When comparing Copernic Tracker vs Visualping, the Slant community recommends Visualping for most people. In the question“What are the best webpage change detection and notification software tools?” Visualping is ranked 8th while Copernic Tracker is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose Visualping is:
GUI for selecting sections of a page to monitor is clear and easy to use.
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Pros
Pro Keeps local copies of page revisions
Pro Can track unlimited number of external and intranet pages
Pro Has a 30-day free trial
Pro Will highlight changes
Pro Can notify via email, sms, desktop alert and tray icon
Pro Has 4 pre-set checking frequency options
Pro Has an advanced query form
Pro Intuitive interface
GUI for selecting sections of a page to monitor is clear and easy to use.
Pro Features
Cons
Con Potentially expensive
The "free" version of Visualping offers a specific number of "checks" and it might be ok if you check once a day but their "recomendation" or guide of typical use will exhaust the free checks very quickly.
Con Too many false alarms
Con Potential bandwidth issues
VP checks for changes in graphics as well as text, and to do so has to frequently download the entire content of a monitored page. If the hosting account has bandwidth limits they can be exceeded very easily if a number of graphics heavy pages are monitored by a number of users.