Cloud-only checks let real issues go unseen
- Tests only from cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
- No last-mile visibility; restricted to data center environments
- Rarely detects regional DNS/CDN performance issues
- Limited or no visibility into 3rd-party performance failures
- Cloud-only view misses backbone and user-level insights
- Relies on cloud infrastructure, no proprietary network
- Tests from 233 global checkpoints on real-world ISP networks
- Monitors from where users actually are for true last-mile visibility
- Detects regional DNS and CDN issues others miss
- Uncovers 3rd-party performance issues at the local level
- Covers backbone, cloud, and end-user layers for full insight
- Owns and operates its purpose-built global monitoring network
The challenge
Are these scenarios familiar to you?
Apps only work in AWS' backyard
Cloud-only checks run from inside AWS, Azure, or Google, often in the same region where your servers are hosted. Of course the results look good in ideal conditions, but what about your users in rural Canada or Southeast Asia?
You’re blind to regional issues
When your CDN underperforms in Brazil or a 3rd-party script stalls in Indonesia, cloud-based tools can’t test this. You see a green dashboard; your users see a broken page and leave for a more reliable competitor.
You waste time on fake alerts
You spend hours debugging false positives or miss real outages until user complaints roll in. Using cloud-only tools is like testing in a sterile lab — no traffic, no obstacles, no pressure. It’s not the real world where you users are.
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Unmatched checkpoint scope
233 global checkpoints across physical PoPs and diverse networks for real user perspective.
Local insights, global scale
Last-mile coverage to detect delays, drops, and disconnects close to end-users.
End-to-end visibility
3rd-party monitors to make sure your critical dependencies perform.
Global infrastructure insight
Catch what cloud-only checks miss
Cloud environments present ideal conditions, but users don’t live in AWS. Eliminate infrastructure blind spots and catch misrouted CDN traffic, DNS delays, and dependency failures across regions — before they break the digital experience.
- Outside-in perspective: Run checks from ISP networks and backbone PoPs to simulate real external traffic paths.
- CDN behavior by geography: Detect misconfigured, overloaded, or misrouted edge locations by region.
- DNS resolution visibility: Spot slow or failed DNS lookups across international networks before your users notice.
User-level performance clarity
Monitor from where users actually are
Your app may look perfect in the cloud, but users on real networks face congestion, latency, or ISP-specific slowdowns. Uptrends gives you last-mile visibility into what users really experience on the ground.
- Real ISP checkpoints: Run monitoring from 233 global checkpoints on local ISP networks, not hyperscale data centers.
- ISP-level slowdown detection: Identify issues with specific providers or regions before they cascade into user problems.
- Dynamic route visibility: See how real-world routing decisions, peering, and congestion affect delivery at the edge.
“Synthetic monitoring from specific checkpoints helps us troubleshoot problems before a user journey is disrupted.”
Real-time synthetic alerts
Detect real issues and outages faster
Cloud-only tools generate alerts based on cloud performance, meaning your team wastes hours on transient errors or misses real ones until support tickets flood in. Uptrends makes sure alerts reflect what your users see.
- Third-party visibility: Catch script stalls and third-party dependency issues in specific locations and devices.
- Noise reduction: Validate errors by automatically testing from a second checkpoint, separating real issues from cloud-side glitches.
- Reliable context: View screenshots, timings, and waterfalled traces tied to each alert, so you can pinpoint the root cause.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you'd like a closer look or personalized guidance, we’ll run a side-by-side comparison using your actual site to see what your current synthetic monitoring tool is missing.
Book my 1-on-1 demoNo, Uptrends is fully agentless. You can run synthetic monitors from any of our global checkpoints in minutes. There’s no coding required unless you choose to customize scripts or API flows.
Yes, start your free 30-day trial for full access to our 230+ proprietary PoPs, ISP-level and backbone monitoring, multi-step API testing, and real browser checks. No credit card needed, no hidden fees after your trial ends.
Pricing is based on the number of monitors and the monitoring types you need, while checkpoints, users, and integrations are unlimited.
Classic signs include:
- Your cloud-based checks report all-clear, but user complaints say otherwise.
- You don’t see variation by geography or ISP.
- You can only react to incidents rather than catch them proactively.
- You chase alerts that don’t reflect users’ real problems.
No problem — we don’t have any regional fees or hidden limits. You can select and edit which checkpoints each monitor runs from, tailoring coverage to your needs. As Uptrends’ network expands, your coverage grows too at no extra cost.