TELESIS
VS
CHECKLY

Checkly excels at synthetic monitoring with Playwright scripts. Telesis combines uptime monitoring with built-in security scanning, AI-powered root cause analysis, and a generous free tier.

FEATURE COMPARISON

A detailed look at what each platform offers.

FeatureTelesisCheckly
Monitoring
HTTP/HTTPS uptime checks
SSL certificate monitoring
Multi-region checks
30-second check intervals
Pro plan
All plans
Status pages
Security
Security header analysis
TLS version checking
SSL only
Technology detection
Security scoring
Alerting
Email alerts
Slack integration
Discord integration
PagerDuty integration
Webhook alerts
AI & Intelligence
AI root cause analysis
Dependency mapping
Developer Experience
CLI tool
Terraform provider
REST/gRPC API
Connect-RPC
REST API
Self-hosted agents
Pro plan
Private locations
Platform
Team management (RBAC)
Audit log
Pro plan
Free tier
Limited
Included Partial Paid add-on Not available

HONEST ASSESSMENT

Every tool has its strengths. Here is where each shines.

Where Telesis Wins

  • Built-in security scanning and technology detection at no extra cost
  • AI-powered root cause analysis with Gemini to diagnose failures
  • Simpler pricing model: flat monthly fee, not per-check-run
  • Public status pages included on all plans
  • Discord alerting integration out of the box

Where Checkly Shines

  • Playwright-based browser checks for complex user flows
  • Monitoring-as-code workflow with JavaScript/TypeScript check scripts
  • Mature CI/CD integration for pre-deployment checks
  • Larger selection of global check regions
  • More mature enterprise features (SSO, SAML)

Telesis is best for

Teams that want uptime + security monitoring with AI diagnostics in a single platform at predictable cost.

Checkly is best for

Teams running complex browser-based synthetic tests who need Playwright scripting and CI/CD integration.

PRICING COMPARISON

See how the plans stack up side by side.

Telesis

Free

$0/mo

  • 5 services
  • 5-minute intervals
  • Uptime & security checks
  • Email alerts
  • 7-day history

Starter

$10/mo

  • 25 services
  • 1-minute intervals
  • All check types
  • All alert channels
  • 30-day history
  • 5 team members

Pro

$30/mo

  • Unlimited services
  • 30-second intervals
  • Self-hosted agents
  • API access
  • 1-year history
  • Unlimited team members
  • Audit log

Checkly

Hobby

$0/mo

  • Limited API & browser checks
  • 5 team members
  • US & EU regions

Team

$40/mo

  • 15,000 API check runs
  • 5,000 browser check runs
  • All regions
  • SSO

Enterprise

Custom

  • Unlimited check runs
  • Private locations
  • SLA
  • Dedicated support

Checkly prices per check run. Costs can increase rapidly with more checks and shorter intervals.

THE VERDICT

Choose Telesis if you want an all-in-one monitoring platform with built-in security scanning, AI root cause analysis, and simple flat pricing. Choose Checkly if your primary need is Playwright-based synthetic monitoring with deep CI/CD integration.

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