Inside the Sidebar Redesign: A Designer's Perspective
We just released a fresh new view of the sidebar in the Checkly app. This decision was made after some extensive user research—and this is the story of how we got to the final solution.
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Build vs. Buy: Uptime Monitoring
If you’re leading a technical organization, you’ll have a critical question when you want to perform uptime monitoring: should wse build and run an uptime monitor ourselves, or pay for a service? While it’s totally possible to build your own basic uptime monitor, you’ll end up costing your business more.
OpenTelemetry's Hidden Superpowers: The OTEL Collector
Catch the replay of this in-depth and practical webinar where experts Nočnica Mellifera and María de Antón unveil the real power of the OpenTelemetry Collector. In this hands-on session, we cover: Whether you’re new to OpenTelemetry or deep into building observability pipelines, this session will help you fine-tune your setup, reduce noise, and boost performance.
10 Best Status Page Tools in 2025
A well-crafted status page helps you build trust, reduce support tickets, and keep stakeholders informed in real time. But with so many tools available, which one should you choose? We’ve rounded up the top 10 status page tools — from legacy platforms to modern, dev-first options. Let’s dive in!
How to Use Playwright to Validate an API Response Schema (PWT-Native and Zod)
In this video, Stefan Judis, Playwright ambassador, explores ways to apply schema validation for API responses. We dive into three detailed examples: By the end of this tutorial, you'll learn how to employ Playwright's native methods or a JSON validation library such as Zod to ensure your API responses meet expected schemas.
Checkly Partners with Vercel in Observability Marketplace Launch
We're thrilled to announce that Checkly is now a launch partner in Vercel's Observability Marketplace! This integration makes it easier than ever for Vercel users to monitor their deployments with end-to-end testing and API monitoring powered by Checkly.
Choosing The Right Playwright Locators For User-First End-To-End Testing
Join Stefan Judis, Playwright ambassador, as he shows different Playwright locators and explains why choosing "user-first" locators is the recommended end-to-end testing approach.
Detect, Resolve, and Communicate: Introducing Checkly Status Pages
Checkly has always been your early warning system—giving engineering teams unmatched speed and precision in detecting problems through powerful synthetic monitoring. When systems fail, communicating clearly and quickly is just as important as fixing the issue itself. Downtime is inevitable. Confusion doesn’t have to be.
TIL - The Playwright getBy* locators treat visibility differently!
Join Stefan Judis, Playwright ambassador, as he explains why the getByRole() locator is the only locator considering visibility when matching UI elements.
Introducing Checkly Status Pages
Meet Checkly Status Pages — a fast, integrated, and transparent way to keep customers and stakeholders informed. Now, monitoring and communication live on the same platform.