Checkly or Playwright on its own?

Checkly runs your Playwright code as scheduled monitors, with alerts and dashboards. With Playwright on its own, you set up hosting, scheduling and alerts yourself. Both need someone who writes code; DontBreak doesn't.

Does DontBreak do uptime or API monitoring?

No. DontBreak checks browser flows such as checkout, signup and forms. If you also need uptime or API monitoring, pair it with a monitoring tool, or use Checkly for everything if your team writes code.

Can I bring my Playwright tests to DontBreak?

No. DontBreak doesn't import Playwright code. It works the other way round: you can export a DontBreak test as a Playwright script.

Where is the data stored?

Checkly stores data in the EU (Ireland). DontBreak runs on AWS in the US (N. Virginia).

Checkly alternative

DontBreak vs Checkly

Checkly is a monitoring platform for developers who write Playwright code. DontBreak builds browser checks without code, for the people who own the flows. If your team already writes code, Checkly may well be the better fit. Here's how to tell.

Facts and prices checked 7 October 2026

Who each one is for

Checkly

Checkly is a monitoring platform for developers and SRE teams. Browser checks are Playwright scripts in TypeScript or JavaScript, kept in the app or in your repo, next to API, uptime and other monitors and status pages.

DontBreak

DontBreak is for product people, founders and agencies who own a checkout, signup or form and want to know when it breaks. You build each step in a live browser by choosing an action and pointing at the element, and DontBreak runs the flow on a schedule or after each deploy.

At a glance

Price to start

DontBreak: $79/mo billed annually ($99 monthly) for 6,000 runs
Checkly: Free Hobby plan (1,000 browser runs). Starter $24/mo billed annually ($29 monthly) for 3,000 browser runs

Building a check

DontBreak: In a live cloud browser: choose an action, point at the element, test the step
Checkly: Playwright code in TypeScript or JavaScript, in the app editor or your repo; CLI, Terraform and Pulumi; AI help through an MCP server

No-code recorder

DontBreak: Yes: choose an action and point at the element
Checkly: None of its own; the docs point to Playwright's codegen

How steps find elements

DontBreak: By how the element looks on screen, with “Use DOM locators” as a per-step fallback
Checkly: Playwright locators in code

Browsers

DontBreak: Chrome and Firefox, without code
Checkly: Browser checks: Chromium or Chrome with mobile simulation. Firefox and WebKit through Playwright Check Suites (code)

How often

DontBreak: Every 15 minutes up to once a month
Checkly: Browser checks as often as every minute

Locations

DontBreak: AWS us-east-1 (USA)
Checkly: 6 public locations on Hobby and Starter, 22 on Team; private locations on Team

Other monitoring

DontBreak: Browser flows only, with email steps and AI Check steps
Checkly: API, uptime, TCP, DNS, SSL and heartbeat monitors, status pages and traces

Alerts

DontBreak: Email and Slack; Jira, GitHub Issues and Trello tickets that open on failure and close on recovery
Checkly: Email, Slack and webhooks on all plans; SMS from Starter; phone calls on Team; PagerDuty, Opsgenie and Microsoft Teams

DontBreak: A GitHub Action that fails the GitHub check after a deploy; an API for other CI
Checkly: CLI, GitHub Actions with GitHub Checks, and a Vercel integration that can block deployments

Over the run limit

DontBreak: New runs stop until the month resets, or buy a run pack to carry on right away. Email warning when 20% is left
Checkly: Checks keep running and extra runs are billed ($6.50 per 1,000 on Starter); Hobby stops at its cap

Data location

DontBreak: AWS us-east-1 (USA)
Checkly: EU (AWS eu-west-1, Ireland)

Certification

DontBreak: None
Checkly: SOC 2 Type II

Feature	DontBreak	Checkly
Price to start	$79/mo billed annually ($99 monthly) for 6,000 runs	Free Hobby plan (1,000 browser runs). Starter $24/mo billed annually ($29 monthly) for 3,000 browser runs
Building a check	In a live cloud browser: choose an action, point at the element, test the step	Playwright code in TypeScript or JavaScript, in the app editor or your repo; CLI, Terraform and Pulumi; AI help through an MCP server
No-code recorder	Yes: choose an action and point at the element	None of its own; the docs point to Playwright's codegen
How steps find elements	By how the element looks on screen, with “Use DOM locators” as a per-step fallback	Playwright locators in code
Browsers	Chrome and Firefox, without code	Browser checks: Chromium or Chrome with mobile simulation. Firefox and WebKit through Playwright Check Suites (code)
How often	Every 15 minutes up to once a month	Browser checks as often as every minute
Locations	AWS us-east-1 (USA)	6 public locations on Hobby and Starter, 22 on Team; private locations on Team
Other monitoring	Browser flows only, with email steps and AI Check steps	API, uptime, TCP, DNS, SSL and heartbeat monitors, status pages and traces
Alerts	Email and Slack; Jira, GitHub Issues and Trello tickets that open on failure and close on recovery	Email, Slack and webhooks on all plans; SMS from Starter; phone calls on Team; PagerDuty, Opsgenie and Microsoft Teams
CI	A GitHub Action that fails the GitHub check after a deploy; an API for other CI	CLI, GitHub Actions with GitHub Checks, and a Vercel integration that can block deployments
Over the run limit	New runs stop until the month resets, or buy a run pack to carry on right away. Email warning when 20% is left	Checks keep running and extra runs are billed ($6.50 per 1,000 on Starter); Hobby stops at its cap
Data location	AWS us-east-1 (USA)	EU (AWS eu-west-1, Ireland)
Certification	None	SOC 2 Type II

Which one to choose

Choose Checkly if…

Your developers already write Playwright and want checks in Git, reviewed like any other code.
You also want API, uptime, SSL and heartbeat monitors and status pages in one place, checked from many regions.
You need EU data storage or SOC 2 Type II, or the lowest price per run: Starter includes 3,000 browser-check runs for $29 a month, and there's a free tier.

Choose DontBreak if…

Nobody on the team has time to write and maintain Playwright code, and the people who own checkout or signup should be able to build checks themselves.
You want Firefox without writing code, and email steps for signup or password-reset flows built in.
Failures should open a Jira, GitHub or Trello ticket and close it when the check passes again.

Pricing compared

Same unit on both sides: one browser run. Checkly counts each location and each retry as a run, so the rows below assume one location and no retries.

3,000 runs a month

DontBreak: Solo: $79 ($99 monthly)
Checkly: Starter: $24 ($29 monthly)

8 flows checked every hour (about 5,760 runs a month)

DontBreak: Solo: $79 ($99 monthly)
Checkly: Team: $64 ($80 monthly), or Starter plus extra runs

12,000 runs a month

DontBreak: Team: $149 ($186 monthly)
Checkly: Team: $64 ($80 monthly)

30,000 runs a month

DontBreak: Agency: $319 ($399 monthly)
Checkly: Team plus 18,000 extra runs: about $136 to $193, depending on billing and whether extra runs are prepaid

What you need	DontBreak	Checkly
3,000 runs a month	Solo: $79 ($99 monthly)	Starter: $24 ($29 monthly)
8 flows checked every hour (about 5,760 runs a month)	Solo: $79 ($99 monthly)	Team: $64 ($80 monthly), or Starter plus extra runs
12,000 runs a month	Team: $149 ($186 monthly)	Team: $64 ($80 monthly)
30,000 runs a month	Agency: $319 ($399 monthly)	Team plus 18,000 extra runs: about $136 to $193, depending on billing and whether extra runs are prepaid

Prices are per month with annual billing; monthly billing is in brackets. US dollars, before tax.
Checkly costs less per run. The trade-off is that someone writes and maintains the Playwright code.
The 30,000-run range uses Checkly's published rates: prepaid extra runs at $4 per 1,000 on annual billing, or overage at $6.25 per 1,000 on Team.
Checkly's status pages and AI root-cause analysis are priced separately.

Prices checked 7 October 2026 on Checkly's pricing page: Checkly pricing. DontBreak's prices are on our pricing page.

Questions

Checkly or Playwright on its own?: Checkly runs your Playwright code as scheduled monitors, with alerts and dashboards. With Playwright on its own, you set up hosting, scheduling and alerts yourself. Both need someone who writes code; DontBreak doesn't.
Does DontBreak do uptime or API monitoring?: No. DontBreak checks browser flows such as checkout, signup and forms. If you also need uptime or API monitoring, pair it with a monitoring tool, or use Checkly for everything if your team writes code.
Can I bring my Playwright tests to DontBreak?: No. DontBreak doesn't import Playwright code. It works the other way round: you can export a DontBreak test as a Playwright script.
Where is the data stored?: Checkly stores data in the EU (Ireland). DontBreak runs on AWS in the US (N. Virginia).

Sources

Everything about Checkly on this page comes from its own website and docs, read on 7 October 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, email hello@dontbreak.io and we'll fix it.

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