👋 Hey Product Hunt! I'm Sewon, and I'm excited to launch CheckAPI! ## The Problem 💔 Legacy monitoring tools are either too expensive (Pingdom at $75/mo, Datadog at $100+/mo) or have outdated UIs stuck in 2010. As an indie hacker, I needed something: - Affordable (not enterprise pricing) - Fast to setup (60 seconds, not 20 minutes) - Modern UI (built in 2024, not 2010) - Developer-friendly (APIs, webhooks, open source) ## The Solution ✨ CheckAPI is built for indie hackers and small teams: **🎨 Modern Experience** - Built with Next.js 14 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS - Clean, intuitive interface - Setup your first monitor in literally 60 seconds **💰 Affordable Pricing** - Free: 3 monitors forever - Starter: $5/mo (20 monitors, 1-min checks) - Pro: $15/mo (100 monitors, 30-sec checks) Compare to enterprise tools: - Pingdom: $75/mo - Datadog: $100+/mo - Better Stack: $20+/mo **🔓 Open Source for Transparency** - MIT license - Full code on GitHub - Open for learning and contributions - Complete transparency **🔔 Multi-Channel Alerts** - Email, Slack, Telegram, Discord, Custom Webhooks - Get notified instantly when your API goes down ## Tech Stack 🛠️ - **Backend:** FastAPI + Celery + Redis - **Frontend:** Next.js 14 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS - **Deploy:** Railway (backend) + Vercel (frontend) - **Payment:** LemonSqueezy - **Development:** OpenClaw AI coding assistant ## Built with AI 🤖 I used OpenClaw - an AI coding assistant - to build this entire project in 6 weeks. What would traditionally take 3-4 months, AI-assisted development made possible in 6 weeks. OpenClaw actually executes code, deploys to production, manages git, and handles the entire dev workflow. This is the future of indie hacking! ## What Makes It Different 🌟 Not competing with enterprise tools - CheckAPI is built for: - Solo developers with side projects - Indie hackers building SaaS - Small teams (2-10 people) - Anyone who wants modern UX without enterprise pricing Think of it as: "Notion vs Confluence" but for API monitoring. ## Try it Free! 🎉 👉 https://checkapi.io - No credit card required - 3 monitors forever free - Setup in 60 seconds I'd love to hear your feedback! 🙏 #API #Monitoring #DevTools #OpenSource #IndieHacker

CheckAPI

API monitoring that catches silent failures first

API monitoring that catches silent failures first