RapidSpike is THE alternative to Pingdom
Switch to RapidSpike and supercharge your website performance & security monitoring.
Looking to move away from Pingdom? We've got you covered!
Get richer, more detailed data
When directly compared to Pingdom, RapidSpike represents a significant upgrade. Our performance tools dive deeper into your data, enabling you to improve your user experience in order to increase your conversions.
Complete coverage
RapidSpike is a monitoring tool for your entire ecosystem - not just your key pages. Protect your platform and your customers with our security monitors. Track your SEO, watch your domain and much more.
Build a better customer experience
Work with the RapidSpike performance tools to improve site performance and customer experience. We're not just "set up and forget" - log in to RapidSpike regularly to learn about your site and how to improve.
One
Just starting out? The One Plan is designed for small businesses and startups on a budget.
Stream
For smaller businesses with more static websites who need monitoring and insight on improving their digital experience.
River
For growing ecommerce businesses who need to monitor, improve and protect their customers digital experience.
Join RapidSpike for a 14-day free trial
No obligation and no credit card required.
Try all our great monitors and see how we compare!
Use the code PINGDOM when upgrading to a full annual plan and receive 25% off your first year!
(from £5.60 per month)
Detailed Feature Comparison
Uptime & Assurance
Core Monitoring
Is your site live? Core Monitoring tracks the fundamental uptime of your app or site. This is what we call "The last line of defence"
- although we feel that if your site is down, it's already too late! So how does RapidSpike compare to Pingdom?
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Base plan monitors |
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Uptime |
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API Monitoring |
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Basic Authentication |
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Response Timeout |
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Content Checking |
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SSL Certificate Monitoring |
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WHOIS Domain Monitoring |
Performance
Transaction Monitoring
In RapidSpike, Transaction Monitoring is called User Journey Monitoring. Probably our flagship product,
we've spent a great deal of time making sure our Journey software is the best around.
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Pingdom |
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Multi-Step Journeys |
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Self-Service Scripts |
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Full HAR (page element) Download |
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Third Party Element Tracking |
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iFrame Support |
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Managed Scripts |
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Mobile Emulation |
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Screenshots |
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Element IP Address Map |
Performance
Real User Monitoring
Real User Monitoring (RUM) lets you monitor real live site traffic, learning about performance issues and user demographics.
We've supercharged our RUM to enable us to also track potential Malicious Users, adding to your security coverage.
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Pingdom |
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User Demographics |
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Visitor Map |
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Live Stats |
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Best & Worst Hours |
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Conversion Tracking |
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Malicious User Detection |
Performance
Advanced Monitoring
Our Advanced Monitor is called an Page Performance Monitor, and we've loaded it with great features you can't find anywhere else.
Key among those features is a daily Google Lighthouse Audit of your site, which gives you tons of amazing advice on improving your page.
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Pingdom |
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Page Speed |
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Full HAR (page element) download and analysis |
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Waterfall |
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Paint Timings Video |
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Third Party element tracking |
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Daily Google Audit (Lighthouse) |
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On-page Comparison of 2 Tests |
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Browser choice (Firefox & Chrome) |
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Mobile Emulation |
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Full Screenshots |
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Element IP Address Map |
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Browser & Server Logs |
Security
Protect Your Online World
Security should form a vital part of your website or app monitoring. We've built a range of great tools and scanners
so you can be confident that you - and your customers - are secure. Our latest addition is
Magecart Detection, where we can alert to a potentially devastating attack in under 5 minutes.
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Pingdom |
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Magecart Detection |
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Google SafeBrowsing |
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SSL Cipher |
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Port Scanning |
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Vulnerability Scanning |
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Malicious User Detection |
Assurance & SEO
Other Monitors
We aim to help you cover your entire ecosystem. We've added a suite of extra monitors
to help you protect your domain name, track your SEO and much more.
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Pingdom |
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Server/Misc Device Monitoring (RCA) |
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Alexa Traffic Rank |
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SEO Stats |
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Google Analytics Integration |
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HTTPS Redirect Checker |
Features
Useful Tools & Extras
We don't have lengthy bureaucratic processes when it comes to improving our platform. We're always
listening to your requests and acting on your suggestions. Our customers love our responsiveness
and agility plus our ability to deliver new features is second to none.
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Pingdom |
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Public Status Pages |
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Maintenance Windows |
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TV Mode |
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Why not try us today?
Join RapidSpike for a 14-day free trial - with no obligation.
Try all our great monitors and see how we compare!
Use the code PINGDOM when upgrading to a full annual plan and receive 25% off your first year!
Find and solve the issues frustrating your customers today!
Try RapidSpike free for 14 days with no credit card required. Easy setup, no software install - start improving your website in seconds.
