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SiteGuardian vs Pulsetic. When a status page is part of what you buy.
Pulsetic is the lightweight status-page-first uptime product. Free single-monitor, paid Solo at $9/mo billed annually, paid Agency at $19/mo. SiteGuardian is the simpler paid product for the founder who only wants one loud email per outage, no status page, no separate dashboard.
- Pulsetic ships a status page on every paid plan. SiteGuardian deliberately does not.
- Pulsetic free single-monitor. SiteGuardian has no free tier at all.
- Per-URL slow threshold is a SiteGuardian default. Pulsetic has a global response baseline.
- Plain dollars on SiteGuardian. Pulsetic Solo at $9/mo annually pulls ahead at low URL counts.
- Built for one founder, one inbox, one storefront.
When Pulsetic is the right fit
Pulsetic is the right fit when you need a public status page and 1-3 URLs is the actual count of what you monitor.
When SiteGuardian is the right fit
SiteGuardian is the right fit when 4+ URLs matter, the cost is flat dollars, and only one inbox is required.
Feature-by-feature
Where each one differs, side by side.
The rows below are the axes a small shop should care about most when choosing a monitor. Anything outside this list is something most small shops do not use.
| Feature | SiteGuardian | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Probe cadence (paid) | Every minute (Pro) | Every minute (Solo and Agency) |
| Probe cadence (free tier) | Every 5 minutes, 1 monitor only | |
| Public status page | ||
| Custom slow threshold per URL | ||
| Pricing model (paid) | $19/mo Starter, $39/mo Pro, $299 once Lifetime | $9/mo Solo, $19/mo Agency (annual) |
| Alert destination | One inbox | Email, Slack, SMS, webhooks |
| Best fit | Small shop | Small shop + status page |
| AI-powered root cause | Not yet available | Not yet available |
Pricing, line by line
Pulsetic’s real public pricing, next to SiteGuardian’s.
Each row is one tier the competitor publishes on their pricing page, plus SiteGuardian Starter / Pro / Lifetime. The verification trail below the table names the source URL and the date we re-checked it.
| Tier | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Starter | $19/month | 1 site, 10 URLs, every-5-min probes |
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Pro | $39/month | 3 sites, 50 URLs, every-1-min probes |
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Lifetime | $299 once | 1 site, 50 URLs, every-5-min probes, all future updates included |
CompetitorPulsetic Free | $0/month | 1 monitor, 5-min cadence, status page |
CompetitorPulsetic Solo | $9/month (annual) | Multiple monitors, 1-min cadence, status page |
CompetitorPulsetic Agency | $19/month (annual) | Multi-client dashboards, status pages, custom domain |
Verification trail
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Starter: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-07-17
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Pro: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-07-17
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Lifetime: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-07-17
- Pulsetic — Pulsetic Free: https://pulsetic.com/pricingverified 2026-07-19
- Pulsetic — Pulsetic Solo: https://pulsetic.com/pricingverified 2026-07-19
- Pulsetic — Pulsetic Agency: https://pulsetic.com/pricingverified 2026-07-19
Honest pros & cons
What each tool genuinely does well — and where it’s rough.
Pulsetic
Pros
- Free single-monitor tier with a status page.
- Public status page ships on every paid plan.
- Solo at $9/mo is genuinely cheap for a single-monitor shop.
Rough edges
- Free tier caps at 1 monitor at 5-minute cadence.
- No per-URL slow thresholds.
- Agency tier is $19/mo — same bill as SiteGuardian Starter for fewer URLs.
SiteGuardian
Pros
- Per-URL slow thresholds on every plan.
- 10 URLs on day one of Starter, not 1.
- Flat USD pricing, no FX exposure.
Rough edges
- No public status page in the base product.
- No free tier; you pay from URL one.
Who it’s for
The two buyer profiles — and which one you are.
Pulsetic is for
A 1-shop operator with 1-3 URLs to watch who specifically wants a public status page.
SiteGuardian is for
A small Shopify / WordPress shop with 4+ URLs to monitor and one inbox to manage.
The verdict
SiteGuardian when 4+ URLs matter; Pulsetic when status page + Solo fits.
Pick SiteGuardian if
A small Shopify / WordPress shop with 4+ URLs to watch who values flat USD pricing and one loud email per outage.
Pick Pulsetic if
A 1-shop operator with 1-3 URLs whose buying list includes a public status page and Solo at $9/mo fits.
Frequently asked
The buying-time questions, answered flat.
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Try it
If Pulsetic feels heavier than you need. Try SiteGuardian.
Starter is $19 a month. One site, ten URLs, every-five-minute checks. Pro is $39 a month. Three sites, fifty URLs, every-minute checks. Lifetime is $299 paid once and stays yours with every future update included.
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