koigrid vs Pingdom
Uptime & synthetic monitoring — the API-first alternative to Pingdom.
Pingdom is a solid uptime monitor but it’s a separate SaaS with per-check pricing and limited automation. koigrid Checks adds API assertions and monitoring-as-code, with no per-check fee, next to the infrastructure it watches.
| Feature | koigrid | Pingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Included (no per-use fee) | Per check / tier |
| API check with assertions | Yes | Limited |
| Monitoring-as-code | Native (API/CLI) | Limited |
| Runs next to your apps/DBs | Yes | No |
What koigrid improves
Assertions, not just up/down
Check status, latency and body — catch “200 but wrong”.
Monitoring-as-code
Manage every check from your LLM or CI via the API.
No per-check fee
No per-check bill that climbs as you add endpoints.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than Pingdom?
It depends on the workload. koigrid charges for the RAM and disk you reserve, by the hour, shared vCPU included, from a public price list — with bandwidth included and no per-request fees. Egress-heavy setups usually come out well ahead; see the estimate above.
Can I migrate from Pingdom without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Where is my data hosted?
In data centers in the EU, on servers we run ourselves. The privacy policy says exactly where.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.