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What is WebSitePulse?
WebSitePulse is a hosted monitoring service that checks websites, servers and network devices from multiple locations around the world and alerts customers when something fails. The homepage says it helps increase server uptime and reduce the risk of lost revenue from server and network downtime.
The service is split into server monitoring, uptime, webpage, web transaction, email round-trip, vulnerability, blacklist, certificate and custom monitoring. The Help Center system status panel lists 43 monitoring locations in total.
How does WebSitePulse work?
Customers add targets, such as a server, web page or transaction, and choose an interval, the number of locations and extra features for each one. Intervals run from 1 minute to once a week, and the service can monitor virtually any TCP/UDP service or Internet-connected device.
Selected locations test simultaneously, not one after another. At longer intervals, forced monitoring can shorten the interval after an error. Confirmation from second and third independent locations reduces false alarms, and a traceroute runs when a connection error is detected.
Key features of WebSitePulse
Alerting is the most detailed area. Notifications go out by email, SMS, voice call, instant messenger, pager, SNMP trap and URL. Users can set escalation rules, do-not-disturb periods, contact time zones, custom alert content and target dependency rules, and the company maintains multiple SMS and voice gateways.
Reports include daily, weekly and monthly summaries, uptime and downtime, and response time breakdowns covering DNS, connect, redirect, first byte and last byte times. Reports can be emailed or shown publicly. Scheduled downtime periods and a failover network keep monitoring and reports accurate.
Key Features
Configurable monitoring intervals — Intervals can be set from 1 minute to once a week for each target, with forced monitoring that shortens the interval after an error is detected.
Multiple simultaneous locations — Each target can be tested at the same time from geographically different locations, which helps pinpoint where a problem originates.
Redundant network with failover — If a monitoring location becomes unreachable, its tests are automatically moved to a working location so monitoring continues.
Configurable downtime periods — Scheduled maintenance windows suspend and resume monitoring automatically, avoiding unnecessary alerts and false downtime in reports.
Multi-channel notifications — Alerts can be sent by email, SMS, voice call, instant messenger, pager, SNMP trap and URL.
Escalation and false alarm prevention — Alerts can be limited to specific error types or failure counts, and errors can be confirmed from second and third independent locations.
Do-not-disturb and contact time zones — Quiet periods and a time zone for each contact control when alerts are delivered.
Real-time reports — Online reports include daily, weekly and monthly summaries, uptime and downtime, average response times and monthly status history. They can be emailed or shown publicly.
Response time breakdown — Reports detail DNS resolve, connect, redirect, first byte and last byte times as well as PING data.
Traceroute on connection errors — A traceroute runs from the monitoring location whenever a connection error is detected, and results are saved in reports and can be included in alerts.
Transaction and email monitoring — Web transaction monitoring checks multi-step flows on a website, and email round-trip monitoring tests mail delivery.
Free test tools — The site offers free tests including Website Test, Port Scan, PING, Traceroute, WHOIS, SPF Lookup and a test behind the Great Firewall of China.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Per-target pricing lets buyers pay only for the interval, locations and features each target needs.
Entry configurations start at $3.00 per month, a low price for basic PING monitoring.
Simultaneous checks from multiple locations, with failover, help pinpoint where a problem starts.
Alerting is detailed: many channels, escalation, do-not-disturb periods and confirmation from other locations.
Reports include response time breakdowns and saved traceroutes after connection errors.
Customer testimonials repeatedly praise responsive support, and 24/7 live chat and phone support are listed.
Cons
The sources show no named third-party integrations, such as Slack or PagerDuty.
Per-target pricing can be hard to forecast across many targets with different intervals and locations.
Tier details beyond the sample configurations require using the configurator or contacting sales.
The sources do not describe a free plan, and the homepage's 'Starting at just $0' claim is unexplained.
WebSitePulse is a hosted monitoring service that checks websites, servers, network devices, web transactions and email delivery from multiple locations worldwide. It alerts users when errors are detected and produces reports on uptime and response times.
How much does WebSitePulse cost?
Pricing is set per monitoring target. Published configurations start at $3.00 per month for PING basic at a 15 minute interval and go up to $46.00 per month for an Inbrowser Application configuration. Custom solutions are quoted on request.
Does WebSitePulse have a free trial?
The pricing page shows 'Customize & Try' buttons and the homepage shows 'Starting at just $0' with a 'Try Now' button, but the sources do not explain the terms. The site also offers free test tools, including Website Test, PING Test and Traceroute Test.
How often can WebSitePulse check a target?
Monitoring intervals can be configured from 1 minute to once a week. Forced monitoring can shorten a longer interval automatically after an error is detected.
How does WebSitePulse send alerts?
Alerts can be sent by email, text message, voice call, instant messenger, pager, SNMP trap and URL notifications. Users can set escalation rules, do-not-disturb periods and confirmation from additional monitoring locations.
Can WebSitePulse monitor websites from inside China?
The site offers a Website Test behind the Great Firewall of China, and customer testimonials mention using its Chinese monitoring locations. The Help Center lists 43 monitoring locations in total.
Does WebSitePulse monitor more than websites?
Yes. Its services include server, uptime, webpage, web transaction, email round-trip, vulnerability, blacklist, certificate and custom monitoring. It can monitor virtually any TCP/UDP service and Internet-connected device.
Is WebSitePulse suitable for small businesses?
Its per-target pricing, starting at $3.00 per month, lets small teams monitor only what they need. Customers quoted on the site include companies of varying types, though the sources do not give company size data.