Best Internet Performance Monitoring Software in 2026
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Internet performance monitoring helps you track how websites and online services behave across networks, locations, and users. Compared on DNS, routing, and SaaS monitoring alongside synthetic and real-user monitoring, these entries show which kinds of signals are covered. Probe locations and data retention help you assess where checks run and how long results remain available. Free plans and paid-from pricing add useful cost context. Better Stack, Site24x7 Website Monitoring, and Uptime Kuma are among the options to weigh. Match the monitoring methods and retention details to the services and user experiences you need to observe.
Internet Performance Monitoring Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 17 of 17 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Better Stack API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$29/mo
- 02 Site24x7 Website Monitoring API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$9/mo
- 03 Checkly API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2$24/mo
- 04 Prometheus Node Exporter API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 05 Uptime Kuma API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 06 WebSitePulse API yesDOCS 6.9$9/mo
- 07 Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring API yesDOCS 6.8
- 08 F5 BIG-IP APM API yesDOCS 6.8
- 09 Gatus API yesDOCS 6.8$10/mo
- 10 Kentik Network Monitoring System API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$166.67/mo
- 11 Sematext Experience API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$8.10/mo
- 12 SolarWinds Observability API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$5/mo
- 13 Uptrends API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$42/mo
- 14 DNS Spy API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$9/mo
- 15 Exoprise API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$100/mo
- 16 Pingdom API yesDOCS 6.6
- 17 SpeedCurve API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$90/mo
- 18 HetrixTools FREE yesDOCS 6.0$9.95/mo
- 19 UptimeRobot FREE yesDOCS 6.0$9/mo
- 20 Dotcom-Monitor FREE yesDOCS 5.8$13.33/mo
- 21 Hyperping FREE yesDOCS 5.8$24/mo
- 22 StatusCake FREE yesDOCS 5.8$20.41/mo
- 23 SmokePing FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 24 Oh Dear FREE noDOCS 5.4€15/mo
- 25 ReadyAPI DOCS 5.3
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Probe locations | Real-user monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Stack | 7.3 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | ||
| 2 | Site24x7 Website Monitoring | 7.3 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | 32 locations | Yes |
| 3 | Checkly | 7.2 | Free plan | $24/mo | Yes | 24 /mo | ||
| 4 | Prometheus Node Exporter | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | No | |||
| 5 | Uptime Kuma | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 6 | WebSitePulse | 6.9 | $9/mo | No | 3 /mo | |||
| 7 | Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring | 6.8 | ||||||
| 8 | F5 BIG-IP APM | 6.8 | No | |||||
| 9 | Gatus | 6.8 | $10/mo | Yes | ||||
| 10 | Kentik Network Monitoring System | 6.7 | No | $166.67/mo | No | 2,000 /mo | ||
| 11 | Sematext Experience | 6.7 | No | $8.10/mo | No | 8.1 /mo | ||
| 12 | SolarWinds Observability | 6.7 | No | $5/mo | No | 8 /mo | Yes | |
| 13 | Uptrends | 6.7 | No | $42/mo | No | 42 /mo | ||
| 14 | DNS Spy | 6.6 | No | $9/mo | No | |||
| 15 | Exoprise | 6.6 | No | $100/mo | No | |||
| 16 | Pingdom | 6.6 | No | |||||
| 17 | SpeedCurve | 6.6 | No | $90/mo | No | 90 /mo | ||
| 18 | HetrixTools | 6.0 | Free plan | $9.95/mo | Yes | 9.95 /mo | ||
| 19 | UptimeRobot | 6.0 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 12 /mo | ||
| 20 | Dotcom-Monitor | 5.8 | Free plan | $13.33/mo | Yes | 13.33 /mo | ||
| 21 | Hyperping | 5.8 | Free plan | $24/mo | Yes | 24 /mo | ||
| 22 | StatusCake | 5.8 | Free plan | $20.41/mo | Yes | 20.41 /mo | ||
| 23 | SmokePing | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 24 | Oh Dear | 5.4 | No | €15/mo | No | |||
| 25 | ReadyAPI | 5.3 | No |
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