Does Pathly replace Oh Dear?

Not for crawling the site: Pathly does not look for broken links page by page. For uptime, Pathly’s Ping checks that the site responds, at regular intervals. For the cart, the login or the form, Pathly adds what uptime does not show.

Do I need to install anything on the site?

No. Pathly checks the site from the outside, like a visitor. No plugin is needed, whatever the CMS.

Can I try before paying?

Yes. The Flow demo opens without an account, and the Solo plan is free, with no card and no time limit. Its limits are on the Pricing page.

Comparison

Oh Dear or Pathly: uptime, then the journey

Oh Dear watches uptime, certificates, broken links and scheduled tasks. Pathly adds the journey: it replays the cart, the login or the form in real Chrome.

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What each tool checks
What each tool checks	Oh Dear	Pathly
Multi-step browser journey	Not stated on its page : not stated	Yes : Flow, real browser
Site uptime	Yes : every minute, failure confirmed from a second location	Yes : Ping, doubtful failure rechecked
Certificate, domain and DNS	Yes : yes	Yes : yes
Broken links and mixed content across the site	Yes : site crawler	No : not its job: it follows a journey
Scheduled tasks (cron)	Yes : yes	Yes : heartbeat
Client report	Yes : monthly email report	Yes : monthly PDF, your brand on Business
EU data hosting stated	Yes : data in Belgium	Yes : GCP europe-west1, public DPA
Entry price	10-day trial, then €15/month for 2 sites	Free Solo plan, no card

Multi-step browser journey

Pathly: Yes : Flow, real browser
Oh Dear: Not stated on its page : not stated

Site uptime

Pathly: Yes : Ping, doubtful failure rechecked
Oh Dear: Yes : every minute, failure confirmed from a second location

Certificate, domain and DNS

Pathly: Yes : yes
Oh Dear: Yes : yes

Broken links and mixed content across the site

Pathly: No : not its job: it follows a journey
Oh Dear: Yes : site crawler

Scheduled tasks (cron)

Pathly: Yes : heartbeat
Oh Dear: Yes : yes

Client report

Pathly: Yes : monthly PDF, your brand on Business
Oh Dear: Yes : monthly email report

EU data hosting stated

Pathly: Yes : GCP europe-west1, public DPA
Oh Dear: Yes : data in Belgium

Entry price

Pathly: Free Solo plan, no card
Oh Dear: 10-day trial, then €15/month for 2 sites

Tools' public pages read on 11/06/2026. ohdear.app/pricing · ohdear.app/features · ohdear.app/docs/features/uptime-and-performance-monitoring

Pathly: an agency’s client sites, one journey failing — A client’s checkout is red, with its screenshot.
The homepage Ping stays green: the server responds.
A filter to see only the problems.
Screenshot of the Pathly app, with demo data.

What Oh Dear does well

A check every minute, confirmed from a second location before the alert. Certificates, DNS, broken links, mixed content and scheduled tasks. Status pages, unlimited team members and data hosted in Belgium. For looking after a portfolio of sites, it is a complete tool. Keep it for that.

The journey, which its pages do not describe

Oh Dear’s pages, read on 6 November 2026, describe no multi-step journey in a browser. Pathly replays the login, the cart up to the payment page or the contact form. You click through the journey once in the recorder, or Lumi prepares it on WooCommerce, Shopify, PrestaShop, Magento, WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. If a step breaks, the alert comes with its screenshot.

Both together

An agency can keep Oh Dear for uptime and broken links, and add Pathly for the journeys that bring its clients revenue. Pathly runs on Google Cloud europe-west1, with a public DPA. The monthly PDF report shows the client what was checked. On Business, it carries the agency’s brand.

Common questions

Does Pathly replace Oh Dear?: Not for crawling the site: Pathly does not look for broken links page by page. For uptime, Pathly’s Ping checks that the site responds, at regular intervals. For the cart, the login or the form, Pathly adds what uptime does not show.
Do I need to install anything on the site?: No. Pathly checks the site from the outside, like a visitor. No plugin is needed, whatever the CMS.
Can I try before paying?: Yes. The Flow demo opens without an account, and the Solo plan is free, with no card and no time limit. Its limits are on the Pricing page.