BlackSight vs Pingdom
Pingdom carries enterprise trust and a serious probe network. It also costs more, has no free tier, and only does uptime. If "only uptime" is all you need, pay Pingdom. If you also want vulnerability scans, SSL expiry alerts, and supply-chain monitoring on the same bill, read on.
No credit card · Free forever tier · 17 scanners bundled
Pricing side by side
BlackSight Plans
Free · $9 Light · $29 Plus · $89 Pro
- Free forever tier
- Uptime + 16 security scanners in one dashboard
- Self-serve signup, no sales call
- No per-pageview billing
Pingdom Plans
From ~$15/mo · RUM billed per-pageview (as publicly listed)
- No free tier (trial only)
- Large global probe network (strong point)
- No vulnerability scanning
- Per-pageview billing on RUM
Pricing reflects Pingdom's publicly listed plans as of 2026. Pingdom is a trademark of its owner; BlackSight is not affiliated. See pingdom.com for current details.
Feature comparison
| Capability | BlackSight | Pingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime + transaction monitoring | ||
| Multi-region synthetic monitoring | Limited regions | |
| Real-user monitoring (RUM) | Web Vitals only | |
| OWASP vulnerability scan | No | |
| SSL expiry + security headers | No | |
| Leaked credentials + supply chain | No | |
| Free tier | Trial only |
Comparison reflects publicly documented features as of 2026. For high-volume global synthetic monitoring with 60+ probe regions, Pingdom is a legitimate choice — BlackSight targets the bundle-uptime-with-security use case instead.
Uptime plus 16 more things — free to start.
No credit card. No sales call. Scan in 30 seconds.