Updated 2026

Best Website Change Monitoring Tools
(Not Uptime Monitors)

Tools that tell you when the content of a web page changes — prices, stock, policies, competitor copy. Five compared on price, setup and alerts.

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At a glance

Web page monitoring tools compared

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ToolPageRadarVisualpingDistillChangedetection.io
Starting price$0 free / $5/mo$14/moExtension / appFree (self-host)
Setup~60 seconds, cloudCloudInstall requiredDocker + server
AI noise filtering✓–––
Telegram alerts✓–——
Screenshot (image) diff–✓——
The list

Our picks

1. PageRadar — Best for hands-off, affordable cloud monitoring

Paste a URL and get alerts in about a minute. Free tier (1 URL), then $5/mo for 20 URLs with hourly checks. AI noise filtering, email/Telegram/Slack alerts, REST API, MCP server and webhooks on paid plans. Try PageRadar →

2. Visualping — Best for screenshot (image) diffs

Established and polished, with visual diffs. Starts at $14/mo and API access is enterprise-only. Visualping vs PageRadar →

3. Distill — Best for fine-grained local selectors

Browser extension or desktop app with deep selector control. Needs an install and more setup. Distill vs PageRadar →

4. Changedetection.io — Best for self-hosters

Open source and free if you run Docker and maintain a server yourself. Changedetection.io vs PageRadar →

5. Hexowatch — Best for many monitor types

Wide range of monitoring types, priced above the budget end of the market. Hexowatch vs PageRadar →

Looking for uptime monitoring (is my server up)? That is a different category — UptimeRobot and Pingdom cover it. The tools above watch what a page says.

Pricing

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Free
$0/mo
  • 1 monitored URL
  • Daily checks
  • Email alerts
  • 30-day history
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Basic
$5/mo
  • 20 monitored URLs
  • Hourly checks
  • Email + Telegram + Slack
  • 90-day history
  • API, MCP & webhooks
Get Basic — $5/mo
Pro
$10/mo
  • 100 monitored URLs
  • Every 15 minutes
  • All notification channels
  • 1-year history
  • API, MCP & webhooks
Get Pro — $10/mo
Business
$25/mo
  • 500 monitored URLs
  • Every 5 minutes
  • All notification channels
  • Unlimited history
  • API, MCP & webhooks
  • Priority support
Get Business — $25/mo

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