Distill.io review
Hands-on test in progress
A change monitor that runs checks in the cloud or locally in a browser extension or desktop app, with macros to act on pages before checking.
Hands-on test in progress. We are paying for one month of Distill.io and testing it on our standard set of pages. This page has no score, pros, cons or verdict yet. Those will be added with real screenshots when the test is done. Until then, everything below comes from Distill.io's official site.
Key facts
- Lowest paid price
- $15/mo
- Free plan
- Yes: 25 monitors (5 in cloud), 1,000 cloud checks a month
- Fastest check listed
- Cloud: every 2 minutes (Flexi). Local monitors: from 5 seconds
- Platforms
- Browser extension, desktop app, cloud (web app).
- Website
- https://distill.io/
Pricing
- Free: $0, 25 monitors (5 in cloud), cloud checks every 6 hours at most, 1,000 cloud checks a month.
- Starter: $15/mo, 50 monitors, cloud checks every 10 minutes, 30,000 cloud checks a month.
- Professional: $35/mo, 150 monitors, every 5 minutes, 100,000 cloud checks a month.
- Flexi: $80+/mo, 500+ monitors, every 2 minutes, 200,000+ cloud checks, with usage billed beyond the reservation.
Free plan or trial
Free plan. The pricing page does not describe a separate trial.
Key features
- Cloud monitors run on Distill's servers. Local monitors run in the browser extension or desktop app, with intervals from 5 seconds.
- Checks in the browser extension are unlimited; cloud checks are counted.
- Macros to perform actions on a page before monitoring it.
- Email and webhook alerts, push notifications, and SMS on paid plans.
- Solves Google reCAPTCHA v2 on premium plans (counted as 24 extra checks) and Turnstile captchas.
Hands-on results
Coming after the test month. We will report alert speed, accuracy and noise, how changes are shown (visual or text), and value for money, with screenshots. See how we test.
Facts checked on Nov 3, 2026. Source: https://distill.io/pricing/. Vendors change prices often, so check their site before you buy.