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Checkly vs HetrixTools
Both do 1 of the same developer tools task. Below is what each says about its own limits and pricing, and how each ranks on signals we can measure or quote.
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Checkly
The only monitoring platform built from the ground up to be operated by developers and agents to give teams a clear signal of application health.
Signals score: 4.0 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.checklyhq.comB
HetrixTools
Monitor uptime, server metrics, and blacklist status in one place with alerts on 20+ channels.
Signals score: 4.0 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit hetrixtools.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: Hobby plan costs $0: 10 uptime monitors, up to 1,000 browser check runs and 10,000 API check runs per month (hard-capped), 6 locations, 2-minute maximum frequency, 1 user, 1 dashboard. Email, Slack and webhook alerts. Raw data kept 7 days.
- B: Free for life: 15 uptime monitors, 15 server monitors, 4 of 12 monitoring locations, 15-day activity log, 1,000 API calls per month. You must log in at least once every 90 days to keep it.
- Paid plan
- A: Prices in $ (currency not named). Starter: Detect (uptime and synthetic) $24/month billed annually. Team: Detect $64/month billed annually. Status pages, AI root cause and Platform bundles are priced separately. Enterprise is a custom quote. The page says save up to 20% on annual billing.
- B: Professional $9.95/month or $99.95/year; Business $19.95/month or $199.95/year; Enterprise $49.95/month or $499.95/year (USD).
- Signup
- A: Sign-up is through a Get Started link to the signup page; the page does not explicitly say an account is required. The FAQ says no credit card is needed to get started.
- B: Account required (free plan is started by registering).
- Watermark
- A: Not applicable.
- B: Free plan has partial white label: the HetrixTools brand name appears in the page title and footer. A watermark is not stated.
- Where files go
- A: Data may be processed in the United States. Test results are kept by plan: Hobby and Starter 7 days raw and 30 days aggregated; Team 30 days raw and 1 year aggregated; Enterprise 180 days raw and 25 months aggregated. No retention period is given for account data.
- B: Account details, monitors, contacts and API request contents are stored on the platform. Location of servers not stated. Activity log IP addresses kept 30 days; MCP request logs deleted within 7 days; no retention period stated for account and monitor data.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.
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- Only Checkly: API testing
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