ChangePing vs Distill

Distill Web Monitor runs checks either in your own browser and desktop app ("local") or on Distill’s servers ("cloud"), with conditions that decide when to alert. ChangePing runs only in the cloud, checks hourly, and is built to be set up by clicking a part of a picture of the page.

Facts about Distill are from its own website, checked 5 November 2026. Prices are in US dollars.

Free plan: ChangePing5 pages, each checked every hour. No monthly check cap.; Distill25 monitors, 5 of them in the cloud; 1,000 cloud checks a month; cloud checks every 6 hours
Cheapest paid plan: ChangePingNone yet. Everything here is on the free plan.; DistillStarter: $15 a month for 50 monitors and 30,000 cloud checks
Fastest checks: ChangePingEvery hour; DistillCloud every 2 minutes on Flexi (from $80 a month). Local checks in your own browser down to 5 seconds.
How pages are read: ChangePingA real browser (Chrome), so JavaScript pages work. Compares the words you can see.; DistillYour own browser or app (local), or Distill’s servers (cloud)
Screenshots: ChangePingA picture of the watched part, now and before its last change. Alerts are based on the words.; DistillNot listed on their site
Watching part of a page: ChangePingClick the part on a picture of the page, or type a CSS selector; DistillVisual selector, refinable with CSS, XPath or regex
Cutting noise: ChangePingIgnore numbers, ignore lines with a phrase, and a warning with a fix for pages that change on most checks; DistillConditions: alert only when text, a pattern or a number range matches
Where alerts go: ChangePingEmail, Slack, Discord and signed webhooks, all on the free plan; DistillEmail, SMS, mobile and browser push, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams and webhooks. Free has email only, 30 a month.
Pages behind a login: ChangePingNo; DistillYes, including actions such as clicks and form filling on paid plans
API: ChangePingNo REST API. Signed webhooks for every change, and an MCP server for AI assistants; DistillOn request, for Enterprise
Extension and apps: ChangePingNo extension. Claude and ChatGPT can create and read monitors through the MCP server; DistillChrome, Firefox, Edge and Opera extensions; Windows, macOS and Linux apps; iOS and Android apps
AI summaries: ChangePingA 2-3 line summary of every change, with the exact words a click away; DistillAn AI change summary is listed in their docs
Teams: ChangePingNo; DistillEnterprise only
History kept: ChangePingThe last 200 checks and 10 page versions per monitor; DistillBy saved versions: none on Free, 10 on Starter, 20 on Professional and Flexi

ChangePing and Distill, feature by feature
Feature	ChangePing	Distill
Free plan	5 pages, each checked every hour. No monthly check cap.	25 monitors, 5 of them in the cloud; 1,000 cloud checks a month; cloud checks every 6 hours
Cheapest paid plan	None yet. Everything here is on the free plan.	Starter: $15 a month for 50 monitors and 30,000 cloud checks
Fastest checks	Every hour	Cloud every 2 minutes on Flexi (from $80 a month). Local checks in your own browser down to 5 seconds.
How pages are read	A real browser (Chrome), so JavaScript pages work. Compares the words you can see.	Your own browser or app (local), or Distill’s servers (cloud)
Screenshots	A picture of the watched part, now and before its last change. Alerts are based on the words.	Not listed on their site
Watching part of a page	Click the part on a picture of the page, or type a CSS selector	Visual selector, refinable with CSS, XPath or regex
Cutting noise	Ignore numbers, ignore lines with a phrase, and a warning with a fix for pages that change on most checks	Conditions: alert only when text, a pattern or a number range matches
Where alerts go	Email, Slack, Discord and signed webhooks, all on the free plan	Email, SMS, mobile and browser push, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams and webhooks. Free has email only, 30 a month.
Pages behind a login	No	Yes, including actions such as clicks and form filling on paid plans
API	No REST API. Signed webhooks for every change, and an MCP server for AI assistants	On request, for Enterprise
Extension and apps	No extension. Claude and ChatGPT can create and read monitors through the MCP server	Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Opera extensions; Windows, macOS and Linux apps; iOS and Android apps
AI summaries	A 2-3 line summary of every change, with the exact words a click away	An AI change summary is listed in their docs
Teams	No	Enterprise only
History kept	The last 200 checks and 10 page versions per monitor	By saved versions: none on Free, 10 on Starter, 20 on Professional and Flexi

Distill is the better fit if

You want checks every few seconds, run from your own browser.
You watch pages behind a login, or need to click or fill in forms first.
You need SMS or mobile push alerts, or many monitors at a low price.
You watch PDFs, JSON feeds or sitemaps.

ChangePing is the better fit if

You want every page checked hourly in the cloud for free, not every 6 hours.
You want Slack, Discord or webhook alerts on a free plan.
You’d rather click the part you care about than write conditions.

Sources

Plans change. If something here is out of date, the source pages above are the place to check, and we update this page when we hear about it.

Try ChangePing on a page you watch

Free for up to 5 pages, checked every hour. No card needed.