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changedetection.io

OPEN SRC

Stay up-to-date with web-site content changes

VG SCORE
9.5

Product Details

PricingOpen Source
Free Trialn/a (open-source, self-hosted)
API✅ REST
Learning CurveModerate
Integrations8 available

■ INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING — Weekly tool drops. No spam.

PROS & CONS

STRENGTHS

  • Highly configurable with support for many notification platforms.
  • Offers both a simple cloud version and a powerful, private self-hosted option.
  • Completely free and open-source with strong community support.

WEAKNESSES

  • The self-hosted version requires technical knowledge to set up and maintain.
  • The user interface, while functional, is not as polished as some commercial alternatives.

KEY FEATURES

Browser Extension

Includes a browser add-on for quickly adding new pages to monitor.

Visual & Text Monitoring

Tracks changes in both visual page content and underlying text/HTML.

Self-Hosted & Cloud Options

Can be run on your own server or used via a free cloud service.

Filtering & Ignoring

Lets you ignore specific areas of a page to reduce false positives.

WHO IS changedetection.io BEST FOR?

Researchers and journalists

They can track changes on news sites, government portals, or academic pages to stay informed on evolving information.

Developers and DevOps engineers

They can automate monitoring of API documentation, competitor websites, or software release notes for timely updates.

INTEGRATIONS

TelegramMatrixDiscordPushoverEmailWebhookSlackGotify

TECHNICAL DETAILS

LEARNING CURVE
MODERATE — FEW HOURS
FREE TRIAL

n/a (open-source, self-hosted)

API

REST

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