Distill.io alternative

A cheaper Distill.io alternative

Distill.io is a solid tool. If you just want a page watched and a ping when it changes, without paying $15/month for cloud monitoring, DiffBell does that for $0 (5 pages) or $5/month (50 pages, every 10 minutes).

Phone push: install the free ntfy app (iOS/Android) and subscribe to the same topic name you type here. Pick something hard to guess.

No password. Free for 5 pages. We'll check right away and save a baseline.

DiffBell vs Distill.io

Distill's free plan relies largely on monitors running in your own browser, which only works while your computer is on. Its cloud plans have started around $15/month. Every DiffBell monitor runs in the cloud around the clock, Free tier included.

What you get with DiffBell

Line-by-line diffs of the visible text, CSS selectors to focus on one part of a page, keyword triggers (ring when "Sold out" disappears), a headless-browser fallback for JavaScript-heavy pages, and every alert channel (Discord, Slack, ntfy push, webhooks) on every plan, Free included.

When to stick with Distill.io

If you need visual screenshot comparisons, logged-in pages, or enterprise features like SSO and team seats, Distill.io may still be the better fit. Prices and features change, so check their current pricing page.

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