changedetection.io vs Visualping: pricing, capabilities and limits

What the evidence answers

A reading of reviewed official documentation for changedetection.io and Visualping. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.

Price

changedetection.io From $8.99/mo · earlier capture, recheck before relying on it
- Easy Subscription: $8.99 monthly
Visualping From $14/mo · earlier capture, recheck before relying on it
- Free: no subscription charge
- Personal 1K: $14.00 monthly
- Personal 1K: $120.00 annual ($10/mo equivalent)
- Personal 5K: $35.00 monthly
- Personal 5K: $300.00 annual ($25/mo equivalent)
- Personal 10K: $70.00 monthly

A complete like-for-like price comparison is not established; the next checks say what is missing.

Documented for both

Type of work: changedetection.io Page change monitoring; Visualping Page change monitoring
Monitored pages: changedetection.io Filters include trigger text, CSS/xPath rules and ignore text.Easy Subscription: 5,000 URL watches; Visualping Free: 5 pagesPersonal 1K: 10 pagesPersonal 5K: 20 pagesPersonal 10K: 40 pagesBusiness 20K: 200 pagesBusiness 30K: 300 pagesBusiness 40K: 400 pagesBusiness 50K: 500 pages
Shortest check interval: changedetection.io Easy Subscription: From about every 5 minutes per browser runner; Visualping Free: Every 60 minPersonal 1K: Every 15 minPersonal 5K: Every 5 minPersonal 10K: Every 2 minBusiness 20K: Every 2 minBusiness 30K: Every 2 minBusiness 40K: Every 2 minBusiness 50K: Every 2 min
Alerts and delivery: changedetection.io Discord, Slack, Telegram, Rocket.Chat, Email, Matrix, NTFY, Office 365, Unlimited alerts; Visualping Email, webhooks, REST API, MCP server, Telegram and n8n on every plan; SMS from Personal 5K; Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Sheets on Business plans

Limits to check

changedetection.io One real Chrome browser for JavaScript pages is included; more browsers are bolt-ons.
Visualping When the monthly checks run out, monitoring pauses until the allowance resets or the plan is upgraded. Unused checks do not roll over.

Not verified yet

Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Visualping: source families, seats, monthly checks, history kept and integrations.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

Recheck changedetection.io's prices on its official pricing page: the reviewed price evidence is older than its review window.
Recheck Visualping's prices on its official pricing page: the reviewed price evidence is older than its review window.
Ask changedetection.io about seats, monthly checks and history kept; our sources do not establish them yet.

Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
Requirement	changedetection.io	Visualping
Pricing	From $8.99/mo	From $14/mo Compare all 9 plans
Who it is for	Hosted web page change monitoring from the official provider of the open-source changedetection.io project. Checks run in the provider's cloud browsers; there is nothing to install. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · changedetection.io home page with the hosted subscription	Website change monitoring with alerts and AI-assisted summaries. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping: official product and plan documentation
Coverage limits	One real Chrome browser for JavaScript pages is included; more browsers are bolt-ons. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · changedetection.io home page with the hosted subscription	When the monthly checks run out, monitoring pauses until the allowance resets or the plan is upgraded. Unused checks do not roll over. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping pricing, plan table and billing FAQ
Source families	Not applicable to page change monitoring	Public web pages you select; Visual, text and element changes on those pages Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping pricing, plan table and billing FAQ
Type of work	Page change monitoring Verified Oct 11, 2026 · changedetection.io home page with the hosted subscription	Page change monitoring Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping pricing, plan table and billing FAQ
Seats	Not verified	Additional workspace users cost USD 60 a year each. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping pricing, plan table and billing FAQ Free 1 user Personal 1K 1 user Personal 5K 1 user Personal 10K 1 user Business 20K 5 users Business 30K 7 users Business 40K 9 users Business 50K 11 users
Monitored pages	Filters include trigger text, CSS/xPath rules and ignore text. You can choose specific page elements to monitor. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · changedetection.io home page with the hosted subscription Easy Subscription 5,000 URL watches	Free 5 pages Personal 1K 10 pages Personal 5K 20 pages Personal 10K 40 pages Business 20K 200 pages Business 30K 300 pages Business 40K 400 pages Business 50K 500 pages
Monthly checks	Not verified	Free 150 checks per month Personal 1K 1,000 checks per month Personal 5K 5,000 checks per month Personal 10K 10,000 checks per month Business 20K 20,000 checks per month Business 30K 30,000 checks per month Business 40K 40,000 checks per month Business 50K 50,000 checks per month
Shortest check interval	Easy Subscription From about every 5 minutes per browser runner	Free Every 60 min Personal 1K Every 15 min Personal 5K Every 5 min Personal 10K Every 2 min Business 20K Every 2 min Business 30K Every 2 min Business 40K Every 2 min Business 50K Every 2 min
Alerts and delivery	Discord, Slack, Telegram, Rocket.Chat, Email, Matrix, NTFY, Office 365, Unlimited alerts The subscription lists over 85 notification types. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · changedetection.io home page with the hosted subscription	Email, webhooks, REST API, MCP server, Telegram and n8n on every plan; SMS from Personal 5K; Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Sheets on Business plans Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping pricing, plan table and billing FAQ
History kept	Not verified	Three months by default; Business accounts can extend it to one year. Five or seven years is available on request. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping pricing, plan table and billing FAQ
Integrations	Not verified	API calls draw on the plan's monthly check allowance; there is no separate API quota. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping pricing, plan table and billing FAQ
Coverage note		Month-to-month billing. Month-to-month billing. A Business subscription must total at least USD 1,200 a year or USD 140 a month. Shortest selectable interval; the monthly check allowance limits how many pages can run at it.