Shopping for a web server monitoring company feels like shopping for a mattress. They all offer similar features, but none of the plans line up exactly, which makes direct comparisons difficult.
As a starting point, I tried to identify the monthly cost for monitoring 10 URLs including a content check and pages that might be encrypted via SSL.
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$10 for 5 URLs or $19 for 20 URLs |
Highly recommended on WebHostingTalk.com. |
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Host Tracker |
$5 for 5 URLs or $30 for 20 URLs |
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Pingdom |
$10 for 5 URLs or $40 for 30 URLs |
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$25 |
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Website Pulse |
$30 |
Option for vulnerability monitoring at additional cost. |
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Alertra |
$60 |
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AlertFox |
$49 |
Browser-based testing, also free & cheap options (based on Microsoft platform). Price includes 30 sites/servers every 5 minutes for classic monitoring, plus 2 browser-based tests every hour. |
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BrowserMob |
$99 |
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WatchMouse |
$113 ($35 base for 2 monitors + $78 for 10 more) |
Automatically sets up monitors for HTTP, IMAP, POP3 and SMTP. |
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$79.99 for up to 10 servers every 15 minutes. |
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