Detect

Uptime MonitoringMeasure the availability of your digital footprint Heartbeat MonitoringCatch cron jobs and backups that fail silently Synthetic MonitoringSimulate real user interactions across your stack TestingCatch issues before production with an AI-powered test reporter

Communicate

Status PagesCommunicate app availability to your customers AlertsContextual alerting to notify the team right away

Resolve

AI Root Cause AnalysisAutomated root cause analysis powered by AI agents TracesPowerful OTel tracing for deeper insights

Getting Started

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Personas

DevelopersChecks in TypeScript, in your repo, deployed with your app SRE & PlatformThe synthetic layer for your observability stack QA EngineersRun your Playwright suite as production monitors Engineering ManagersGive every team ownership of its own monitors

Use Cases

Critical user flowsWatch login, checkout, and signup from real browsers API & backend monitoringValidate endpoints, chains, and auth on a schedule Tests to production monitorsPromote tagged specs from CI to scheduled checks Observability consolidationReplace the synthetic module bolted onto your APM Reliability for AI-generated codeVerify what your agents ship before your users do

Industries

E-commerceProtect checkout and revenue paths around the clock Financial servicesProve uptime and latency against strict SLAs SaaS & B2B softwareKeep every tenant's core workflows verified

Moving from another tool?

vs. Datadog vs. New Relic vs. Pingdom vs. Catchpoint

Developers

DocumentationLearn key concepts and features API DocsBuild on the Checkly REST API CLI DocsBring monitoring to your terminal

QuickstartSet up your first check fast GuidesIn-depth Playwright & OTel guides MCP ServerConnect Checkly to your AI tools

Reference

Pulumi All Integrations Changelog

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Resources

BlogRead about the latest news at Checkly LearnTips and best practices for learning Playwright and more WebinarsRegister or view webinars on-demand EventsMeet the team in person

Community

Public RoadmapSee Checkly's active customer outcomes and product direction Community SlackConnect with the Checkly Community

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Chris Lample

Senior Software Engineer

December 18, 2023

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Detect

Uptime Monitoring Heartbeat Monitoring Synthetic Monitoring Testing API Monitoring Playwright Checks Downtime Detector

Communicate

Status Pages Alerts

Resolve

AI Root Cause Analysis Traces

Platform Status

Monitoring as Code

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How we compare

Alternative to Datadog Alternative to New Relic Alternative to Dynatrace Alternative to Pingdom Alternative to Runscope

Articles

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