getReport vs Pingdom
Pingdom is a monitoring product: uptime, page-speed monitoring, real-user monitoring and alerts, all on paid plans. Its legacy free speed test has no history. getReport is a free one-off checkup with a link that stays live for 12 months and seven modules; uptime monitoring is a funded unlock, not the core.
| Feature | Pingdom free | Pingdom (from ~$18/mo) | getReport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account required | No (legacy speed test) | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Speed test only | - | Everything |
| Page size, requests, load time | Yes | Yes | Yes, plus page ready and fully loaded |
| Size by type and domain, waterfall | Yes | Yes | Yes, every request |
| Test locations | 7 | 7+ | 1 (Frankfurt), 2 when funded |
| Report history | None | Yes | 12 months |
| Uptime monitoring | - | 1-minute checks, alerts | Planned: 5-minute, funded unlock |
| Real-user monitoring | - | Yes | CrUX field data (28-day, free) |
| SEO, security, accessibility, schema, social | - | - | Yes, all seven |
| PDF / JSON export | - | Reports | PDF, JSON, badge: free |
| Price | $0 | ~$18 / mo (10 checks) | $0 · donations |
Source: pingdom.com/pricing, fetched 24 Sep 2026. Numbers change; tell us if something is out of date. “Planned” means a later milestone, listed on the funding page.
Choose Pingdom if
- You need minute-level uptime alerts today
- You want real-user monitoring across your own visitors
- You need transaction checks and SLAs
Choose getReport if
- You want a complete checkup, not only speed
- You want a report you can share without a login
- You want to fix things, not watch a dashboard
Try it on your own site
What people usually open Pingdom for, as free getReport tools. Each runs the same checks as the full report, without an account.
Questions
Is getReport a replacement for Pingdom?
Not for uptime monitoring: Pingdom checks your site every minute and alerts you, which getReport does not do today. For a one-off checkup of a page’s speed, SEO, security and accessibility, getReport is free and needs no account.
Does getReport have real-user data like Pingdom RUM?
getReport shows Google’s Chrome UX Report: 28 days of real Chrome visits to your page or site, when Google has enough of them. It is not your own RUM script, so it covers Chrome users only, but it is the data Google uses for Core Web Vitals.
Can getReport watch a page for me?
The change monitor emails you when a page’s visible text changes, checked daily. It is free and on for everyone, with up to 5 pages per email. Daily speed monitoring with alerts is a funded unlock that switches on once donations cover its cost.
How we compare: the Pingdom columns come from its public pricing page on the date above; the getReport column from what the site does today, with “planned” and “funded unlock” where a feature is not on yet. The methodology lists every check and where its data comes from.