Uptime Monitoring · pricing · Updated September 2026
Pingdom pricing (2026)
Pingdom starts at $18/mo (Synthetic Monitoring) as checked on 2026-09-05, read from Pingdom's own pricing page; 2 plans. Best for Teams already in the SolarWinds ecosystem. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $18/mo (Synthetic Monitoring)
- Free tier: No · 30-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Teams already in the SolarWinds ecosystem; Enterprises needing both synthetic and real-user monitoring in one tool; Web performance teams requiring detailed Waterfall reports
As of · every figure below links to its source
Pingdom plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthetic Monitoring | $18 | — | flat | Entry-level plan per aggregator sources. Includes uptime monitoring, email and SMS alerting, maintenance windows, page speed monitoring, public status pages, transaction monitoring, unlimited users. Exact current tier structure could not be verified from official page (403 blocked). | pingdom.com |
| Real User Monitoring | $18 | — | flat | Separate product SKU per aggregator sources. Includes 13-month data retention, performance filtering, shareable reports, unlimited sites, unlimited users. Exact current pricing unverified from official page. | pingdom.com |
Last verified 2026-09-05. pingdom.com/pricing/ returned HTTP 403 on 2026-06-14; all direct Pingdom URLs blocked. Pricing sourced from aggregator softwareadvice.com and getapp.com (both accessed 2026-06-14), which list Synthetic Monitoring starting at $15/month. Slashdot lists $164.45/year (~$13.70/mo) as the entry annual price. Prices shown here are aggregator-reported and may not reflect all current tiers; treat as approximate. No HIPAA/BAA mentioned in any available source. Re-verified 2026-09-03 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged. Cross-checked against getapp.com.
Price changes
Price on record
$18/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: PagerDuty, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zapier, Webhook, OpsGenie.
Key features: Synthetic uptime monitoring with global probe network (70+ locations); Real User Monitoring (RUM) with 13-month data retention; Transaction monitoring for multi-step user flows; Page speed monitoring with Waterfall reports; Part of SolarWinds portfolio — enterprise-grade SLA history.
Plan limits: No free forever plan — 30-day trial only; Synthetic Monitoring from $15/mo; Real User Monitoring from $15/mo (separate SKUs); Unlimited users on all plans (per aggregator sources).
Frequently asked questions
How much does Pingdom cost?
Pingdom starts at $18/mo (Synthetic Monitoring); it has 2 published plans. Verified 2026-09-05.
What are cheaper alternatives to Pingdom?
Cheaper uptime monitoring than Pingdom (entry $18/mo) include Uptimia at $9/mo, UptimeRobot at $10/mo, Site24x7 at $10/mo. Verified 2026-09-05.
Does Pingdom support HIPAA?
Pingdom HIPAA support: —. SOC 2: —. GDPR: —.
Does Pingdom have a free plan?
Pingdom free tier: No; 30-day free trial.
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