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Checkly

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Programmable API and browser monitoring for developers — a German alternative to Pingdom.

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Overview

Checkly is a Berlin, Germany-based European company building developer tools and monitoring software since 2018. Despite its EU base, EU Alts has verified that Checkly is independently owned, with its ultimate ownership based in Germany, and hosts customer data with AWS in Multiple AWS regions including EU (e.g. eu-west-1) and US, so it may still fall under the reach of the US CLOUD Act — worth weighing against Datadog on this specific point.

Why European teams pick Checkly

Teams in Europe still consider Checkly for its developer tools product and Germany presence, operating since 2018, but unlike a fully EU-owned provider, Checkly is independently owned, with its ultimate ownership based in Germany, and hosts customer data with AWS in Multiple AWS regions including EU (e.g. eu-west-1) and US — so it does not fully avoid US CLOUD Act exposure the way some other alternatives to Datadog do.

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About

Checkly is a Netherlands-based monitoring and testing platform that combines synthetic monitoring (always-on API and browser checks) with end-to-end test execution. It uses Playwright for browser automation and runs checks from multiple global locations, including EU data centres. Development teams use Checkly to test API endpoints, user flows, and deployments before and after they go live — a practice called monitoring as code. Checks are defined in JavaScript or TypeScript and live alongside application code in version control. Checkly integrates with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Vercel, and other CI/CD tools. Being EU-headquartered, it processes monitoring data under GDPR and offers a standard DPA.

Details

Founded
2018
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Ownership
Independently owned (Germany)
Hosting
AWS, Multiple AWS regions including EU (e.g. eu-west-1) and US
CLOUD Act
Exposed
Verified
2026-07-31
Last checked
2026-07-31
Company size
51–200 employees

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Frequently asked questions

What does Checkly do?

Checkly is programmable api and browser monitoring for developers — a german alternative to pingdom. It is listed under developer tools and monitoring on EU Alts because its core functionality serves teams looking for a European developer tools tool with EU data residency, typically as a switch away from Datadog.

Is Checkly GDPR compliant?

Checkly is headquartered in Berlin, Germany and processes user data under the GDPR by default. Customer data processing is supervised by Germany's data protection authority, the Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI). However, EU Alts has verified that Checkly is independently owned, with its ultimate ownership based in Germany, and hosts customer data with AWS in Multiple AWS regions including EU (e.g. eu-west-1) and US, which means — unlike a fully EU-owned provider — it may still be reachable under the US CLOUD Act, similar to Datadog in that respect.

How do teams switch from Datadog to Checkly?

Teams evaluating a move from Datadog to Checkly should note: Checkly is independently owned, with its ultimate ownership based in Germany, and hosts customer data with AWS in Multiple AWS regions including EU (e.g. eu-west-1) and US, so this switch narrows but may not fully close the US CLOUD Act gap. Weigh that against the developer tools workflow fit before treating it as a complete Schrems II fix.

Where is Checkly based?

Checkly is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The company was founded in 2018. Its main website is https://www.checklyhq.com.