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Best website monitoring servicesIn 2018, the web is a crazy place
Even pages that look the same are updated constantly – so if you want to make sure you stay on top of all the changes made to your
website, you’re going to need to use one of the best website monitoring services. Luckily, these services are useful to a wide variety of
businesses, politicians and even ordinary people trying to find the best deal on those Supreme shoes
They can be used to keep an eye on your competitors, so that you can make sure you’re offering competitive pricing all the time, and if
you’re a politician, you can catch your political rivals when they change their platform
You can even use some website monitoring services to make sure your site experiences minimal downtime. There are dozens of uses for these
But, no matter what you’re looking for, we have you covered – we’ve created a list of the five best website monitoring services you
So, read on to find the one that best suits your needs. 1
WacheteWebsite monitoring for the modern ageOffers a wide variety of features Extremely affordable Free service only checks every 24
hours One of our pet peeves when browsing for meta web services is that a lot of them look like they were designed 10 years ago
What we love about Wachete is that it is able to pack in all the functionality from its competition and implement it in a 2018-friendly
Not only will it monitor public-facing websites for any changes, but it will also keep an eye on website status, dynamic and
javascript-powered pages and will even monitor password-protected pages. What really sets Wachete apart is that in addition to daily or
weekly email reports, it also offers mobile apps and browser extensions so that you can keep an eye on this information in a dynamic way
While this is definitely useful for professionals who can’t afford to be tied to a desk all day, it’s especially important for consumers
who just want to buy a concert ticket before they sell out
WebmonA tool specifically for monitoring website healthSpecialized tool Cheap to start No free option One of the most important things
to keep an eye on when you’re a web admin is the actual status of your website
If your website goes down, you’re not earning income – it’s that simple
Luckily, you don’t have to hire somebody to sit at a computer refreshing your page over and over again to make sure there’s no downtime
You can pay Webmon to do it instead. Now, unlike a lot of other services, Webmon won’t alert you when there’s a change in the actual
content of your page, but it will send you metrics measuring your sites performance and status
And, as a bonus, it will run checks every 30 seconds, so you can rest easy knowing that if your website runs into any issues – you’ll be
notified immediately so that you can fix it as soon as possible. The only negative thing we have to say about this service is that there
isn’t a free option, but since this is such a specialized tool – it probably doesn’t really matter much.3
ChangetowerA fully-featured web monitoring serviceExtremely feature-rich Affordable Free version not very useful If you run a retail
business, or if you’re a consumer looking to, well, support a retail business – it may be useful to check out Changetower
Now, while the free version will only check websites once every 12 hours which isn’t extremely useful in the fast-paced world we’re
living in – once you start paying even $9 (£6.70) a month you’ll be able to keep up-to-date with any changes that your target website
makes.This is particularly useful to retail businesses, as it allows them to monitor competitors and adjust pricing on-the-fly in order to
Plus, Changetower will supply detailed change reports that show in detail any changes that were made
And, if you don’t need every change documented in your email, you can set custom alert criteria so that you can make sure that all the
information that makes its way to you and your IT team is relevant.Web admins will also find Changetower useful, as it will monitor any HTML
code or images on the site, and notify you if anything breaks
It will also notify you if your page goes down. 4
Distill.ioPowerful monitoring for the advanced userFlexible pricing Local monitoring Not the most user-friendly Sometimes you just need
raw power to get the job done – sometimes you need Distill.io
Distill is one of the most flexible website monitoring services available right now because it allows its users to do anything they need to
do – even run monitors locally. Now, while the functionality that Distill offers isn’t dramatically different from its competition, the
difference that it does offer is pretty major
By allowing any user to use a browser extension to monitor websites for free, without placing any kind of limit on it, this may just be the
most affordable way to monitor websites
In fact, if we were going to recommend a service to a consumer who just wants to watch a few retail websites – we’d recommend
Distill.io. However, because Distill hands the tools off to the (free) user, it requires them to be able to run it on their own, and if
you’re not tech savvy, we’d recommend going elsewhere
It can get complicated, and can potentially take up a lot of resources if you’re tracking multiple websites. 5
VersionistaPowerful content monitoring for politicians and moreExtremely customizable Powerful Very expensive In 2018, the political
landscape is a little bit crazy, and a ton of information is flying around at all times
Luckily, one of the best website monitoring services is targeted directly to politicians
And, it’s actually pretty useful to anyone running a campaign – it allows users to crawl for any information relevant to their
campaigns.Versionista will then produce a color-coded report showing any changes made to, say, a political rival’s website –
highlighting anything that has been deleted, and anything added.However, the achilles heel of this software is its pricing
Now, we understand that since this is aimed at political campaigns, they can charge a bit more than the competition – but a starting price
of $99 (£74) a month is a bit steep for smaller campaigns
Especially when the same functionality can be had from some of the other entries on this list
But, if you can afford it, specialized tools are generally the best way to go.JBXv7KBAhGkuXb4Ymp6HUc.jpeg#
