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Distill Web Monitor vs PHP Server Monitor

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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PHP Server Monitor provides configurable website and server checks with broad notification options and historical records. Its self-hosted requirements and no-warranty distribution are important considerations before deployment.

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The facts

	Distill Web Monitor	PHP Server Monitor
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, Extension, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows	Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Starter: $15 a month	Not published
Plans published	5	None
Maker	Not published	PHP Server Monitor
Website	distill.io	phpservermonitor.org
On website monitoring software	#2 of 55	#31 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.

PHP Server Monitor: what it does well

Checks ports, HTTP status, and page content
Multiple alert channels
Uptime and latency history graphs
Administrator and regular-user access levels
Free under GNU GPL version 3 or later

What to know first

Self-hosting requires web server and MySQL
SMS gateways need funded accounts
Distributed without warranty
Website matching relies on regular expressions

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