Checkly is built for engineering teams. Tracefox is built for agencies.
Checkly is a strong synthetic monitoring platform for teams that write Playwright tests in code. If you're an agency watching client Shopify or WooCommerce stores, or a marketing ops lead at a DTC brand, you may prefer to generate or record checkout tests without writing code. That's Tracefox.
The real difference: who you are
Both tools can watch a checkout flow. The question is which one matches your actual workflow.
No code vs Playwright code
Checkly browser checks are Playwright scripts in JavaScript or TypeScript, and Playwright Codegen can generate a first draft. That suits teams that work in version control. Tracefox generates or records the flow without code, so someone outside engineering can update it when checkout changes.
Client-ready output
Checkly dashboards are built for engineering teams, with white-label status pages on Enterprise. Tracefox sends client PDF reports written for non-technical readers, white-label with your agency logo on Pro and Business.
Pricing
Checkly paid plans start at $29/mo ($24/mo billed annually) with 3,000 browser runs. Tracefox Pro is $99/mo with daily checkout tests and monitoring on 15 sites.
When Checkly is the better fit
If you are an engineering team that wants Playwright monitoring as code, API checks alongside browser flows, frequent runs and CI integration, with engineers who maintain the tests, Checkly is the better fit. It's not what Tracefox is trying to be.
Tracefox is for people managing e-commerce sites for clients or inside a growth team, where the person who notices checkout broke isn't writing the test, and the person who sees the report is the client, not an SRE.
Create your first checkout test without code
No Playwright, no CI pipeline, no TypeScript. Generate a test from your store URL, or record one with the Chrome extension on Pro and Business.
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