Checkly

Playwright synthetic monitoring

Free tier + paidMonitoring & error trackingchecklyhq.com

What it is

Synthetic monitoring defined as code: you write real Playwright scripts and API checks, keep them in the repo beside your app, and Checkly runs them on a schedule from global locations. Failures produce screenshots, traces and alerts. Configuration lives in a TypeScript file managed by the Checkly CLI.

Why it earns a slot

It catches the failures a plain uptime ping misses, like checkout still returning 200 while the button no longer works, and if you already write Playwright tests the monitors are nearly free to author.

Know before you commit

Browser checks are the ones you actually want and they burn quota far faster than API checks, with only 1K per month free. Free raw result retention is 7 days, and there is no self-hosted option.

Getting started

npm create checkly@latest

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Pricing snapshot

Free Hobby: 10K API and 1K browser check runs/mo, 7-day raw retention. Starter $24/mo. Team $64/mo ($51.20 annual) with 100K API and 12K browser runs.

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Evaluate Checkly (https://www.checklyhq.com) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Playwright synthetic monitoring. Synthetic monitoring defined as code: you write real Playwright scripts and API checks, keep them in the repo beside your app, and Checkly runs them on a schedule from global locations. Failures produce screenshots, traces and alerts. Configuration lives in a TypeScript file managed by the Checkly CLI.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): It catches the failures a plain uptime ping misses, like checkout still returning 200 while the button no longer works, and if you already write Playwright tests the monitors are nearly free to author.
Watch out for: Browser checks are the ones you actually want and they burn quota far faster than API checks, with only 1K per month free. Free raw result retention is 7 days, and there is no self-hosted option.
Pricing: Free Hobby: 10K API and 1K browser check runs/mo, 7-day raw retention. Starter $24/mo. Team $64/mo ($51.20 annual) with 100K API and 12K browser runs.
Setup: npm create checkly@latest
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