ChangeTower vs Hexowatch (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ChangeTower grades higher than Hexowatch: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ChangeTower grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ChangeTower
Page change monitoring with snapshots, diffs and AI filtering
Hexowatch
AI website change monitoring with plain-language explanations
Which one is for you
Pick ChangeTower if
- Fits if you watch a short list of pages, like a competitor's pricing
- Works for small teams that want history of each change
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 3 pages and daily checks
- Skip it if you need hourly checks cheaply, as they start at $29 a month on Essential
- Pricey if you want Slack, webhooks or element-level watching, which start on Business at $62
- Watch out: more than 200 pages means a sales-priced Enterprise plan
Pick Hexowatch if
- Fits if you want plain-language explanations of page changes, not raw diffs
- Works for a few watches on one person's plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want clear limits, as only the Plus column showed values
- Tight if you use many checks, since they spend tokens
- Not for you if you want the old Hexowatch plans, because the old pricing page redirects to OR:ON
- Watch out: the monthly prices are worked from the stated yearly saving
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAChangeTowerFair | 2.2GPAHexowatchFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$10 a month on yearly billing for 25 pages ($12 monthly), at the top of the category's cheaper quarter. | C$10.50 a month on yearly billing for Personal ($15 monthly), just above the category's $10 cheaper quarter. Plus is $38.50 for 50 watches. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 3 pages checked daily, which you'll outgrow quickly, plus a 5-day trial on paid plans. | CA free plan with no card, but its watch and token limits aren't shown, so we can't say how far it goes. |
| Features | CScheduled checks, snapshots, diffs, keyword and section watching, AI filtering and alerts. The listing shows gaps: hourly checks and selective monitoring start on Essential, and Slack and webhooks on Business. | CSeveral watch types, AI change analysis, proxies and alerts. Checks and proxy visits use tokens, so the allowance caps the work, and only Plus shows its limits. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You pick pages and set what counts as a change. | CNo store rating on record. You set up each watch and decide what to be told about. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Slack, webhooks and an MCP on the top plan. | BWeb only, with Slack, webhooks and an MCP. |
| Best for | watching web pages for changes with snapshots | AI page change monitoring that explains what changed |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ChangeTower and Hexowatch. How we grade
Price against what you get
ChangeTower starts at $10 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Hexowatch starts at $10.50 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and ChangeTower starts $0.50 a month lower. Of the other technical SEO tools on the chart, 5 score higher than ChangeTower for less, and 5 score higher than Hexowatch for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ChangeTower also covers screenshots.
At a glance
| ChangeTower | Hexowatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month for 25 pages, billed annually ($12 billed monthly) | $10.50 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 3 monitored pages, checked daily. | Free plan with no credit card; its watch and token limits are not shown in the page text. |
| Free trial | 5-day free trial on every paid plan | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ChangeTower | Hexact, Inc. |
| Price read from | changetower.com | orion.hexowatch.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ChangeTower
- The Free plan covers 3 pages and checks only daily.
- Hourly checks start on Essential at $36 per month billed monthly.
- Selective monitoring, Slack and webhooks are not on the lowest plans.
- Business has 200 pages; more pages need the sales-priced Enterprise plan.
Hexowatch
- The hexowatch.com pricing page redirects to the OR:ON product; the older Hexowatch plans were not readable.
- Only the Plus column of the plan comparison showed values, so Free, Personal and Scale limits are not confirmed.
- Checks and AI analysis use tokens, and proxy visits use tokens too.
- The monthly prices are worked from the stated yearly saving, not shown directly.
Key features
ChangeTower
- Scheduled page checks
- Pages are checked on a schedule that depends on the plan: daily on Free and Lite, hourly from Essential, with custom days and times from Essential up.
- Content change detection
- Shows the exact before and after of a change, and can alert only when chosen keywords appear or disappear.
- Selective monitoring
- Essential watches or ignores parts of a page by section; Business goes down to individual elements.
- AI monitoring
- Lets you describe in plain language what to watch, and is switched on for every monitor on every plan.
- Snapshot history
- Stores a snapshot on each check, kept for 30 days to 6 months depending on the plan, with comments and an activity log for the team.
- Alerts and hooks
- Sends email notifications on all plans. Slack, webhooks and an MCP connection for AI assistants are listed on Business.
Hexowatch
- Several watch types
- OR:ON lists page, RSS, sitemap, JSON, WHOIS and DNS, tech stack, rendered HTML, uptime and API watches.
- AI change analysis
- Explains each change in plain words and alerts only when it matches what you asked for. It uses tokens.
- Token allowance
- Checks and AI analysis draw on a monthly token allowance; the Plus plan lists 50K and more can be added.
- Residential proxies
- Can open sites that block automated visits by using residential IPs; proxy visits use tokens.
- Alerts and integrations
- Lists Slack, an API, webhooks and MCP as integrations.
Plans
ChangeTower
Free$0
3 monitored pages, checked daily.
Lite$10
per month for 25 pages, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
25 pages checked every 24 hours, 1 additional team member, 30 days of snapshot history.
Essential$29
per month for 100 pages, billed annually ($36 billed monthly)
Hourly checks, 3 extra members, 60 days of history, selective monitoring by section and custom schedules.
Business$62
per month for 200 pages, billed annually ($78 billed monthly)
Hourly checks, 5 extra members, 6 months of history, element-level monitoring, Slack, webhooks and MCP.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom page and member counts, domain scanning, multi-region monitoring, SAML single sign-on.
Hexowatch
Free$0
For trying OR:ON on your own pages; no credit card needed.
Personal$10.50
per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
For watching a few things that matter; billed $126 a year.
Plus$38.50
per month, billed annually ($55 billed monthly)
50 watches, checks every 5 minutes, 50K tokens a month and 3 users; billed $462 a year.
Scale$133
per month, billed annually ($190 billed monthly)
For agencies and large watch lists, with 10 users; billed $1,596 a year.
CustomCustom
Security review and invoicing for larger teams, with limits set for the team.
Ways to pay less
ChangeTower
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves about 20%
The pricing page lists yearly rates of $10, $29 and $62 per month for Lite, Essential and Business, against $12, $36 and $78 billed monthly.
Hexowatch
- Annual discount
Annual billing takes 30% off
The OR:ON pricing page offers an Annual option marked 30% off, for example $462 a year for Plus, a $198 saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ChangeTower or Hexowatch?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ChangeTower is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $10.50 a month for Hexowatch. ChangeTower starts at $10 per month for 25 pages, billed annually ($12 billed monthly), and Hexowatch starts at $10.50 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, ChangeTower or Hexowatch?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both ChangeTower and Hexowatch have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.