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Perfmatters vs SolidPing
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.
Paid Self-hosted
Perfmatters provides detailed WordPress performance controls across scripts, databases, media, and CSS. Review the yearly renewal terms and the absence of monitoring features alongside the optimisation toolkit.
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Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+2
SolidPing pairs a wide range of checks and alert channels with on-call and status-page features. Choose hosted service or self-hosted deployment, noting that hosted SMS and voice alerts require your own provider credentials on self-hosted installations.
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| Perfmatters | SolidPing | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Self-hosted | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | 1 Site – Personal: $29.95 a year | Starter: €5 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Maker | Not published | SolidPing |
| Website | perfmatters.io | solidping.io |
| On website monitoring software | #51 of 55 | #11 of 55 |
Perfmatters: what it does well
- Per-page and device script controls
- Scheduled database cleanup
- Lazy loads multiple media types
- Supports WebP and AVIF
- Includes developer support and documentation
What to know first
- Paid self-hosted WordPress plugin
- Licenses renew yearly
- Auto-renew is enabled by default
- No SSL or latency monitoring
SolidPing: what it does well
- Supports 40 types of monitoring checks.
- Checks can run every 10 seconds.
- On-call features are available on every plan.
- Self-hosted version is free forever under AGPL-3.0.
What to know first
- Hosted plans exclude SMS, voice, and WhatsApp alerts.
- Hosted paid prices exclude VAT.
- The maker says it lacks ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification.
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