Pulsetic keeps an eye on your websites, APIs and scheduled jobs, and reminds you before a domain expires. It's for founders running one or two small sites who want uptime, SSL and domain checks in one free account. Free is $0 with no card: 10 items, checked every 5 minutes from 3 regions. Solo is $9 a month.
What it can do for you
It checks websites and APIs, SSL, ports (TCP and ICMP) and DNS, and watches cron jobs with heartbeats: your job pings Pulsetic each time it runs, and you're told if it stops. SSL monitoring is included on Free. Domain monitoring sends reminders 14 days, 7 days and 1 day before a domain expires.
You get 3 status pages and 3 months of history. Alerts come by email, plus one webhook per monitor. Pulsetic also offers real-user monitoring on Free, covering 1,000 page views a month. Mobile apps aren't named, but you can watch an app's backend through its API or a heartbeat.
Why it stands out
Three status pages is more than most free plans we compared, and SSL and domain expiry reminders are included without paying.
The honest downsides
- One shared allowance. Monitors, heartbeats and domains all count towards the same 10, so one site with SSL, domain and cron checks uses several.
- 5-minute checks. A short outage can come and go before you hear.
- Few alert channels on Free. It's email plus one webhook per monitor.
Skip it if
- you need to watch more than a handful of sites and domains
- you want alerts in a team chat app without setting up a webhook
Alternatives
- Better pick for more sites and faster checks: HetrixTools. It's free for 15 sites at 1-minute checks, with SSL, domain and nameserver alerts. The catch: you must log in every 90 days.
- Hyperping covers 20 monitors free, with Slack and Teams alerts, but doesn't list domain expiry.
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