Comparison
Pulsy vs Hyperping
The open-source Hyperping alternative
Hyperping is a clean, closed-source hosted monitor with good status pages. Pulsy covers the same ground — HTTP checks, TLS expiry, incidents, status pages on your own domain — as open-source software under AGPL-3.0, so you can run it yourself for nothing, or let Pulsy Cloud run it on flat plans.
Where Pulsy differs from Hyperping
- Open source (AGPL-3.0) — inspect it, fork it, or self-host it free forever.
- No bill at all when self-hosted; flat plans on Cloud rather than scaling with monitor count.
- Every notification channel and status-page feature on every plan, not unlocked by tier.
- Localized dashboard in five languages with full right-to-left support.
Hyperping vs Pulsy, side by side
| Feature | Pulsy (self-hosted) | Pulsy Cloud | Hyperping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free forever — you run it (AGPL-3.0) | Free tier, paid plans from $12/mo | Paid plans |
| Source code | Open source, AGPL-3.0 | The same AGPL-3.0 code, managed for you | Proprietary |
| Where your data lives | Your own infrastructure | Hosted by Pulsy, exportable any time | Hosted by Hyperping |
| Feature gating | Every capability on, no tiers | All features on every plan | Features vary by plan |
| TLS expiry monitoring | Built in | Built in, every plan | Built in |
| Global check locations | Wherever you deploy it | Managed by Pulsy | Multiple regions |
| Status pages | Included, custom domains | Included, custom domains | Included, custom domains |
| Dashboard | Localized (5 languages, RTL) | Localized (5 languages, RTL) | English-first |
Switching from Hyperping is painless
Point Pulsy at the same URLs, match your intervals and failure thresholds, connect the same channels, and publish a status page. Run both for a week to confirm the alerts land, then cancel. Self-host and there is nothing left to cancel afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there an open-source Hyperping alternative?
- Yes. Pulsy is AGPL-3.0-or-later with the full source on GitHub — self-host it free forever, or use Pulsy Cloud from $12/mo if you would rather not run it.
- Can I check from multiple regions?
- On Pulsy Cloud, checks run from infrastructure we manage. Self-hosted, they run wherever you deploy — deploy more than one instance for more than one vantage point. Hyperping's multi-region checking is more turnkey.
- Do status pages support custom domains?
- Yes, on every plan and in the self-hosted build.
- What happens to my data if I stop paying?
- Cloud data is exportable at any time, and because the software is open source you can stand up your own instance and keep going. That option does not exist with a closed-source service.
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