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Best Domain Monitor Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from DNS monitoring software ranked against Domain Monitor on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Visual Sentinel Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $4.50/mo7.9
    Domain Monitor vs Visual Sentinel
  2. 2
    Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $1.40/mo7.8
    Domain Monitor vs Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring
  3. 3
    Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $16.67/mo7.8
    Domain Monitor vs Paessler PRTG Network Monitor
  4. 4
    StatusDrift Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $12,129/mo7.8
    Domain Monitor vs StatusDrift
  5. 5
    TLDTrack Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb £11/mo7.8
    Domain Monitor vs TLDTrack
  6. 6
    Dotcom-Monitor Free plan WebWinLinuxiOSAndroid $13.33/mo7.7
    Domain Monitor vs Dotcom-Monitor
  7. 7
    ManageEngine Applications Manager Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $32.92/mo7.4
    Domain Monitor vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
  8. 8
    ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.9
    Domain Monitor vs ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring
  9. 9
    DNS Check Free plan apiWeb $8/mo6.3
    Domain Monitor vs DNS Check
  10. 10
    DNSai Free plan apiMacWebWin $79/mo6.3
    Domain Monitor vs DNSai
  11. 11
    DomainWarn Free plan apiextensionWeb €15.83/mo6.3
    Domain Monitor vs DomainWarn
  12. 12
    OpenNMS Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $500/mo6.3
    Domain Monitor vs OpenNMS
  13. 13
    PageLantern Free plan apiWeb $97/mo6.3
    Domain Monitor vs PageLantern
  14. 14
    UpGex DNS Monitoring Free plan Web $8.33/mo6.3
    Domain Monitor vs UpGex DNS Monitoring
  15. 15
    Aura Monitoring Free plan Web $19/mo6.2
    Domain Monitor vs Aura Monitoring
  16. 16
    Checkmate Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Domain Monitor vs Checkmate
  17. 17
    DNSMonit Free plan apiWeb $9/mo6.2
    Domain Monitor vs DNSMonit
  18. 18
    Down Device Free plan Web $9/mo6.2
    Domain Monitor vs Down Device
  19. 19
    DriftWatch Free plan apiWeb $29/mo6.2
    Domain Monitor vs DriftWatch
  20. 20
    Nagios XI Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Domain Monitor vs Nagios XI

Domain Monitor alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Visual Sentinel7.9Free plan$4.50/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
2Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring7.8$1.40/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Paessler PRTG Network Monitor7.8Free plan$16.67/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4StatusDrift7.8Free plan$12,129/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
5TLDTrack7.8Free plan£11/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Web
6Dotcom-Monitor7.7Free plan$13.33/moWeb, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
7ManageEngine Applications Manager7.4Free plan$32.92/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
8ThousandEyes DNS Monitoring6.9Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9DNS Check6.3Free plan$8/moAPI, Web
10DNSai6.3Free plan$79/moAPI, Mac, Web, Windows
11DomainWarn6.3Free plan€15.83/moAPI, Browser, Web
12OpenNMS6.3Free plan$500/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13PageLantern6.3Free plan$97/moAPI, Web
14UpGex DNS Monitoring6.3Free plan$8.33/moWeb
15Aura Monitoring6.2Free plan$19/moWeb
16Checkmate6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17DNSMonit6.2Free plan$9/moAPI, Web
18Down Device6.2Free plan$9/moWeb
19DriftWatch6.2Free plan$29/moAPI, Web
20Nagios XI6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Domain Monitor alternatives

What is the best alternative to Domain Monitor?

Visual Sentinel, number 1 in DNS monitoring software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Dynatrace Kubernetes Monitoring, Paessler PRTG Network Monitor, StatusDrift and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Domain Monitor?

Visual Sentinel is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.