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More monitor types, real incident management, and faster check intervals.
Why switch?
FourSight vs Freshping: the breakdown
Freshping (by Freshworks) offers a generous free tier with 50 monitors, but it's limited to HTTP checks only, has no SSL or DNS monitoring, and lacks features like maintenance windows and multi-user organizations.
FourSight provides 7 monitor types, multi-region consensus, branded status pages, and a full incident management system — with plans starting free and paid tiers from $16/mo.
Advantages
Why teams choose FourSight over Freshping
7 monitor types vs HTTP-only
Freshping only supports HTTP checks. FourSight adds SSL, DNS, domain expiry, keyword, ping, and port monitoring for comprehensive coverage.
Multi-region quorum consensus
Freshping checks from multiple locations but doesn't confirm incidents with consensus. FourSight uses 4-region quorum voting to eliminate false positives.
Full incident management
FourSight auto-creates incidents with severity levels, status updates, and event timelines. Freshping has basic alerting without structured incident workflows.
Maintenance windows
Schedule one-time or recurring maintenance to suppress alerts. Freshping doesn't offer this feature.
Pricing
Pricing: FourSight vs Freshping
FourSight Free: 10 monitors, 5-min intervals, email alerts, multi-region consensus, 1 status page. Freshping Free: 50 monitors, 1-min intervals, but HTTP-only and no incident management.
FourSight Starter ($16/mo): 50 monitors, 1-min intervals, all alerting channels, maintenance windows. Freshping doesn't have a comparable mid-tier.
FourSight Growth ($40/mo): 100 monitors, 30s intervals, all 7 check types, 5 status pages, multi-user orgs. Freshping's paid features are part of the broader Freshworks suite with higher pricing.
Feature comparison
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | FourSight | Freshping |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | ||
| HTTP monitoring | ||
| SSL monitoring | Growth+ | |
| DNS monitoring | Growth+ | |
| Domain expiry tracking | Growth+ | |
| Keyword monitoring | Growth+ | |
| Ping monitoring | ||
| Port monitoring | Growth+ | |
| Multi-region consensus | ||
| 30-second intervals | Growth+ | |
| Alerting | ||
| Email alerts | ||
| Slack alerts | Starter+ | |
| Webhook alerts | Starter+ | |
| SMS alerts | Pro+ | |
| Status Pages | ||
| Public status pages | ||
| Custom CSS | Pro+ | |
| Operations | ||
| Incident management | Starter+ | |
| Maintenance windows | Starter+ | |
| Multi-user organizations | Growth+ | |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan monitors | 10 | 50 |
| Cheapest paid plan | $16/mo | N/A (Freshworks suite) |
FAQ
Common questions
Freshping has 50 free monitors vs FourSight's 10. Why switch?
Monitor count isn't everything. FourSight Free includes multi-region consensus, incident management, and a status page. Freshping Free is HTTP-only with no incident workflows.
Is Freshping being discontinued?
Freshping has been largely folded into the Freshworks suite. FourSight is a dedicated monitoring platform with active development and transparent roadmaps.
Does FourSight support Freshping's integrations?
FourSight supports Email, Slack, Webhooks, and SMS. If you used Freshping's Freshworks-specific integrations, webhooks can bridge most workflows.
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