Update Scanner AlternativesWebsite Monitoring Tools and other similar apps like Update Scanner

Update Scanner is described as 'Firefox extension to monitor web pages for updates. Useful for websites that dont provide Atom or RSS feeds' and is a website monitoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Update Scanner for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best Update Scanner alternative is Huginn, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Update Scanner are Distill Web Monitor, WebSite-Watcher, Visualping and Web Alert.

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  1. Huginn icon

    Huginn

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    Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph.

    77 Huginn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Slack
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    • Huginn is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Update Scanner.

    • Huginn is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Update Scanner.

    • Huginn is Free and Open SourceUpdate Scanner is also Free and Open Source
    • Huginn is CustomizableUpdate Scanner is not according to our users
  2. Distill Web Monitor icon

    Distill Web Monitor

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    Distill is a web monitoring tool. It can monitor RSS feeds, a webpage or a part of webpage. Alerts in the form of pop-up, audio or emails can be received.

    52 Distill Web Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    It's the easiest way to monitor changes.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Distill Web Monitor is a great Update Scanner alternative.

    • Distill Web Monitor is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Update Scanner.

    • Distill Web Monitor is Freemium and ProprietaryUpdate Scanner is Free and Open Source
  4. WebSite-Watcher icon

    WebSite-Watcher

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    WebSite-Watcher detects website updates and highlights all changes in the text. WebSite-Watcher monitors web pages, password protected pages, discussion forums and much more.

    91 WebSite-Watcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main
     

    • WebSite-Watcher is the most popular commercial alternative to Update Scanner.

    • WebSite-Watcher is Paid and ProprietaryUpdate Scanner is Free and Open Source
  5. Visualping icon

    Visualping

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    Visualping is the easiest to use website change monitoring, website change detector and website change alert software of the web. Contrary to other website change monitoring software like ChangeDetector, Versionista, Page Monitor, it tracks and detect visual webpage changes and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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    • Visualping is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Update Scanner.

    • Visualping is Freemium and ProprietaryUpdate Scanner is Free and Open Source
  6. Web Alert icon

    Web Alert

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    Web Alert enables you to monitor any website for changes (even when a login, a form post or password prompt is necessary to access the site). You can get notified when a price changes, a new article is published, you receive exam results or an answer in a forum, a registration...

    45 Web Alert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Selection of the part of the web page to watch
    The watchlist of web pages to monitor
    Viewing a detected change
     
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    Web Alert alerts you of changes sooner if you are away from your desktop because you can setup it on your mobile android device.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Web Alert is Free and ProprietaryUpdate Scanner is Free and Open Source
    • Web Alert is LightweightUpdate Scanner is not according to our users
  7. Wachete icon

    Wachete

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    Track web page changes and get notified. Free Sign-up. Have all data in one place

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  9. HARPA AI icon

    HARPA AI

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    Automate monitoring product prices, in-stock, competitors, SERP. Extract data and leads to spreadsheets. Turn websites into APIs.

    32 HARPA AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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  10. PageProbe - Automatic Page Monitor icon

    PageProbe - Automatic Page Monitor

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    Create automatic monitors for detecting and scanning changes on web pages, evaluate content based on conditions you define and trigger actions such as notifications, sounds, emails etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Waterfox
    • Brave
    • Firefox
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  11. Fluxguard icon

    Fluxguard

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    Fluxguard uses Google headless Chrome to monitor entire sites for changes. It provides 3 different levels of change monitoring, pixel change detecting comparing screenshots, code-level comparison of the rendered DOM, and extracted text comparison.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    SiteDelta

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    SiteDelta is an Add-on for old versions of Mozilla Firefox (before the introduction of WebExtensions).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
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  13. ChangeTower icon

    ChangeTower

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    Monitor and track website changes, detect only the changes that matter to you. Get an alert when we detect a matching change.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  14. WebMonitors icon

    WebMonitors

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    WebMonitors is a cloud-based SaaS platform for monitoring website changes. It allows users to track modifications to any webpage, including those behind logins, by monitoring specific elements like text, images, and HTML.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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