Checkly pricing guide details
Pricing Overview
Checkly is a monitoring-as-code platform with a free Hobby plan that includes 10 uptime monitors, 1,000 browser check runs per month, and 10,000 API check runs per month. The published Starter and Team plan details list $24 per month and $64 per month, respectively, billed annually; Enterprise is available through a custom quote. The pricing page presents an annual discount of up to 20%.
Buyers should confirm the billing cycle selected, the included monitoring allowances, overage rates, and the scope of any Enterprise quote. The pricing page does not disclose startup or nonprofit discounts.
Plan Comparison
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| Plan | Price | Monitors | Browser Checks | API Checks | Users | Key Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Free | 10 | 1K/mo | 10K/mo | 1 | Basic uptime and API monitoring |
| Starter | $24/mo | 50 | 3K/mo | 25K/mo | 3 | 1-min check frequency |
| Team | $64/mo | 75 | 12K/mo | 100K/mo | 10 | 30-sec frequency, private locations, visual regression |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | 1-sec frequency, SAML/SSO, 180-day raw data retention |
The Starter plan is the entry point for small teams that need more than 10 monitors and tighter check intervals. The Team plan at $64/month is where Checkly unlocks its strongest capabilities: 30-second check frequency, private locations for internal service monitoring, and visual regression testing. The jump from Starter to Team is significant — you pay $40 more per month but get substantially more browser checks (3K to 12K) and 7 additional user seats.
Hidden Costs and Considerations
Checkly charges for overages through add-ons. Additional monitors cost $8 per 25 monitors, and extra browser check runs cost $4 per 1,000 runs. These add-ons can increase costs meaningfully if your monitoring footprint grows beyond the plan limits. Checkly’s pricing presents an annual billing discount of up to 20%. Enterprise uses a custom quote and its plan details direct buyers to contact sales; buyers should confirm the quoted scope and any applicable add-on pricing.
Cost Estimates by Team Size
Solo developer: The Hobby plan (free) covers basic needs. If you need more than 10 monitors, the Starter plan at $24/month is the next step.
Small team (5 users): The Team plan at $64/month supports up to 10 users and provides 75 monitors. If you need 100 monitors, add one monitor pack at $8, bringing the total to $72/month.
Mid-size team (20 users): Enterprise pricing is required since Team caps at 10 users. Expect custom pricing above $64/month, plus potential add-on costs for higher check volumes.
How Checkly Pricing Compares
Checkly's Starter plan at $24/month is competitive against alternatives in the monitoring space. Datadog starts at $15 per host per month (Infrastructure Pro, billed annually) with a usage-based model that can scale unpredictably. Better Stack's paid uptime monitoring starts at $29 per responder license per month billed annually, placing it $5 above Checkly's Starter tier ($24/month billed annually) for comparable functionality. Sentry's Team plan starts at $26/month, though Sentry focuses more on error tracking than synthetic monitoring. Checkly's free Hobby tier is more feature-rich than Datadog's free tier for synthetic monitoring specifically, and its monitoring-as-code approach differentiates it from traditional dashboard-driven tools.