PageWarden vs Freshping
The Freshping alternative, now that Freshping is discontinued
Freshping has been discontinued. Freshworks disabled free accounts on March 6, 2026, stopped processing renewals from that date, and deleted account data after a 90-day retention window, so former users need a replacement rather than a wait. PageWarden is a direct, all-in-one replacement: uptime, SSL, domain, keyword, port, DNS and ping in one monitor, failures confirmed across regions, and branded status pages, with a genuinely free plan to land on.
Free plan, no credit card. 3-day trial on any paid plan.
At a glance
Switch to PageWarden if
you monitored sites or services on Freshping and still need a settled replacement.
Stay with Freshping if
there is no reason to stay: Freshping has been retired and its account data was deleted after the shutdown window.
A calm place to land after the Freshping shutdown
Free plan, no credit card. 3-day trial on any paid plan.
By the numbers
How PageWarden and Freshping stack up
How we score
- Check breadth
- Number of native check types offered in one monitor (uptime, SSL, domain, keyword, port, DNS, ping and the like).
- Check speed
- Fastest check interval available: 30 seconds or faster scores highest, 60 seconds next, then 5-minute and slower tiers.
- Multi-region
- From single-location checks (low) to multi-region checks, up to a confirmed multi-region vote before paging (high).
- Diagnosis
- Whether incidents carry an automated plain-English root-cause hypothesis. Most tools do not, and score low here.
- Status pages
- From no status pages, to a paid add-on, to branded public status pages included from the free plan.
- Value
- A genuinely free plan and flat, predictable pricing versus per-seat, per-monitor or credit-based models.
| Dimension | PageWarden | Freshping |
|---|---|---|
| Check breadth | 5 | 0 |
| Check speed | 4 | 0 |
| Multi-region | 5 | 0 |
| Diagnosis | 5 | 0 |
| Status pages | 5 | 0 |
| Value | 5 | 0 |
- PageWarden Starter$29/mo50 monitors, 60-second checks
- FreshpingDiscontinuedFreshworks shut the product down in March 2026
Freshping's plans and pricing change over time. Check their current pricing page before you decide.
Head to head
PageWarden vs Freshping
| Feature | PageWarden | Freshping |
|---|---|---|
| Seven check types in one monitor | Yes | NoShut down in March 2026 |
| 60-second checks | Yes | No |
| Multi-region confirmation before paging | Yes | No |
| Plain-English root-cause on every incident | Yes | No |
| Public status pages included | Yes | No |
| White-label status pages and custom domain | Yes | No |
| Outages grouped into one incident | Yes | No |
| Genuinely free plan, no credit card | Yes | NoFree accounts disabled in March 2026 |
| Flat pricing, no per-seat fees | Yes | No |
| Dimension | PageWarden | Freshping |
|---|---|---|
| Check types | All seven checks in one monitor: uptime, SSL, domain, keyword, port, DNS and ping | Retired: Freshping's uptime and check monitoring has been shut down |
| Multi-region | Failures re-checked from several regions and voted on before you are paged; continuous per-region scanning on Starter and Pro | No longer available |
| Root-cause diagnosis | A plain-English root-cause hypothesis on every incident, on Starter and Pro | None |
| Status pages | Public status pages on every plan, with white-label and custom domains on Starter and Pro | Retired with the product |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly tiers, a genuinely free plan, and no per-seat fees | Discontinued: free accounts disabled and paid renewals stopped |
| Free tier | Free: three monitors with uptime, SSL and domain checks, no credit card | No longer available |
Why teams choose PageWarden
What you get with PageWarden
Everything in one monitor
Uptime, SSL, domain expiry, keyword, port, DNS and ping in one tool instead of stitching several together, with SSL and domain coverage included on every website monitor.
Failures confirmed from multiple regions
PageWarden re-checks a failure from several regions and takes a vote before it opens an incident, so a brief local network blip never pages you. Single-location checks are the main cause of false downtime alerts.
Public status pages, included
Publish a public status page for any set of monitors, with an embeddable badge, starting on the free plan. White-label branding and custom domains are on Starter and Pro.
Fair, predictable pricing
A genuinely free plan with no credit card, then flat monthly tiers as you scale, with no per-seat surprises. Annual billing works out to two months free.
Try PageWarden on the free plan
Three monitors with uptime, SSL and domain checks. No credit card.
Free plan, no credit card. 3-day trial on any paid plan.
A soft landing for displaced Freshping users
The urgent part of a shutdown is not the features, it is the clock. Freshping data was retained for only 90 days after the March 2026 shutdown, so the practical move is to stand up replacement monitors now and let them start collecting fresh history. PageWarden's free plan gives you somewhere to land with no credit card, and the paid tiers add faster checks, multi-region scanning and root-cause diagnosis when you are ready.
How to switch
Moving from Freshping to PageWarden
- 01
List your old Freshping monitors and their check types (uptime, port, DNS and so on) from your records or alert emails. Free accounts and their data were removed after the March 2026 shutdown.
- 02
Create a free PageWarden account. No credit card is required.
- 03
Recreate each monitor by entering its URL or host and choosing the matching check type. Start with your most critical endpoints.
- 04
Add your alert email, and on a paid plan connect Webhook, Discord, Slack or Telegram.
- 05
Publish a status page for the sites you want to show publicly, and add the embeddable badge.
Free plan, no credit card. 3-day trial on any paid plan.
Questions
PageWarden vs Freshping, answered
Is Freshping still the right pick?
Freshping served its users well, and the shutdown is not a knock on it. The only real question now is where to move. PageWarden aims to be the least disruptive place to land, with the same everyday checks and a free plan to start on.
Freshping's features and pricing change over time. Check their current site for the latest details before you decide.
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