What is Downtime Monkey?
Downtime Monkey offers a service that monitors the operational status of your web pages, ensuring they function correctly. Setting up monitors is a quick process; simply enter the URL of the page you want to keep track of, and you're good to go. Users with free accounts can monitor up to 60 web pages, while those with Pro accounts can keep an eye on as many as 1000. In the event of downtime, you will receive an email alert to keep you informed. Each monitoring option includes customizable email notifications, which you can enable or disable as needed. Free account users receive alerts exclusively to their primary email, but Pro account holders can add multiple email addresses, allowing for different notifications for each monitored page. Additionally, Free users have the option of receiving SMS alerts, while Pro subscribers benefit from free SMS credits included with their yearly plans. Pro users also enjoy the added advantage of creating custom schedules for their alerts, which enhances their overall monitoring experience for SMS and email notifications alike. This level of customization ensures that users can tailor their website monitoring to fit their specific requirements effectively. Moreover, the service's user-friendly interface makes it accessible for individuals and businesses alike, streamlining the monitoring process.
What is AdRem NetCrunch?
NetCrunch is commercial, self-hosted, agentless network and IT infrastructure monitoring software for Windows Server. It monitors network devices, servers, virtualization platforms, cloud services including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, applications, websites, logs, telemetry, and custom data using technologies such as SNMP, WMI, REST APIs, and scripts.
NetCrunch supports 680+ monitoring targets and provides 270+ ready-to-use Monitoring Packs for devices, applications, and operating systems. Policy-based monitoring automatically applies monitoring settings, Monitoring Packs, thresholds, and alerts to matching devices and systems. Licensing is based on monitored nodes and network interfaces rather than individual sensors, checks, or metrics.
Real-time dashboards and automatic Layer 2 and routing topology maps provide visibility into network status and performance. NetCrunch supports event correlation, dependency-aware alert suppression, predictive thresholds, escalation, and 40+ automated response actions, including script execution, notifications, webhooks, and integrations with external IT and collaboration tools.
NetCrunch also provides hardware and software inventory, network device configuration backup and change tracking, bandwidth monitoring, and network traffic analysis using NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, and other flow technologies. Distributed Monitoring Probes extend monitoring to remote and isolated locations, while REST APIs support integration and automation with external systems.
NetCrunch is self-hosted on Windows Server and can monitor on-premises, air-gapped, cloud, and hybrid IT environments.
Pricing Information
$1600 for NetCrunch 50 nodes
NetCrunch licensing is based on the number of monitored nodes and network interfaces. Each node license includes one monitored interface, and additional interface licenses can be added when more network interfaces need to be monitored. Licensing is not based on individual sensors, checks, or metrics.