HasPulse vs Pingdom
Enterprise monitoring by SolarWinds
Pingdom is a SolarWinds product aimed at larger teams. It does synthetic monitoring, real user monitoring (RUM), and transaction checks from 100+ locations worldwide. It's a serious tool with serious pricing.
Pingdom Pricing
| Plan | Price | Monitors | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | $14.95/mo | 10 | 60s |
| Advanced | $55/mo | 40 | 60s |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | 60s |
| HasPulse | $3/mo | 3 | 60s |
Feature Comparison
| Feature | HasPulse | Pingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Check interval | 60 seconds | 60 seconds |
| Starting price | $3/mo | $14.95/mo |
| Email alerts | Included | Included |
| Status page | Included | Included |
| Setup time | Under 1 minute | 15-30 minutes |
| Check locations | 1 region | 100+ locations |
| RUM / transaction checks | Not available | Available (extra cost) |
Pingdom Strengths
- 100+ check locations for geo-specific monitoring
- Transaction monitoring can test multi-step user flows
- Real user monitoring (RUM) for frontend performance data
- Enterprise reporting and SLA tracking
Pingdom Drawbacks
- No free plan — starts at $14.95/month
- Enterprise pricing is custom (read: expensive)
- Lots of configuration options to get through before you're actually monitoring anything
- Overkill if you have one site and just want to know when it's down
Pricing and features last verified February 2026. These may have changed since — check Pingdom's site for current info.
When to use Pingdom
Pingdom makes sense for teams managing multiple services across regions, or anyone who needs transaction monitoring and RUM. If you're tracking SLAs for enterprise clients, it has the reporting tools for that.
When to use HasPulse
If you don't need multi-region checks, RUM, or transaction monitoring, you're paying for features you won't touch. $3/mo gets you 60-second checks for up to 3 endpoints.