Is PingZen better than Oh Dear?

PingZen is free with 22 protocols and 30-second intervals. Oh Dear starts at €10/month but includes broken link scanning, Lighthouse audits, and mixed content detection. PingZen is better for uptime monitoring; Oh Dear is better for site health analysis.

Does Oh Dear have a free plan?

No. Oh Dear offers a 10-day free trial, then starts at €10/month for 5 sites. PingZen offers unlimited free monitors with 30-second intervals and 22 protocols — no trial limitations.

Can PingZen scan broken links like Oh Dear?

No, PingZen focuses on uptime and protocol monitoring (22 types). Oh Dear crawls your entire site for broken links, similar to Google. For broken link detection, Oh Dear is the better choice.

Does Oh Dear support Telegram alerts?

No. Oh Dear supports Slack, Discord, webhooks, email, and SMS. PingZen supports Telegram, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, email, and 7 more channels — 12+ total.

PingZen vs Oh Dear: Free Uptime vs Site Health Monitoring

Oh Dear is a monitoring service built by the Laravel community, offering uptime, SSL, broken link scanning, Lighthouse audits, and cron job monitoring. No free tier — plans start at €10/month for 5 sites with all features included.

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Quick Comparison

Best Value

PingZen

Price: Free forever
Intervals: 30 seconds
Protocols: 22 protocols
Alerts: 12+ channels

Oh Dear

Price: From €10/month
Intervals: 1 minute
Protocols: ~15 check types
Alerts: 6 channels

Feature Comparison

Feature Comparison
Feature	PingZen	Oh Dear
HTTP/HTTPS monitoring
SSL certificate monitoring
DNS monitoring
Ping (ICMP)
TCP port monitoring
Cron job monitoring
Broken link scanning Crawls entire site like Google
Lighthouse audits Performance, SEO, a11y scores
Domain expiry monitoring
Mixed content detection
WebSocket monitoring
gRPC monitoring
WHOIS monitoring
UDP monitoring
Telegram alerts
Slack integration
Discord webhooks
Webhook notifications
Public status pages
Free tier available

Why Choose PingZen

Free forever — Oh Dear starts at €10/month
22 protocols vs ~15 check types
30-second intervals vs 1-minute
Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord alerts
WebSocket, gRPC, UDP monitoring
Unlimited monitors on free plan

When Oh Dear is Better

Broken link scanning (crawls entire site)
Lighthouse performance audits
Mixed content detection
Cron job monitoring built-in
Dual-check system prevents false alarms
Strong Laravel/PHP community integration

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Migration Tip

Oh Dear excels at site health checks (broken links, Lighthouse, mixed content). PingZen is better for protocol-diverse uptime monitoring with free unlimited monitors. Many Laravel teams use PingZen for uptime + Oh Dear for site quality.