Testing and debugging · ranked 04
Checkly
Monitoring that runs Playwright-style checks against production.
Best for Production checks on a timer
Checkly is a monitoring product built around synthetic checks, including browser checks that use Playwright. Use it when you want production probed on a schedule, not only tests in CI. Pricing: check site.
Best use cases
- Uptime and API checks
- Browser flows against the live site
- Alerting when a critical path breaks after deploy
Pros
- + The checks are code, and Playwright is a first-class option
- + Catches production-only failures CI never sees
- + A developer-shaped product rather than a generic ping service
Cons
- − Another bill on top of the tests you already run in CI
- − Pricing: check site
Pricing
Free allowance and paid plans have been offered. Current prices: check site.
Alternatives
Testing and debugging
7.6
Playwright
Microsoft's open-source framework for end-to-end browser tests.
Best for End-to-end tests of a web app
Testing and debugging
7.7
Sentry
Error monitoring. The stack trace from production, with the release.
Best for Knowing what broke in production
Testing and debugging
7.4
Jam
Bug reports with console, network, and a replay, not a vague screenshot.
Best for Bug reports that include the evidence