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LibrePing vs Visual Sentinel
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.
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
LibrePing provides decentralized, self-hostable monitoring with signed results, shared checks, dashboards, and alert integrations. It is free under AGPL-3.0, with configurable probe limits and default history-retention periods.
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Choose Visual Sentinel if you need visual page comparisons alongside uptime, server, and other monitoring, with a free plan for up to three monitors. Look at Business or Agency if you need API access, and Agency if you need white-label client reports.
Visit Visual SentinelThe facts
| LibrePing | Visual Sentinel | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web | Android, API, iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Solo: $6 a month |
| Plans published | None | 6 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | github.com | visualsentinel.com |
| On website monitoring software | #16 of 55 | #25 of 55 |
LibrePing: what it does well
- Multiple geographic monitoring locations
- HTTP, TCP, DNS, TLS, ICMP, traceroute checks
- Peer-to-peer federation without a central server
- Encrypted alert destinations
- Docker hub and probe deployments
What to know first
- Default probe cap is 300 checks per minute
- Detailed results retained seven days by default
- Probe locations lack cryptographic geographic proof
- Failover may send duplicate alerts
Visual Sentinel: what it does well
- Visual checks compare browser screenshots with a prior baseline.
- Dynamic page elements can be excluded by CSS selector.
- Failed uptime checks are confirmed across selected regions.
- Alerts support email, chat, incident, and monitoring channels.
- The free plan includes three monitors and one status page.
What to know first
- The free plan checks every 10 minutes.
- API access is listed only for Business and Agency.
- Solo includes one monitor, one server, and one visual site.
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