TELESIS
VS
PINGDOM

Pingdom is a well-known uptime monitoring tool now owned by SolarWinds. Telesis offers a modern alternative with AI-powered diagnostics, built-in security scanning, and developer-first tooling.

FEATURE COMPARISON

A detailed look at what each platform offers.

FeatureTelesisPingdom
Monitoring
HTTP/HTTPS uptime checks
SSL certificate monitoring
Multi-region checks
30-second check intervals
Pro plan
Status pages
Security
Security header analysis
TLS version checking
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
Platform
Team management (RBAC)
Audit log
Pro plan
Enterprise
Free tier
Included Partial Paid add-on Not available

HONEST ASSESSMENT

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

Where Telesis Wins

  • Free tier available - Pingdom has no free plan
  • Built-in security scanning at no extra cost
  • AI root cause analysis for automated failure diagnostics
  • CLI and Terraform provider for developer workflows
  • More affordable: unlimited services on Pro vs. per-check pricing

Where Pingdom Shines

  • Real User Monitoring (RUM) for frontend performance
  • Transaction monitoring for multi-step flows
  • Page speed analysis with performance insights
  • Long-established brand with proven reliability
  • SolarWinds enterprise ecosystem integration

Telesis is best for

Teams wanting modern monitoring with security, AI diagnostics, and developer tooling at a fraction of legacy tool pricing.

Pingdom is best for

Enterprise teams in the SolarWinds ecosystem or those needing Real User Monitoring alongside synthetic checks.

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

Pingdom

Synthetic

$15/mo

  • 10 uptime checks
  • 1-minute intervals
  • Transaction checks
  • Basic alerting

Advanced

$85/mo

  • Everything in Synthetic
  • Advanced transaction checks
  • RUM (100K page views)
  • More integrations

Professional

Custom

  • Unlimited checks
  • Enterprise SLA
  • SSO
  • Dedicated support

Pingdom starts at $15/mo for just 10 uptime checks. Additional checks and features increase cost significantly.

THE VERDICT

Choose Telesis for modern, affordable monitoring with security scanning, AI diagnostics, and a free tier. Choose Pingdom if you need Real User Monitoring or are already invested in the SolarWinds ecosystem.

READY TO SWITCH FROM PINGDOM?

Start monitoring in under 2 minutes. No credit card required. Free tier includes 5 services with uptime and security checks.