Checkly, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berlin, specializes in active monitoring of web applications, focusing on API and end-to-end testing. It offers strong API monitoring, detailed performance insights, and comprehensive reporting tools.
Pricing
It has both monthly and yearly plans, with a free Starter plan for 14 days. Team plan starting at $80 per month Customized Enterprise plan, contact team for details.
Things To Consider
Limited third-party integrations.
Primarily focused on web technologies
Benefits
With headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Checkly was founded in 2019. It excels in active monitoring of web applications, focusing on API and E2E web app testing.
Open Source: Offers some open-source tools alongside its commercial offerings.
Capability to ping an API from different geos/IPs: Excels in API monitoring with options to test from multiple locations, ensuring global coverage and performance insights.
Uptime statistics and report: Strong focus on uptime for APIs and web services, with comprehensive reporting tools.
Automated analysis on API/Page performance: Offers detailed insights into API performance, including the speed and reliability of endpoints.
Script/code-based setup vs UI-based setup: Primarily UI-based but supports code/script integration for those who prefer a more hands-on configuration.
Functional testing of features: Excellent support for functional testing, allowing users to create detailed checks for complex user flows and API interactions.
Status Page extensibility: Supports integration with status pages, providing automated updates during downtime or degraded performance.
Community Feedback: Highly valued for its developer-friendly setup and API monitoring capabilities. Some users wish for more integrations.
