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Distill Web Monitor vs OnWebChange

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.

Distill Web Monitor

Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5

Distill offers a broad set of monitor types, filtering controls, and notification routes. Check frequency and quotas vary by plan, and unused resources do not carry forward past the billing period.

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OnWebChange covers targeted webpage monitoring, documents, and protected pages, with several alert channels and tracker-management options. Its free tier is limited to three daily-monitored trackers; paid monthly plans add capacity, including unlimited trackers on Standard.

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The facts

	Distill Web Monitor	OnWebChange
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, Extension, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows	Android, API, iPhone, Web
Lowest paid plan	Starter: $15 a month	Lite: €0.89 a month
Plans published	5	5
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	distill.io	onwebchange.com
On website monitoring software	#2 of 55	#6 of 55

Distill Web Monitor: what it does well

Monitors webpages, PDFs, JSON, and other listed content.
Local checks can run every five seconds.
Offers email, SMS, app, and team notifications.
Supports visual selection and code-based refinements.

What to know first

Free cloud checks start at six-hour intervals.
Unused resources expire at the billing period’s end.
Cloud checks count in ten-second units.

OnWebChange: what it does well

Tracks selected elements such as prices and headlines
Supports dynamic JavaScript-loaded pages
Can monitor PDFs, images, and text files
Checks can run as often as every 5 minutes

What to know first

Free plan is limited to 3 trackers
Free plan uses basic daily monitoring
Pushover is a third-party mobile notification service

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