Distill Web Monitor tracks selected content on websites and other sources, checks it on a schedule, and alerts you when it changes. You can select a whole page or a portion visually, then refine the selection with XPath, CSS, regular expressions, or JavaScript. Local monitors run in a browser or on your computer; cloud monitors run on Distill’s servers without requiring your device to stay on. Supported monitors cover webpages, PDFs, JSON, Word, XML, feeds, uptime, and sitemaps. Alert rules can filter by text matches, numeric ranges, or regular expressions. Notifications include email, SMS, phone push, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, and webhooks. Macros can fill forms and click, while API access is available on request. Local checks can run every five seconds; Free cloud checks start at six-hour intervals. The Free plan includes 25 monitors, five cloud monitors, 1,000 cloud checks per month, two devices, and 30 email alerts monthly. Starter is 15.00 USD per month. Unused resources expire at the billing period’s end, and cloud checks are counted in ten-second units.
Who it is for
Distill may suit people who need to track changes across webpages or supported documents, with either local or cloud monitoring. Its plan descriptions position Free for testing and non-essential use, Starter for individuals, and higher plans for advanced use or scale.
What is good
- Monitors webpages, PDFs, JSON, Word, XML, feeds, uptime, and sitemaps
- Local checks can run every five seconds
- Cloud monitoring does not require your device to stay on
- Alerts can reach email, SMS, phone push, and team platforms
- Free plan includes 25 monitors and 1,000 cloud checks monthly
What to know first
- Free cloud interval starts at six hours
- Unused resources expire at the billing period’s end
- Cloud checks are counted in ten-second units
- Flexi extra usage is billed separately
Verdict
Distill offers a range of monitor types, selection controls, and notification routes, with local and cloud options. Check the cloud interval and quota rules against your monitoring needs; paid plans start at 15.00 USD per month.
Distill Web Monitor plans and pricing
All plansCompared on website monitoring software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $15/mo
- Check types
- http
- Page health checks
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
