Comparison
The cloud-native Distill.io alternative —
AI-summarized alerts where your team actually works
Distill is a great browser extension. Zikit is a product. If you want monitoring that runs in the cloud while your laptop is closed, ships AI summaries to Slack/Telegram/Discord, and has a real dashboard — read on.
| Feature | Zikit.ai | Distill.io |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 3 sites • unlimited pages • 100 checks/mo | 25 checks/day local only |
| Cloud monitoring (no browser open) | Yes — server-side, 24/7 | Paid plans only |
| Entry paid plan | $19/mo • 20 sites • hourly cloud checks | $15/mo (Starter) • cloud checks |
| AI change summaries | GPT-5.4-mini, importance 1-10, multilingual | Basic text diff only |
| Alert channels | Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Webhooks | Email, Pushover, Webhook |
| Keyword filters | Appear / disappear / any, plain English | Regex-style conditions |
| Visual CSS selector picker | Chrome extension + dashboard | Browser-native |
| Works without browser extension | Full dashboard, mobile app | No — Extension-first, limited dashboard |
| iOS / Android app | iOS live, Android planned | No — No native apps |
| Check frequency | 15-min / hourly / daily / weekly | Starting at 5-min (paid) |
| REST API | Business plan | Limited |
| Multi-language / Hebrew / RTL | Full RTL + Hebrew AI | No — English-first |
| Open-source/self-hostable | No | No — (commercial) |
| Data portability (CSV export) | All plans |
Comparison last updated April 11, 2026. Corrections welcome at support@zikit.ai.
When should you pick Zikit over Distill?
You close your laptop
Distill’s free tier runs in your browser. Close the tab and monitoring stops. Zikit runs server-side 24/7 even on the free tier.
You want context, not diffs
Distill gives you a raw diff highlight. Zikit gives you an AI summary: “Pro plan went from $29 to $39, Enterprise dropped the custom SSO line”. Save 10 minutes per alert.
Your team lives in Slack or Telegram
Zikit ships Slack, Discord, Telegram, email, webhooks out of the box. Distill supports email, Pushover, webhooks — missing the two channels most teams actually use.
You want a real mobile experience
Zikit has a native iOS app and a full responsive dashboard. Distill’s mobile story is limited to browser-extension-less web access.
When should you stick with Distill?
- →You want everything to live in your browser, with tight integration to the page you’re looking at right now.
- →You’re comfortable with regex-style change conditions and don’t need AI-summarized context.
- →You need 5-minute check intervals on the Starter plan — Zikit’s fastest on Pro is hourly (15-min on Business).
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Add 3 sites, point Zikit at them, and see cloud-powered AI alerts land in Slack within minutes of any meaningful change — all on the free tier.