $110 a year |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Maker | AlertBot | Not published |
| Website | alertbot.com | deadlinkchecker.com |
| On website monitoring software | #40 of 55 | #13 of 55 |
AlertBot: what it does well
- Monitors APIs, web services, and many network targets
- TrueBrowser records real browser interactions
- Supports scheduled multi-step process checks
- Waterfall reports help locate page bottlenecks
- 14-day trial requires no billing information
What to know first
- No free plan is offered
- Monitor limit is listed as 25
- Some plans limit waterfall captures
Dead Link Checker: what it does well
- Free manual checks are available for one or multiple websites.
- Multi-Site Checker emails reports after scanning multiple sites.
- Auto Checker supports daily, weekly, or monthly scans.
- Full scans can reach up to ten levels.
- Subscription reports can be downloaded as CSV files.
What to know first
- Password-protected pages cannot be scanned.
- The scanner cannot discover links generated by client-side JavaScript.
- Intranet pages are inaccessible to its external server.
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