Checkly

Checkly is a monitoring platform offered by Checkly Inc. that provides synthetic monitoring and API monitoring solutions. According to the vendor, Checkly is designed to help businesses monitor their web applications, APIs, and scheduled jobs to ensure they are functioning correctly and performantly. The platform aims to assist in detecting and resolving issues before they impact customers by providing real-time alerts and detailed reports.

Key Features

Monitoring as code: According to the vendor, Checkly allows users to unite end-to-end testing and monitoring in a developer-focused monitoring as code (MaC) workflow. Users can code their monitoring infrastructure using JavaScript/TypeScript to define checks, groups, and other monitoring resources. The monitoring resources can be stored in a Git repository alongside the application code for version control and collaboration. The vendor claims that users can test their monitoring setup locally or in CI/CD pipelines to ensure accuracy and reliability.

Synthetic Monitoring: Checkly offers synthetic monitoring capabilities, enabling users to continuously monitor web applications. According to the vendor, users can simulate user interactions with headless browsers to test critical user flows. The platform allows monitoring of website performance, availability, and functionality from multiple locations. Users can set up assertions to validate expected behavior and receive alerts when issues arise.

API Monitoring: Checkly provides API monitoring features to ensure the correct functioning of APIs and endpoints. According to the vendor, users can perform HTTP-based checks to validate API responses, status codes, and response times. The platform allows users to set up assertions to validate API responses and receive alerts when issues arise. Users can monitor API performance, availability, and functionality from multiple locations.

Alerting: Checkly offers real-time alerting capabilities to notify users when checks fail, degrade, or recover. According to the vendor, users can choose from various alerting channels, including SMS, email, phone calls, and custom webhooks. Users can configure alert rules and thresholds to avoid false positives and ensure timely notifications. The platform also integrates with popular incident management tools like PagerDuty, OpsGenie, and Slack.

Private Locations: Checkly allows users to monitor internal applications and APIs using the Checkly Agent. According to the vendor, users can run checks from their own infrastructure or private data centers. Users can define appropriate check intervals, store check results over time, and receive alerts when issues occur. The platform aims to provide the same monitoring and alerting infrastructure for both public and internal applications and APIs.

Integrations: Checkly offers native integrations with popular tools and platforms, including GitHub Actions, Vercel, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and more. The platform also provides webhooks for integrating with any system or custom workflow. According to the vendor, Checkly integrates with incident management tools like PagerDuty, OpsGenie, FireHydrant, and Splunk On-Call. Users can export monitoring data to Prometheus for further analysis and integration with Grafana dashboards.

Dashboards: Checkly allows users to create customizable dashboards to display essential monitoring and incident management information. Users can share real-time service status with internal and external stakeholders. According to the vendor, users can personalize dashboards with custom CSS rules and branding options. The platform offers password-protected or restricted access options to keep monitoring data private.

Live Checkly dashboard: Checkly provides a real-time dashboard for users to monitor check results, incidents, and performance metrics. The vendor claims that users can visualize monitoring data with charts and graphs for easy analysis. The dashboard allows users to monitor the status and health of their applications and APIs at a glance. Users can also access detailed logs and reports for troubleshooting and analysis.

Changelog: Checkly keeps users updated with recent feature releases and announcements. According to the vendor, users can access information about new functionalities and improvements. The platform aims to keep users informed about bug fixes and performance enhancements.