PingZen vs PingPing: Free 22-Protocol Monitoring vs Dead-Simple HTTP Checks
PingPing is a minimalist monitoring service popular in the Laravel community. Offers HTTP monitoring and SSL checks with 30-second intervals on all plans. No free plan — starts at $4/month. Known for extreme simplicity, full API access, and multi-language status pages. 15,000+ websites monitored.
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Quick Comparison
Best Value
PingZen
- Price
- Free forever
- Intervals
- 1 minute
- Protocols
- 23 protocols
- Alerts
- 3 channels
PingPing
- Price
- From $4/month (no free plan)
- Intervals
- 30 seconds (all plans)
- Protocols
- 2 (HTTP, SSL)
- Alerts
- Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Webhooks
Feature Comparison
| Feature | PingZen | PingPing |
|---|---|---|
| HTTP/HTTPS monitoring | ||
| SSL certificate monitoring | ||
| TCP monitoring | ||
| DNS monitoring | ||
| WebSocket monitoring | ||
| gRPC monitoring | ||
| SMTP monitoring | ||
| FTP monitoring | ||
| Full API access | ||
| Status pages Multi-language | ||
| Telegram alerts | ||
| Slack integration | ||
| Discord alerts | ||
| Incident management | ||
| Heartbeat/cron monitoring Monitor cron jobs — your service pings PingZen to confirm it ran |
Why Choose PingZen
- Free forever vs no free plan (starts at $4/month)
- 23 protocols vs 2 — TCP, DNS, WebSocket, gRPC, SMTP, FTP
- Incident management with timeline
- Up to 55 monitors on free plan
- MS Teams, Mattermost, Webhook alerts
- WHOIS and DNSBL monitoring
When PingPing is Better
- Extreme simplicity — minimal UI by design
- 30-second intervals on all plans ($4/month)
- Multi-language status pages
- Full API access on every plan
- Popular in Laravel community (Fathom, Transistor FM)
- Annual billing: 1 month free
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Migration Tip
PingPing is perfect for indie developers wanting dead-simple HTTP monitoring. PingZen offers 1-minute intervals for free plus 23 protocols and incident management.
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