About Dotcom-Tools
Dotcom-Tools is a free suite of website and network testing tools built by Dotcom-Monitor. It lets anyone test a website, server or network path from locations around the world in seconds, with no installation.
At a glance
- What it is: free online tools for website speed, web servers, ping, traceroute, DNS, email, FTP, streaming media and China firewall testing.
- Who makes it: Dotcom-Monitor, which has provided website monitoring for over 20 years and also makes the LoadView load testing platform.
- How it works: each test runs from Dotcom-Monitor's monitoring locations, using real browsers and real network protocols.
- Free: all tests are free; a free account adds more locations and test history, and paid plans add more tests, every location, scheduled tests and API access.
Our mission
Let's make the web a faster place. Dotcom-Tools gives developers, system administrators and site owners the same outside-in view of their websites and servers that their visitors have, for free, so they can find and fix problems quickly.
The Dotcom-Monitor family
- **Dotcom-Tools:** free one-off tests for websites, servers and networks.
- **Dotcom-Monitor:** 24/7 synthetic monitoring of websites, web applications, APIs and infrastructure, with alerts and reports.
- **LoadView:** cloud load testing with real browsers.
Contact
Questions about Dotcom-Tools or monitoring? Contact Dotcom-Monitor. Read the privacy policy and terms of service.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Dotcom-Tools?
Dotcom-Tools is built and operated by Dotcom-Monitor, a provider of website, application and infrastructure monitoring and the maker of LoadView.
Is Dotcom-Tools the same as Dotcom-Monitor?
They are from the same company. Dotcom-Tools offers free one-off tests; Dotcom-Monitor is the paid platform that runs checks continuously and sends alerts.
Where do the tests run from?
From Dotcom-Monitor's monitoring locations around the world, including locations in mainland China for the China Firewall Test.
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