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Hosted service that checks web pages on a schedule and sends alerts when they change. A closed product from Visualping.
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| changedetection.io | Full replacement | 35k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | Yes | Python | 0.60.8 | 2026-10-02 |
| urlwatch | Partial | 3.1k | Other | Open source | Yes | Python | 2.29 | 2026-07-10 |
| webchanges | Partial | 48 | Other | Open source | Yes | Python | v3.37.0 | 2026-08-07 |
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Best and simplest tool for website change detection, web page monitoring, and website change alerts. Perfect for tracking content changes, price drops, restock alerts, and website defacement monitoring—all for free or enjoy our SaaS plan!
Scheduled checks, a visual element selector and alerts to many notification services, on your own server.
Watch (parts of) webpages and get notified when something changes via e-mail, on your phone or via other means. Highly configurable.
Command-line tool run from cron and configured in YAML, with no web interface.
webchanges anonymously checks web content (including images) and commands for changes, delivering instant notifications and AI-powered summaries to your favorite platform.
Command-line tool configured in YAML, with no web interface, that can render pages in a browser and diff images.