Distill vs Visualping: pricing, capabilities and limits

What the evidence answers

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

Price

Distill From $15/mo · earlier capture, recheck before relying on it
- Free: no subscription charge
- Starter: $15.00 monthly
- Starter: $144.00 annual ($12/mo equivalent)
- Professional: $35.00 monthly
- Professional: $336.00 annual ($28/mo equivalent)
- Flexi: $80.00 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: Distill Page change monitoring; Visualping Page change monitoring
Seats: Distill Shared team watchlists and centralised billing are offered on the Enterprise plan.Enterprise: Multiple user accounts; Visualping Additional workspace users cost USD 60 a year each.Free: 1 userPersonal 1K: 1 userPersonal 5K: 1 userPersonal 10K: 1 userBusiness 20K: 5 usersBusiness 30K: 7 usersBusiness 40K: 9 usersBusiness 50K: 11 users
Monitored pages: Distill Free: 25 monitorsStarter: 50 monitorsProfessional: 150 monitorsFlexi: 500+ monitors; 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
Monthly checks: Distill Each reCAPTCHA v2 solved during a cloud check counts as 24 extra checks, and unused checks expire at the end of each billing period.Free: 1,000 cloud checks per monthStarter: 30,000 cloud checks per monthProfessional: 100,000 cloud checks per monthFlexi: 200,000+ cloud checks per month; Visualping Free: 150 checks per monthPersonal 1K: 1,000 checks per monthPersonal 5K: 5,000 checks per monthPersonal 10K: 10,000 checks per monthBusiness 20K: 20,000 checks per monthBusiness 30K: 30,000 checks per monthBusiness 40K: 40,000 checks per monthBusiness 50K: 50,000 checks per month
Shortest check interval: Distill Local monitors can be set to intervals from 5 seconds.Free: Every 6 hoursStarter: Every 10 minutesProfessional: Every 5 minutesFlexi: Every 2 minutes; 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: Distill Email alerts sent by browser-extension monitors also count toward the email limit.Free: 30 email or webhook alerts a month (email only), 100 phone push notifications a month, No SMSStarter: 2,000 email or webhook alerts a month; Unlimited phone push notifications; 100 SMS a monthProfessional: Unlimited email and webhook alerts, Unlimited phone push notifications, 250 SMS a monthFlexi: Unlimited email and webhook alerts, Unlimited phone push notifications, 500+ SMS a month; 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
History kept: Distill Free: Not availableStarter: 10 changes per monitorProfessional: 20 changes per monitorFlexi: 20 changes per monitor; Visualping Three months by default; Business accounts can extend it to one year.
Integrations: Distill Enterprise: API access on request, Webhooks, Import and export of monitors as JSON or CSV; Visualping API calls draw on the plan's monthly check allowance; there is no separate API quota.

Limits to check

Distill Cloud checks are capped per month and counted in 10-second units; browser-extension checks are unlimited.
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.

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 Distill'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.

Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
Requirement	Distill	Visualping
Pricing	From $15/mo Compare all 5 plans	From $14/mo Compare all 9 plans
Who it is for	Watches chosen web pages for changes from a browser extension, desktop app or Distill's cloud servers. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Distill pricing page, monthly view with FAQ	Website change monitoring with alerts and AI-assisted summaries. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping: official product and plan documentation
Coverage limits	Cloud checks are capped per month and counted in 10-second units; browser-extension checks are unlimited. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Distill pricing page, monthly view with FAQ	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 · Distill pricing page, monthly view with FAQ	Page change monitoring Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Visualping pricing, plan table and billing FAQ
Seats	Shared team watchlists and centralised billing are offered on the Enterprise plan. Starter is labelled ideal for individual usage and Professional ideal for advanced individual usage. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Distill pricing page, monthly view with FAQ Enterprise Multiple user accounts	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	Free 25 monitors Starter 50 monitors Professional 150 monitors Flexi 500+ monitors	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	Each reCAPTCHA v2 solved during a cloud check counts as 24 extra checks, and unused checks expire at the end of each billing period. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Distill pricing page, monthly view with FAQ Free 1,000 cloud checks per month Starter 30,000 cloud checks per month Professional 100,000 cloud checks per month Flexi 200,000+ cloud checks per month	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	Local monitors can be set to intervals from 5 seconds. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Distill pricing page, monthly view with FAQ Free Every 6 hours Starter Every 10 minutes Professional Every 5 minutes Flexi Every 2 minutes	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	Email alerts sent by browser-extension monitors also count toward the email limit. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Distill pricing page, monthly view with FAQ Free 30 email or webhook alerts a month (email only), 100 phone push notifications a month, No SMS Starter 2,000 email or webhook alerts a month; Unlimited phone push notifications; 100 SMS a month Professional Unlimited email and webhook alerts, Unlimited phone push notifications, 250 SMS a month Flexi Unlimited email and webhook alerts, Unlimited phone push notifications, 500+ SMS a month	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	Free Not available Starter 10 changes per monitor Professional 20 changes per monitor Flexi 20 changes per monitor	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	Enterprise API access on request, Webhooks, Import and export of monitors as JSON or CSV	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. Cancel at any time by closing the account or switching to the free plan. Minimum interval for cloud checks; the monthly cloud check allowance limits how many monitors can run at it. Version history counts tracked changes, not a time period.	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.