# All's Well as an alternative to Pingdom

Monitor 75 endpoints with 30-second checks for $10 a month. Pingdom charges $78 a month for 50 uptime checks at one-minute intervals. This page compares the two services plan by plan, says where Pingdom is the better choice, and explains how to move your monitors across.

Web page: https://alls-well.io/pingdom-alternative · Pingdom prices checked 2026-10-05 on https://www.pingdom.com/pricing/ (monthly billing in US dollars)

## Side by side

| | All's Well | Pingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 5 monitors, 5-minute checks, 3 days of history | None: a free trial, then a paid plan |
| Entry paid plan | Starter, $5/mo: 20 monitors, 1-minute checks | $18/mo: 10 uptime checks, 1-minute checks, 50 SMS credits |
| 30-second checks | Pro, $10/mo: 75 monitors | Not offered: 1-minute checks at fastest |
| 50 to 100 monitors | Pro, $10/mo: 75 monitors; Business, $20/mo: unlimited | $78/mo for 50 uptime checks, $149/mo for 100 |
| Status pages | 1 on Free up to unlimited on Business, own domain on every plan | A public status page for your checks |
| Check types | HTTP, keyword, TCP port, ping, SSL, domain expiry, heartbeat | HTTP, TCP, UDP, ping, DNS, SMTP, POP3 and IMAP, plus scripted transaction checks |
| Alert channels | Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram, webhooks | Email, SMS with credits, push, Slack, PagerDuty, Opsgenie and webhooks |
| Check locations | London | More than 100 probe servers across five regions |

## Where Pingdom is stronger

- Transaction checks that script a multi-step journey, such as signing in or checking out. All's Well checks one request at a time.
- Real user monitoring and page speed tests, with real user monitoring priced separately by pageviews.
- More than 100 probe servers worldwide, where All's Well currently checks from London.
- More protocols: UDP, DNS, and SMTP, POP3 and IMAP checks for mail servers.
- SMS alerts on every plan, from a monthly allowance of SMS credits.

## How to switch from Pingdom

1. **Create a free All's Well account.** No credit card needed. If you are bringing more than 5 monitors, choose a paid plan as well.
2. **List your Pingdom checks.** Note each check's URL or host, type, interval and any text it looks for, and who it alerts.
3. **Recreate them in All's Well.** Add each one on the Monitors page. For a long list, script it: the REST API and the MCP server both create monitors with an API token from Settings, API tokens.
4. **Add your alert contacts.** Add email, Slack, Discord, Telegram or webhook contacts and attach them to your monitors.
5. **Set up your status page.** Create a public status page for the monitors your customers care about, on your own domain if you like.
6. **Switch Pingdom off.** When the new monitors have run cleanly for a day or two, pause or delete your checks in Pingdom.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is All's Well cheaper than Pingdom?

Yes. All's Well Pro gives 75 monitors with 30-second checks for $10 a month, and Business removes the monitor limit for $20. Pingdom uptime monitoring starts at $18 a month for 10 checks and costs $78 a month for 50, with one-minute checks at fastest, on monthly billing.

### Does Pingdom have a free plan?

No. Pingdom offers a free trial, then a paid plan. All's Well Free covers 5 monitors with 5-minute checks and 3 days of history for as long as you use it, with no credit card.

### Can All's Well replace Pingdom transaction checks?

No. All's Well sends one request per check, so it cannot step through a sign-in or checkout. Keyword checks confirm a page still contains the text it should, which covers many single-page cases. If you rely on multi-step transaction checks, keep a tool that runs them.

### Can I move my checks from Pingdom?

There is no Pingdom importer. Add each check as a monitor on the Monitors page, or script it: the REST API and the MCP server both create monitors with an API token from Settings, API tokens. Then attach your alert contacts.

### Does All's Well check from multiple locations?

Checks run from London, and response times are measured from there. Pingdom checks from more than 100 probe servers worldwide, which suits services whose users are spread across continents.