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Comparison

Healthchecks.io vs Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

On the evidence we track, Healthchecks.io leads this comparison with a composite score of 83/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Healthchecks.io full profile →Prometheus Blackbox Exporter full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
★Healthchecks.io83
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter47
Score
Vioscale score
Healthchecks.io83 / 100medium · 51%
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter47 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Healthchecks.io✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
Model
Healthchecks.iofreemium
Prometheus Blackbox Exportercommercial
Price level
Healthchecks.iolow
Prometheus Blackbox Exporterfree
Transparent
Healthchecks.io✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
Integrations
Count
Healthchecks.io12
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter1
Security
Gdpr
Healthchecks.io✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
Scorecard
Healthchecks.io–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter7
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Healthchecks.io99.9
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
Status page
Healthchecks.io✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Healthchecks.io–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter17
Github stars
Healthchecks.io–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter5,841
Activity
Commits last 30d
Healthchecks.io–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter13
Release
Cadence days
Healthchecks.io–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter122
History
Healthchecks.io–
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter20 items
License
Spdx
Healthchecks.io–
Prometheus Blackbox ExporterApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Healthchecks.io–
Prometheus Blackbox ExporterGo
Market
Availability
Healthchecks.ioAvailable worldwide · HQ LV
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api monitoring. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Multi region probes
Healthchecks.io-
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
Private location agent
Healthchecks.io-
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
Status page hosting
Healthchecks.io-
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
Json schema assertions
Healthchecks.io-
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
Monitoring as code
Healthchecks.io-
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
Multistep API flows
Healthchecks.io-
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
Heartbeat deadmans switch
Healthchecks.io-
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-
Self hostable
Healthchecks.io-
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Healthchecks.io

Leader

A monitoring platform that tracks cron jobs and scheduled tasks, notifying you when they don't execute on schedule using a heartbeat check-in mechanism.

Independently observed

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

An open-source exporter for Prometheus that monitors the health and responsiveness of network services by sending test requests over HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, TCP, ICMP, and gRPC protocols. Results are exposed as metrics for collection by Prometheus.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Healthchecks.io

Leader
from $5/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $5–$80/month, with 20% discount for annual billing.

  • HobbyistFree
    • Monitor 20 cron jobs
    • 100 log entries per job
  • Supporter$5/month
    • Monitor 20 cron jobs
    • 100 log entries per job
  • Business$20/month or $192/year
    • Monitor 100 cron jobs
    • 1000 log entries per job
    • 50 SMS & WhatsApp credits per month
    • 20 phone call credits per month
    • Email support
  • Business Plus$80/month or $768/year
    • Monitor 1000 cron jobs
    • 1000 log entries per job
    • 500 SMS & WhatsApp credits per month
    • 100 phone call credits per month
    • Priority email support
as of verify ↗

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

Open sourceFree tier

Open-source (no licensing cost)

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Healthchecks.io✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✗
Linux
Healthchecks.io✗
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
CLI
Healthchecks.io✗
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Healthchecks.io✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✗
Self-hosted
Healthchecks.io✓
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Healthchecks.io

Leader
12 total
  • Email
  • Webhooks
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • GitHub
  • Google Chat
  • Gotify
  • Matrix
  • Mattermost
  • Microsoft Teams
  • ntfy
  • Telegram
Independently observed

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

1 total
  • Prometheus
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.