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Checkly

API and browser monitoring as code

Checkly is an active reliability platform for developers and agents that combines Playwright browser checks, API checks, synthetic monitoring, monitoring-as-code, traces, status pages, alerts, and Rocky AI analysis. It helps teams run code-defined production checks from global and private locations instead of relying only on pre-deploy tests.

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About Checkly

Developer-owned active reliability

Checkly positions itself as an active reliability platform for developers and agents, combining synthetic monitoring, Playwright browser checks, API checks, monitoring-as-code, status pages, traces, alerting, and Rocky AI analysis. The value is strongest for teams that want production checks to live close to code, CI, and deployment workflows instead of being owned only by a separate monitoring dashboard.

Current pricing anchor

The current public pricing page lists Hobby at $8 per month, Starter at $24 per month, Team at $64 per month, and Enterprise as custom. Plan limits differ across Browser/Playwright checks, API checks, agentic checks, locations, alerts, status pages, and observability features; for example, Team includes larger browser and API check quotas, one included agentic check, broader locations, and SMS or webhook alerting. Older $40-style plan references should not be used as the current default price.

Workflow fit

Checkly is a good fit for product engineering, DevOps, SRE, and QA teams that already trust Playwright or code-defined API tests and want those checks to keep running after deployment. It supports CLI-based workflows, private locations, traces, screenshots, incident integrations, and Git-based check definitions, but it is still a hosted monitoring product rather than a replacement for full logs, metrics, tracing, or a self-hosted observability stack.

Pricing & Platform Specs

Pricing Summary

Freemium synthetic monitoring & Monitoring as Code platform. Hobby plan is $0/mo with 10k API checks and 500 browser checks. Team plan ($80–$160/mo) includes 100k API checks, 5k browser checks, Private Locations, and PagerDuty alerts. Enterprise tier offers custom check volume, SAML SSO, and custom SLAs.

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Supported Platforms

Web app, CLI, monitoring-as-code, Playwright/API checks, private locations, traces, status pages, incident integrations

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FAQ

What is Checkly?

Checkly is an active reliability platform for developers and agents that combines Playwright browser checks, API checks, synthetic monitoring, monitoring-as-code, traces, status pages, alerts, and Rocky AI analysis. It helps teams run code-defined production checks from global and private locations instead of relying only on pre-deploy tests.

Is Checkly free?

Checkly offers a free tier alongside paid plans. Freemium synthetic monitoring & Monitoring as Code platform. Hobby plan is $0/mo with 10k API checks and 500 browser checks. Team plan ($80–$160/mo) includes 100k API checks, 5k browser checks, Private Locations, and PagerDuty alerts. Enterprise tier offers custom check volume, SAML SSO, and custom SLAs.

Is Checkly still maintained?

Yes — Checkly is active. Its listing was last verified on September 6, 2026.

What are the best Checkly alternatives?

The first editor-selected Checkly alternatives are Vitest, Jest, Playwright, and more.

How does Checkly score in our review?

The published editorial review lists Checkly at 84/100 overall across speed, privacy, and developer experience. Check the review's evidence status and test metadata for its verification level.