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Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CheckAPI

Modern API monitoring for indie hackers & small teams

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Monitor your modern web app in 1 minute. Free dev plan!

    2021 · checklyhq.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! We’re Max and Thibault building OpenStatus.dev an OpenSource synthetic monitoring platform with incident managements 1 min demo: https://twitter.com/mxkaske/status/1685666982786404352 We have just reached 2000 stars on GitHub https://github.com/openstatusHQ/openstatus We are really excited to hear your feedback/questions and connect further: our emails are [email protected] and [email protected]. Thank you!

    2025 · openstatus.dev · its alternatives →

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    Reliable uptime and performance monitoring for your services

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    HookWatch▲112

    Automated webhook monitoring for indie hackers & small teams

    Feb 2026 · hookwatch.dev · its alternatives →

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    I'm trying to disrupt the insane pricing of uptime monitoring. I hope you'll help me out. I'm trying to create the absolute cheapest dev monitoring tool on the market, while still being competitive with all the others. This means $3/month plan, while still having monitoring for: Website, REST API, UDP/TCP, ICMP, Heartbeat/CRON, WS/WSS, DNS, Domain Intel/expiry and SSL. Everything with unlimited alerts through webhooks. I'm also taking an unlimited approach to the amount of checks you can have. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

    2025 · exit1.dev · its alternatives →

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    Free forever website monitoring & status pages 🤩

    2018 · freshworks.com · its alternatives →

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    I built this after one too many 3 AM wake-ups due to API outages. Existing solutions felt overpriced and overcomplicated for my small-scale needs. Key features: Simple, GitHub-inspired dashboard Free tier: 5-minute checks, email alerts, 30-day retention Premium tier: 1-minute checks, SMS alerts, unlimited retention Significantly more affordable than enterprise solutions Tech stack: Next.js frontend, Node.js backend, MongoDB, Stripe for payments. This is my attempt to solve the "sleep vs. downtime" dilemma for fellow indie hackers. I'd appreciate any feedback or feature suggestions. What's…

    2024 · martinup.app · its alternatives →

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    Super minimal, simple and inexpensive 24/7 uptime monitoring

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Check your website with online vulnerability scanner

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    G’day Hacker News, I’m Simon Gurcke, the sole founder of Apitally (https://apitally.io). I’m building a simple API monitoring and analytics tool for Python / Node.js apps. It helps users understand API usage and performance, spot issues early and troubleshoot effectively when something goes wrong. Features include: - Dashboards: Provide insights into API traffic, errors, performance and consumers. - Request logging: Opt-in and highly configurable in terms of what data is logged. Users can drill down from aggregated metrics to individual requests (proven to be super helpful…

    2023 · apitally.io · its alternatives →

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    Your homepage is up. Your checkout might not be.

    2025 · uptimeeye.com · its alternatives →

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    I built a free SaaS uptime monitoring solution that helps you track whether your websites and services are running. Key features: Clean, modern UI for monitoring multiple endpoints Real-time status updates and response time tracking Instant notifications when services go down Easy setup and configuration Built with modern web technologies (Next.js, React) I created this because I wanted a simple and beautiful solution for monitoring my own services without relying on overpriced third-party providers. The focus is on simplicity and reliability. Would love feedback from the HN community on…

    2025 · alivecheck.io · its alternatives →

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    Get instant alerts when your website goes down.

    2023 · uptime-monitor.io · its alternatives →

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    Monika▲78

    Open source and free HTTP monitoring tool

    2022 · monika.hyperjump.tech · its alternatives →

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    HTTP monitoring with 60s checks & SSL alerts

    May 2026 · api-monitor-production-a5f4.up.railway.app · its alternatives →

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    BoltAPI▲62

    We monitor your website & API so you don't have to

    2021 · boltapi.com · its alternatives →

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    Free security analysis for API specifications

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Uptiqr▲6

    Uptime monitoring that replaced Freshping, now redesigned

    Jun 2026 · uptiqr.com · its alternatives →

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    Discover Checkly's affordable pricing for synthetic monitoring made for projects of any scope and scale. Choose the perfect plan for your requirements.

    2021 · checklyhq.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi there, The app basically offers a handy user interface on top of Google's PageSpeed Insights API. It allows you to analyze URLs in bulk and save the reports for later references. Also, you can regenerate the saved reports for fresh results. I called this functionality "Automatic Checklists." The app offers "Manual Checklists", too. Those are exhaustive checklists with items in the form of "tasks". The idea is for those tasks to model real-life JIRA tickets, which will be very useful for interns and junior developers. As a start, there are two manual checklists, "Front-End Checklist" and…

    2022 · buhalbu.com · its alternatives →

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    Checkly▲10

    A better way to monitor your API's and site click flows.

    2017 · checklyhq.com · its alternatives →

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    Flat-priced uptime monitoring for indie devs

    May 2026 · sitepulse.satosushi.co · its alternatives →

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    A Simple and Fast Broken Link Checker API

    2017 · brokenlink.io · its alternatives →

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    Track API uptime, latency, and reliability with ease

    Jul 2026 · api-monitor.newinntech.com · its alternatives →

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