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title: "Hexowatch vs Distill.io — honest 2026 comparison"
description: "Hexowatch vs Distill.io: pricing, check intervals, strengths, weaknesses, and which one fits your team. Verified 2026-07-09."
canonical: "https://lemwatch.com/vs/hexowatch-vs-distill-io"
source: "https://lemwatch.com"
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# Hexowatch vs Distill.io

> A like-for-like comparison of Hexowatch and Distill.io — what each one monitors, what it costs at the entry tier, and where each one falls short.

## Pricing and intervals

- Hexowatch: free tier available, Starter (annual) from $15.83/mo, checks as often as every 15 min.
- Distill.io: free tier available, Starter from $15/mo, checks as often as every 5 min.

## Hexowatch — strengths and weaknesses

## Strengths

- 13 monitor types (visual, HTML, keyword, availability, tech-stack)
- AppSumo lifetime deals keep total cost low for solo users
- Built-in change archive with screenshots

## Weaknesses

- UI is dense and takes a while to learn
- No real uptime alerting or SLA reporting
- SEO coverage stops at basic keyword and meta checks

## Distill.io — strengths and weaknesses

## Strengths

- Local browser-based monitoring for logged-in pages
- Fine-grained CSS/XPath selector targeting
- Cross-device sync between browser extension and cloud

## Weaknesses

- Cloud checks capped at 5 minutes; frequent local checks tie up your browser
- No uptime, SSL or SEO monitoring
- Interface geared to power users, not marketing teams

## Which should you pick?

 Choose Hexowatch when You want many niche website change detectors in a single lifetime-deal-friendly product.

 Choose Distill.io when You need to watch logged-in or intranet pages from your own browser session.

 Facts last verified 2026-07-09 (Hexowatch) and 2026-07-09 (Distill.io) against each vendor's public pricing page.


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