Better Stack vs Checkly
Which automation & integration tool is right for you? Compare features, pricing, and user reviews to make the best choice.
Better Stack
From $29Free plan
Small and mid-size engineering teams that want uptime monitoring, on-call alerting and a status page in one product, and want phone and SMS alerts without per-message fees.
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Checkly
From $24Free plan
Engineering teams that already write Playwright tests and want to run them as production monitors, managed as code in the same repository and CI pipeline as the app.
Side by side
| Better Stack | Checkly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free; responder licenses from $29/month (annual) | Free (Hobby); paid from $24/month (billed annually) |
| G2 Rating | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Best For | Small and mid-size engineering teams that want uptime monitoring, on-call alerting and a status page in one product, and want phone and SMS alerts without per-message fees. | Engineering teams that already write Playwright tests and want to run them as production monitors, managed as code in the same repository and CI pipeline as the app. |
Pros and cons
Better Stack
Pros
- Monitoring, on-call, incident management and status pages in one tool
- Unlimited phone and SMS alerts on paid responder licenses
- Only people who take alerts need a paid license; other team members are free
- Free plan includes a status page and 10 heartbeats as well as 10 monitors
Cons
- Free plan checks only every 3 minutes and alerts only by Slack and email
- Many paid add-ons (extra monitors, status page features, Slack workflows) make the total hard to predict
- Status page white-label, SSO and IP allowlisting cost $208 per page per month each on annual billing ($250 monthly)
Checkly
Pros
- Real Playwright browser checks and test suites, not just pings
- Monitoring as code fits pull-request review and CI/CD
- Generous free API allowance: 10,000 runs a month on Hobby
- Wide set of protocols, including gRPC, ICMP and traceroute
Cons
- Status pages and AI analysis are paid add-ons
- Run-based billing for browser and API checks can be hard to forecast
- Hobby and Starter are limited to 6 locations and 3 locations per check
Sarah Chen