1. How do credits work?
Every user gets a certain number of credits per month. You can use these credits to add monitors, perform checks, create status pages, send emails, SMS, etc.
1. How do credits work?
Every user gets a certain number of credits per month. You can use these credits to add monitors, perform checks, create status pages, send emails, SMS, etc.
2. What happens when my credits are exhausted?
Pinger Man sends you an email when your credits are running low. Make sure to buy more credits before they are empty. All monitors are automatically paused when your credits are exhausted. You will receive another email notification when this happens.
3. How many Credits do I receive?
All subscription plans (including Free) add monthly credits to your balance.
| Plan | Price | Credits |
| Free | $0 | $0 per month |
| Basic | $4.95 | $5 per month |
| Pro | $29.95 | $30 per month |
| Business | $49.95 | $50 per month |
| Premium | $79.95 | $80 per month |
| Elite | $99.95 | $100 per month |
4. How do I buy credits?
Click on the Credits in the top right of the application's dashboard. You will see how many credits are left, how long they will last, the latest transactions, and a full breakdown of the daily credit consumption.
Use the Purchase Credits button to see a list of the available Credit Packs. For each credit pack, you can see the amount of credit added to your account, how long they will last under the current usage and how much they cost. Use a credit pack that is most suitable for you.
Given below is the pricing for purchasing additional Credits.
| Credits | Price |
| $5 | $5 |
| $10 | $10 |
| $20 | $20 |
| $50 | $50 |
| $100 | $100 |
| $200 | $200 |
| $500 | $500 |
| $1,000 | $1,000 |
5. How are Credits consumed?
The following table shows the credit consumption rates.
| Item | Credits Consumed |
| Standard Monitors (Storage) | $0.000111 per hour |
| Standard Monitors (Checks) | $0.000006 per check |
| Low Frequency Monitors (Storage) | $0.000111 per hour |
| Low Frequency Monitors (Checks) | $0.000278 per check |
| Additional Redirect Requests | $0.000006 per request |
| Bytes Received | $0.000006 per 50 KB |
| Status Pages (Storage) | $0.000222 per day |
| Maintenance Windows (Storage) | $0.000222 per day |
| Contacts (Storage) | $0.000222 per day |
| Email Alerts | $0.000222 per email sent |
| SMS Alerts | $0.022222 per SMS sent |
| API | $0.000056 per API request |
6. Do credits expire?
Credits do not expire. You can use them at a later date.
7. What is the maximum credit I can accumulate?
There is no limit to how much credit you can add.
8. Pricing Example: 10 HTTP monitors for websites (1 min checks)
Sam is a freelance web developer. He has built 10 websites to showcase his portfolio. Sam wants his websites to be always up so that his clients can see his work. He creates 10 HTTP monitors to be checked once every minute.
Here is a breakdown of the credits consumed to monitor his websites with the assumption that Sam's website goes down once every day.
| Item | Quantity | Rate | Credits Consumed |
| Standard Monitors (Storage) | 240 hours | $0.000111 per hour | $0.026667 per day |
| Standard Monitors (Checks) | 14,400 checks | $0.000006 per check | $0.080000 per day |
| Contacts (Storage) | 1 contact | $0.000222 per day | $0.000222 per day |
| Email Alerts | 20 emails per day | $0.000222 per email sent | $0.004444 per day |
| Credits Spent (Daily) | $0.111333 per day | ||
| Credits Spent (Monthly) | $3.34 per month |
Sam spends $3.34 credits monthly. An yearly Business subscription of $449.95 would give him $600 credits which would last 14 years. Thus, the cost of monitoring 10 HTTP monitors is about $2.51 per month.
The cost of a HTTP monitor checked every 1 min is roughly $0.25 per month.
9. Pricing Example: 50 HTTP monitors for websites (5 min checks)
Rick is also a freelance web developer. He has built 50 websites to showcase his portfolio. Rick is more cost conscious and can make do with 5 minute checks. He creates 50 HTTP monitors.
Here is a breakdown of the credits consumed to monitor his websites with the assumption that Rick's website goes down once every day.
| Item | Quantity | Rate | Credits Consumed |
| Standard Monitors (Storage) | 1200 hours | $0.000111 per hour | $0.133333 per day |
| Standard Monitors (Checks) | 14,400 checks | $0.000006 per check | $0.080000 per day |
| Contacts (Storage) | 1 contact | $0.000222 per day | $0.000222 per day |
| Email Alerts | 100 emails per day | $0.000222 per email sent | $0.022222 per day |
| Credits Spent (Daily) | $0.235778 per day | ||
| Credits Spent (Monthly) | $7.07 per month |
Rick spends $7.07 credits monthly. An yearly Business subscription of $449.95 would give him $600 credits which would last 6 years. Thus, the cost of monitoring 50 HTTP monitors is about $5.36 per month.
The cost of a HTTP monitor checked every 5 min is roughly $0.11 per month.
10. Pricing Example: 100 domain expiration monitors
Sally, a managed service provider, manages renewals for 100 domains of a client. She creates 100 WHOIS monitors and sets a reminder for 30 days before expiry.
Here is a breakdown of the credits consumed to monitor these domains with the assumption that Sally renews the domains every year.
| Item | Quantity | Rate | Credits Consumed |
| Low Frequency Monitors (Storage) | 2400 hours | $0.000111 per hour | $0.266667 per day |
| Low Frequency Monitors (Checks) | 100 checks | $0.000278 per check | $0.027778 per day |
| Contacts (Storage) | 1 contact | $0.000222 per day | $0.000222 per day |
| Email Alerts (Yearly) | 200 emails sent | $0.000222 per email sent | $0.044444 per year |
| Credits Spent (Daily) | $0.294783 per day | ||
| Credits Spent (Monthly) | $8.84 per month |
Sally spends $8.84 credits monthly. An yearly Business subscription of $449.95 would give her $600 credits which would last 5 years. Thus, the cost of monitoring 100 Domain expiration monitors is about $6.63 per month.
The cost of a domain expiration monitor is roughly $0.07 per month.
11. Pricing Example: 275 Redirect monitors (checked every 8 hours)
David wants to monitor the affiliate links for his platform. He wants to track 275 URLs and make sure they land on the correct page. Because URLs don't change too frequently, David can reduce the cost by checking the URLs once every 8 hours. He creates 275 Redirect monitors.
On an average, each check consumes 500 KB and takes 10 seconds.
Here is a breakdown of the credits consumed to monitor his affiliate links with the assumption that the URLs break once per month.
| Item | Quantity | Rate | Credits Consumed |
| Standard Monitors (Storage) | 6600 hours | $0.000111 per hour | $0.733333 per day |
| Standard Monitors (Checks) | 825 checks | $0.000006 per check | $0.004583 per day |
| Bytes Received | 402.83 MB | $0.000006 per 50 KB | $0.045833 per day |
| Response Time | 2 hours | $0.000006 per 100 milliseconds | $0.458333 per day |
| Contacts (Storage) | 1 contact | $0.000222 per day | $0.000222 per day |
| Email Alerts | 9 emails per day | $0.000222 per email sent | $0.002033 per day |
| Credits Spent (Daily) | $1.244339 per day | ||
| Credits Spent (Monthly) | $37.33 per month |
David spends $37.33 credits monthly. An yearly Business subscription of $449.95 would give him $600 credits which would last 1 year. Thus, the cost of monitoring 275 Redirect monitors is about $28.01 per month.
The cost of a Redirect monitor checked every 480 min is roughly $0.10 per month.