Dyno-aware checks
Watch.Dog tests your Heroku apps from edge locations and maps failures to dyno types so you can see whether web, worker, or one-off dynos misbehaved.
Tag monitors with pipeline, review app, and region metadata to keep previews and production separate.
Signals to monitor
- HTTP/HTTPS endpoints
- Private space TCP ports
- Addon health pages
Native Heroku hooks
Forward platform events and release notifications into Watch.Dog via log drains or the Platform API.
Trigger rollback runbooks automatically when downtime is detected.
Watch.Dog gave us heroku pipeline-wide visibility without a single paid add-on.
Keep everything free
The super free plan covers staging and prod monitors alike, plus Slack alerts that reach whoever is on call.
When you add private spaces or shield, bring SSO and custom retention via higher tiers—but only when you need them.
Heroku shops typically save two paid add-ons by consolidating onto Watch.Dog.