Website change monitoring tools compared (2026)
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In short. Seven tools that tell you when a web page changes. For a few pages checked hourly at no cost, Gairė (10 pages) or PageCrawl (6). For many pages for little money, Wachete or changedetection.io. For checks every few minutes, Visualping, Distill, PageCrawl or Wachete on their paid plans. For texts in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland or Portugal included, Gairė; in the US and Canada, Visualping.
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We make Gairė. Every figure is from each tool's own pages, read on 22 October 2026.
The seven side by side
| Gairė | Visualping | Distill | PageCrawl | Wachete | ChangeTower | changedetection.io | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 10 pages, hourly | 5 pages, about daily | 5 in the cloud, every 6 h | 6 pages, hourly | 5 pages, daily | 3 pages, daily | Free to host yourself |
| 20 pages, hourly | €12 a month | $140 | $15 | $160 a year | $5.40 | $36 | $8.99 (5,000 watches) |
| Fastest check | 15 min (5 pages) | 2 min | 5 s (browser) | 2 min | 5 min | 20 min | about 5 min |
| Texts | Included (LT, LV, EE, PL, PT) | From $35 (US, CA) | From $15 | Via Zapier | Via Zapier | Not listed | Not stated |
| Sign-in pages | No | Yes, free | Yes | Paid | Yes, free | From $36 | Yes (Browser Steps) |
| AI summary | No | Yes, all plans | Flexi, Enterprise | Yes, all plans | Not stated | Yes, all plans | Your own AI key |
Read on each tool's own pricing, feature and help pages on 22 October 2026. Monthly prices, before tax, in each tool's currency. Re-checked monthly.
Which one fits
- Visualping: checks every 2 minutes, sign-in pages free, texts in the US and Canada.
- Distill: checks every few seconds in your own browser.
- PageCrawl: the most pages per euro of the hosted tools, with AI summaries in Lithuanian.
- Wachete: many pages for little money, with prices on a chart.
- ChangeTower: AI summaries and a screenshot of every check.
- changedetection.io: you'd rather run it yourself (it's open source, under the Apache-2.0 licence).
- Gairė: you want the exact change by text in the Baltics, Poland or Portugal, included even free.
Questions
- What is the best free website change monitor?
- It depends on how often you need checks. Hourly for free: Gairė (10 pages) or PageCrawl (6). Daily: Wachete, ChangeTower or Visualping.
- Which one sends text messages?
- Gairė includes them for five European countries. Visualping (US, Canada) and Distill do on paid plans. Others go through Zapier.
- Can I host one myself?
- changedetection.io is open source.
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