Yes, Pingbreak has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $3.00/mo.
About
Pingbreak is a website monitoring service that checks configured URLs every minute and sends alerts when a site is down. Notifications can be delivered through Twitter direct messages, Slack, Discord, Mattermost, email, or webhooks.
The service is in open beta and requires a Twitter account for sign-in and alert delivery. The landing page states that beta testers can monitor an unlimited number of websites, with checks running at 1-minute intervals, and that the current feature set is intended to remain free for beta users.
- 1-minute website checks
- Unlimited monitored URLs
- Twitter direct message alerts
- Slack, Discord, Mattermost notifications
- Email and webhook delivery
- Twitter account required
Free Tier Value
This free tier has real ongoing value because it includes a usable website-monitoring service with alerts, and the page says it is free forever for beta testers. There is no published paid plan to anchor against, so the value is estimated conservatively at about $3/month for a small but practical always-free monitoring setup, with some friction because a Twitter account is required and the offer is still in beta.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Direct Messages on Twitter when websites are down.
See Pingbreak pricing for current limits.
Common questions
Is Pingbreak free forever?
Yes. Pingbreak has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
What is Pingbreak's free tier worth?
Pingbreak's free tier is worth about $3.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 44/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
