Latency Global vs Pingdom

Pingdom pioneered uptime monitoring. Latency Global was built for engineers who need deeper global coverage, network-level diagnostics, and pricing that scales with startups — not against them.

Feature Comparison

A direct comparison of what matters for monitoring decisions.

Feature Latency Global Pingdom
Entry-level price $5/month $15/month
Global probe locations 70+ (+40 more soon) ~100
Minimum check interval 1 minute 1 minute
HTTP/HTTPS monitoring
Ping (ICMP) monitoring
DNS monitoring
SSL certificate monitoring
Port monitoring
Traceroute Root cause analysis
MTR (My Traceroute)
API access All plans All plans
Email alerts
Webhook alerts
Slack integration
GeoDNS automation
Data retention 90 days Varies by plan
Target audience Developers, DevOps, SaaS Enterprise, Marketing, IT

Why Latency Global is a Better Choice

Both tools monitor uptime. The difference is in depth, cost, and who they're built for.

True Global Visibility

70+ probe locations across 6 continents, all included in every plan. Monitor from Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and North America without paying extra for "premium locations."

Built for Startup Budgets

$5/month for 5 monitors with all features included. No tiered feature gates, no "contact sales" for basic diagnostics. Monitoring shouldn't cost more than your Slack subscription.

Network-Level Diagnostics

Traceroute and MTR from any probe location, on-demand. When something breaks, see exactly which hop is the problem — not just "your site is down." Debug network issues in minutes, not hours.

GeoDNS Automation

Automatically update DNS records when monitors detect failures. Route traffic away from failing origins or CDN edges. Integrate with Cloudflare, Route53, and other DNS providers via API.

Built for Engineers

Full API access, webhook integrations, and detailed timing breakdowns (DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB). No dashboards designed for executives who never debug. Data you can actually use to fix problems.

Who Should Choose Which Tool

Different tools for different priorities.

Choose Pingdom if:

  • You're an enterprise that prioritizes vendor brand recognition over cost
  • You need SolarWinds ecosystem integration
  • Basic uptime checks are sufficient — you don't need network-layer diagnostics
  • You prefer established vendors with long track records

Choose Latency Global if:

  • You serve users globally and need visibility from where they actually are
  • You're a startup or SaaS team that needs cost-efficient monitoring
  • You need traceroute, MTR, and full latency breakdown for debugging
  • You want GeoDNS automation to failover automatically on outages
  • You're an engineer who wants data, not dashboards

Global monitoring without the enterprise price tag

70+ locations, network-level diagnostics, and pricing that makes sense for teams that ship products — not just check boxes on procurement forms.

Start Monitoring for $5/month

5 monitors included • All 70+ locations (+40 more soon) • No contracts