Product comparison
OnChange vs Distill.io
Distill offers local and cloud monitoring. OnChange combines cloud checks with visual evidence, API monitoring, and accessibility workflows.
Choose based on where checks should run and how much cloud capacity you need. Distill includes a small free cloud allowance alongside local monitoring. OnChange runs monitors in the cloud and offers sub-minute scheduled checks on Business and Enterprise. Compare monthly cloud-check quotas as well as monitor counts.
Feature comparison
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| Feature | OnChange | Distill.io |
|---|---|---|
Free plan available Distill Free includes 25 monitors, including 5 cloud monitors, with 1,000 cloud checks per month at a minimum 6-hour interval. | ||
Cloud-based (no browser required) Distill offers cloud monitoring on Free and paid plans. Its local monitors run on your device. | ||
Monitors run when your laptop is closed Cloud monitors continue independently of your laptop. Local Distill monitors require their host device to stay available. | ||
Sub-minute check intervals OnChange reaches 10 seconds on Enterprise. Distill local checks start at 5 seconds; published cloud minimums range from 6 hours on Free to 2 minutes on Flexi. | ||
Visual (screenshot) diffs Distill is primarily text/DOM-diff based. | ||
API / JSON endpoint monitoring | ||
CSS selector + XPath targeting | ||
AI change summaries | ||
Git commit correlation | ||
WCAG accessibility scans | ||
Free public screenshot tool OnChange ships a free standalone URL-to-PNG tool anyone can use without an account. | ||
Slack / Discord alerts Distill has some integrations but most require their cloud plan. | ||
Custom webhooks | ||
REST API | ||
Team collaboration | ||
Scraping JavaScript-rendered pages Both handle SPAs well - OnChange uses a real headless Chromium (JS rendering on Pro and up). |
OnChange plan availability: visual comparisons, JavaScript rendering, and AI summaries start on Pro; multi-region monitoring and automations start on Business. AI features have daily usage budgets. Git correlation requires a linked repository and supports investigation by a reviewer. Compare current OnChange plan limits.
Comparison based on publicly available information. Distill.io's feature set may have changed since publication. Verify the current details on their website.
Choose the product that fits the work
Pick OnChange if
- You need cloud checks faster than one minute on Business or Enterprise
- You want screenshots / visual diffs alongside DOM-level text tracking
- You need sub-minute intervals to catch flash sales or breaking API changes
- Your team needs a REST API to script monitor creation from CI/CD
- WCAG accessibility scans matter for your agency or compliance work
- You want AI-generated change summaries (paid plans), not just raw diffs
Pick Distill.io if
- You only need to monitor a handful of pages for personal / hobby use
- You want a mix of local monitors and cloud checks
- You prefer local monitoring from a browser extension or desktop app
- You specifically want the Chrome / Firefox extension UX Distill is known for
Pricing
Distill Free includes 25 monitors, of which 5 can run in the cloud, with 1,000 cloud checks per month and a 6-hour minimum cloud interval. Monthly Starter is $15 for 50 monitors, 30,000 cloud checks, and a 10-minute minimum; Professional is $35 with 5-minute cloud checks; Flexi starts at $80 with 2-minute cloud checks. Local checks can run from 5 seconds. OnChange Free includes 5 cloud monitors at 30 minutes; Pro is $12/month for 50 monitors at 60 seconds.
Pricing and check intervals reviewed September 24, 2026. This review covers the stated prices, quotas, and intervals.
Check Distill.io's official pricing and availabilityMigration plan
Open your Distill watchlist, copy each monitored URL and its selector config, and recreate them in OnChange - the CSS selector syntax is identical. If you used XPath, OnChange supports XPath too (via the generic selector field). Notification channels map 1:1; Slack and Discord webhook URLs transfer unchanged.
Try OnChange free
5 monitors, all alert channels and full API access, no credit card required. Start with one monitor and migrate at your own pace.