Freshping by Freshworks offers a generous free monitoring plan with 50 checks. PerkyDash goes deeper with visual diff, API flow monitoring, and professional status pages. Here's how they stack up.
Freshping is a free website monitoring tool from Freshworks with an excellent free tier: 50 URL checks at 1-minute intervals, 10 global locations, and 5 public status pages. Paid plans start at $11/mo (Blossom) and $36/mo (Garden). It's trusted by 15,000+ businesses and is known for its clean UI and zero false alerts.
PerkyDash is built for indie makers and small SaaS teams, combining uptime monitoring with visual diff monitoring, multi-step API flow monitoring, and full-featured status pages. Plans start at €9.99/mo.
You need solid free monitoring for basic uptime checks and you're already in the Freshworks ecosystem.
You need more than basic uptime pings — visual change detection, API flow monitoring, professional status pages, and emergency status page tools.
Freshping is part of the Freshworks suite (Freshdesk, Freshservice, Freshsales, etc.). This matters because:
Native integrations with Freshdesk and Freshservice. If you already use Freshworks, adding Freshping is seamless — incidents can auto-create tickets.
Freshping is a small product in a large ecosystem. Feature development is slower because it's not Freshworks' primary product. Some users report that development pace lags behind standalone monitoring tools.
As of 2025, Freshping is no longer available as an independent product purchase — it's part of the Freshworks ecosystem. If you're not a Freshworks user, this is worth considering.
PerkyDash is a standalone product where monitoring is the core focus, not a side feature.
| Plan | Price | Monitors | Key Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprout (Free) | $0 | 50 checks | 1-min intervals, 10 locations, 5 status pages, 10 users |
| Blossom | $11/mo | More checks | 12 users, 10 integrations, 12-month data retention |
| Garden | $36/mo | 80 checks | 50 users, 15 integrations, 24-month retention, performance alerting |
Note: No visual diff monitoring, no API flow monitoring, no emergency status pages at any tier.
| Plan | Price | What's Included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Emergency status pages (no monitoring) |
| Pro | €9.99/mo | Full monitoring + status pages + visual diff + API flows |
| Agency | €39.99/mo | Everything + white-label + unlimited monitors |
Note: Status pages, visual diff, and API flow monitoring included at every paid tier.
Freshping's free plan is genuinely generous — 50 monitors at 1-minute intervals is more than most free plans offer. If basic uptime monitoring is all you need, the free plan is hard to beat.
But Freshping doesn't offer visual diff monitoring, multi-step API flow monitoring, or emergency status pages at any price tier. If you need these capabilities, PerkyDash Pro at €9.99/mo covers them all.
| Feature | PerkyDash | Freshping |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime Monitoring | ||
| HTTP/HTTPS checks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ping (ICMP) | ✓ | ✓ |
| TCP port monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| DNS monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| UDP monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| WebSocket monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSL monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced Monitoring | ||
| API flow monitoring (multi-step) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Visual diff monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Heartbeat/cron monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Domain expiry monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Check Intervals | ||
| Minimum interval | 1 minute | 1 minute |
| Free plan interval | N/A | 1 minute |
| Status Pages | ||
| Public status pages | Full-featured | Basic (5 on free) |
| Custom domain | ✓ | Paid only, SSL extra |
| Subscriber notifications | ✓ | ⚠ Limited |
| Emergency status page | ✓ Free tool | ✗ |
| Incident management | ✓ | ⚠ Basic |
| Monitoring Locations | ||
| Global locations | Multiple | 10 locations |
| Integrations | ||
| Slack | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | |
| Webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Freshdesk/Freshservice | ✗ | Native |
| Twilio (SMS) | Via integrations | ✓ |
| Zapier | Via webhooks | ✓ |
| Other | ||
| White-label | ✓ Agency plan | ✗ |
| Apdex scoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data retention | Unlimited (paid) | 12–24 months |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users included | Unlimited | 10–50 (by plan) |
50 monitors at 1-minute intervals for free is exceptional. No other monitoring tool offers this many free checks at this speed. If basic uptime monitoring is all you need, the free plan is the best in the market.
If you use Freshdesk for support or Freshservice for IT, Freshping connects natively. Incidents can auto-create support tickets. This integration is seamless and valuable for Freshworks shops.
Freshping monitors UDP and WebSocket connections in addition to HTTP, TCP, DNS, and ICMP. If you need to monitor non-standard protocols, Freshping has broader coverage.
Freshping includes Application Performance Index (Apdex) scoring, which gives a standardized user satisfaction metric based on response times. Useful for tracking performance trends over time.
Freshping is known for very low false positive rates. Multiple reviews highlight this as a key strength. False alerts waste time and erode trust in monitoring.
Freshping inherits Freshworks' design philosophy — clean, modern, and intuitive. It's a well-designed product that's easy to navigate.
Detect visual and layout changes on your pages through automated screenshot comparison. A CSS regression that breaks your checkout? PerkyDash catches it. Freshping only monitors if the URL responds — not what it looks like.
Multi-step API sequences: authenticate, chain requests, validate responses. Monitor complete user flows like login → dashboard → checkout without writing code. Freshping doesn't offer any form of transaction or flow monitoring.
Full-featured status pages with custom domains, subscriber management, and incident workflows. Freshping includes basic status pages, but they're limited compared to PerkyDash's, especially around subscriber notifications and incident management.
Free, instant crisis communication. Create a public status page in 60 seconds with no signup. When everything is on fire and you need to communicate NOW.
Monitor scheduled tasks, cron jobs, and background processes. If your daily backup script stops running, PerkyDash alerts you. Freshping doesn't offer heartbeat monitoring.
Track domain registration expiry dates and get alerts before they lapse. Freshping monitors SSL certificates but not domain registration expiry.
Agency plan includes white-label branding for client-facing monitoring. Freshping doesn't offer white-labeling.
Monitoring is PerkyDash's core product, not a side feature in a larger ecosystem. Development focus and roadmap are 100% dedicated to monitoring and status pages.
Let's be honest: if all you need is basic uptime monitoring — "is my URL responding?" — Freshping's free plan is excellent and you should use it.
But Freshping's free plan can't:
If you need any of these capabilities, you'd need PerkyDash anyway. And at €9.99/mo for all of the above plus uptime monitoring, PerkyDash replaces the need for Freshping entirely.
The real comparison isn't "PerkyDash vs Freshping free plan" — it's "do I need more than basic uptime pings?"
Basic uptime monitoring is all you need
You're in the Freshworks ecosystem (Freshdesk, Freshservice)
Budget is zero — the free plan is excellent
You monitor simple websites without complex user flows
UDP or WebSocket monitoring is required
Apdex scoring is important for your reporting
You need monitoring beyond basic uptime pings
Visual change detection would catch issues you're missing
API flow monitoring (login, checkout, auth) matters
You want professional status pages with full incident management
Emergency status page capability is valuable
You're an agency needing white-label
You want a standalone monitoring product, not part of a larger suite
Domain expiry and heartbeat monitoring are needed
If you're outgrowing Freshping's capabilities:
You won't lose historical data from Freshping — keep your Freshping account on the free plan as a backup if you want.
Yes. Freshping's Sprout plan is genuinely free forever with 50 URL monitors at 1-minute intervals, 10 global locations, and 5 public status pages. It's one of the most generous free monitoring plans available.
No. Freshping monitors individual URLs and endpoints but doesn't support multi-step transaction monitoring, API flow sequences, or synthetic user journey monitoring.
Freshping is part of the Freshworks ecosystem. As of 2025, it's no longer available as a standalone purchase — it's bundled with Freshworks products. Development continues but at a pace driven by Freshworks' broader product priorities.
Absolutely. Some users keep Freshping's free plan for basic uptime checks and use PerkyDash for advanced monitoring (visual diff, API flows) and professional status pages. There's no conflict in running both.
No. Freshping monitors whether a URL responds and measures response times, but it doesn't take screenshots or detect visual changes on your pages.
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