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Oh Dear vs Pingdom: catalog facts
Oh Dear	Pingdom
Paid Paid plans with a 10-day free trial that needs no payment details.	Paid Paid service with a free trial.
Web	Web
Crawls whole sites for broken links, not just the homepage Uptime, SSL, DNS and cron checks in one tool	Transaction checks that simulate user flows Real user monitoring alongside synthetic checks
No permanent free plan Hosted only	No free plan beyond the trial Part of a larger SolarWinds product line aimed at businesses
Hosted service	Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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