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Pingdom vs Oh Dear: catalog facts
Pingdom	Oh Dear
Paid Paid service with a free trial.	Paid Paid plans with a 10-day free trial that needs no payment details.
Web	Web
Transaction checks that simulate user flows Real user monitoring alongside synthetic checks	Crawls whole sites for broken links, not just the homepage Uptime, SSL, DNS and cron checks in one tool
No free plan beyond the trial Part of a larger SolarWinds product line aimed at businesses	No permanent free plan Hosted only
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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