Pick Checkly if
sRE / frontend teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (10 uptime, 1k Playwright, 10k API, 6 locations) until they need Starter at $24/month or Team at $64/month for more runs, SMS alerts, or a private location.
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Our take
Pick Checkly if sRE / frontend teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (10 uptime, 1k Playwright, 10k API, 6 locations) until they need Starter at $24/month or Team at $64/month for more runs, SMS alerts, or a private location. Pick Jam if product teams who will stay on Free at $0 (30 Jams, 5 Recording Links) while they open a first event timeline, then buy Team at $14 / creator / month yearly when they want 15-minute
Best for
Checkly Playwright checks you start at $0
Jam A replay with console and events you start at $0
Free plan
Checkly $0 · /month. 10 uptime monitors, max frequency 2 min, 6 locations, 1,000 browser/Playwright runs, 10,000 API runs. Email, Slack, webhooks. No private locations
Jam $0 · free for everyone. 30 Jams. 5 Recording Links. Unlimited viewer seats. Unlimited folders
Lowest paid
Checkly Starter $24/mo yearly
Jam Not published by the vendor
Runs where
Checkly Local or hosted
Jam Hosted
Watch out
Checkly Hobby is 1,000 Playwright runs and 10 uptime monitors
Jam Free is 30 Jams and 5 Recording Links
Last checked
Checkly 2026-10-22 · checklyhq.com/pricing
Jam 2026-10-23 · jam.dev/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Jam if
product teams who will stay on Free at $0 (30 Jams, 5 Recording Links) while they open a first event timeline, then buy Team at $14 / creator / month yearly when they want 15-minute recordings and 200 AI summaries.
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