Best Synthetic Monitoring in 2026
Updated
Synthetic monitoring checks services from the outside, helping you assess APIs, browsers and user journeys. Compare API, browser, journey and transaction checks to see what each option can monitor. The fastest schedule and available locations show how frequently and from where checks can run; free plans and paid-from pricing help put cost in context. Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, HostTracker and GoPinger are among the entries shown. Consider which services and user flows matter most, then weigh the listed check types, scheduling, locations and pricing against your monitoring requirements.
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16free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
11 Oct 2026last checked
Synthetic Monitoring, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.25 of 25 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 Dynatrace Kubernetes MonitoringPaid from $1.40/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 OneUptimePaid from $0.10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 3 ChecklyPaid from $24/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 4 HostTrackerPaid from $4.08/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 5 GoPingerPaid from $7/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 6 SitewatchPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 7 XICTRAQPaid from €12/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 AssertiblePaid from $25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 9 Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityPaid from $0.03/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 New Relic Kubernetes MonitoringPaid from $29.08/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Site24x7 Synthetic MonitoringPaid from $8/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 12 Dotcom-MonitorPaid from $13.33/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 Elastic Observability
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 Apica LoadTest
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 Zabbix
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 MonSpark
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 UptrendsPaid from $42/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 ManageEngine Applications ManagerPaid from $32.92/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: no
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 New Relic SyntheticsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 20 Oh DearPaid from €15/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 21 OnlineOrNotPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 Testable Synthetic MonitoringPaid from $23.17/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 ExoprisePaid from $100/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 OnlyStatusFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 25 OpenObserveFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Locations | Fastest schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring | 7.8 | $1.40/mo | No | ||||
| 2 | OneUptime | 7.7 | Free plan | $0.10/mo | Yes | |||
| 3 | Checkly | 7.6 | Free plan | $24/mo | Yes | 24 /mo | ||
| 4 | HostTracker | 7.6 | Free plan | $4.08/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | ||
| 5 | GoPinger | 7.5 | Free plan | $7/mo | Yes | 7 /mo | 3 locations | 1-minute |
| 6 | Sitewatch | 7.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | 1 locations | 15-minute |
| 7 | XICTRAQ | 7.5 | Free plan | €12/mo | Yes | 3 locations | 1-minute | |
| 8 | Assertible | 7.4 | Free plan | $25/mo | Yes | 25 /mo | ||
| 9 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 7.3 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | |||
| 10 | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | 7.3 | Free plan | $29.08/mo | Yes | 1-minute | ||
| 11 | Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring | 7.3 | $8/mo | Yes | 1-minute | |||
| 12 | Dotcom-Monitor | 7.2 | Free plan | $13.33/mo | Yes | 13.33 /mo | ||
| 13 | Elastic Observability | 7.2 | No | 1-minute | ||||
| 14 | Apica LoadTest | 7.1 | Yes | |||||
| 15 | Zabbix | 7.1 | Yes | |||||
| 16 | MonSpark | 7.0 | Yes | |||||
| 17 | Uptrends | 7.0 | No | $42/mo | No | 42 /mo | ||
| 18 | ManageEngine Applications Manager | 6.9 | Free plan | $32.92/mo | Yes | |||
| 19 | New Relic Synthetics | 6.8 | Free plan | Yes | 1-minute | |||
| 20 | Oh Dear | 6.8 | No | €15/mo | No | |||
| 21 | OnlineOrNot | 6.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | ||
| 22 | Testable Synthetic Monitoring | 6.8 | Free plan | $23.17/mo | Yes | 23.17 /mo | 1-minute | |
| 23 | Exoprise | 6.7 | No | $100/mo | No | |||
| 24 | OnlyStatus | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 25 | OpenObserve | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes |
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