Pingdom monitors websites. Upwatch monitors APIs — with health scoring, anomaly detection, and automatic incident tracking built for engineering teams.
See how Upwatch and Pingdom compare across the features that matter for API monitoring.
| Feature | Upwatch | Pingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | API monitoring | Website monitoring |
| Health scoring | ||
| Anomaly detection | ||
| Check intervals | 30s – 30min | 1min – 60min |
| Alert channels | Slack + email | Email + SMS |
| Incident tracking | Automatic | Manual |
| Public status pages | Add-on | |
| Custom alert rules | Limited | |
| Starting price | $29/mo | ~$15/mo |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
Pingdom is a general-purpose website monitoring tool with page speed insights. Upwatch is purpose-built for APIs — tracking response times, status codes, and payload health with a single 0-100 score per endpoint.
Pingdom sends alerts when a check fails. Upwatch detects anomalies in your API's behavior patterns and alerts you to degradation before it becomes a full outage.
With Pingdom, you manually track and resolve incidents. Upwatch automatically opens, tracks, and resolves incidents based on real-time health data — no manual work required.
Pingdom charges extra for status pages and advanced features. Upwatch includes health scoring, anomaly detection, and status pages in every paid plan with transparent pricing.