Versionista vs Fluxguard: same owner, different jobs
A short read on how the two names relate, what Fluxguard charges, and when an alert tool is the better fit.
By ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom · Editorial team
· 3 min read
Versionista vs Fluxguard sounds like a rivalry, but it is not one. They are the same business. Fluxguard's terms of service say Fluxguard "includes the trade name Versionista" and list versionista.com among its services. Versionista's own site now calls itself part of the Fluxguard family, sends new accounts to Fluxguard, and tells existing customers their accounts stay supported.
So the useful comparison is about jobs, not brands. Here is the quick take.
Two names, one owner
- Versionista: around since 2007, made in Oregon, known for storing every version of a page. Open only to existing customers.
- Fluxguard: the active product, where new sign-ups land. Acquired by LegitScript, announced in July 2023.
Side by side
| Versionista | Fluxguard | |
|---|---|---|
| New accounts | No | Yes |
| Existing accounts | Supported | Supported |
| Stored versions | Core feature | 3 per page free, up to 100 on Plus and Premium |
| Pages behind logins | Not covered here | Form submission tracking from Standard |
| AI summaries | Not covered here | From Plus ($220/mo) |
| Webhooks | Not covered here | Premium ($550/mo) |
| Public price | None for new buyers | Free, then $110, $220, $550 a month |
Should you move an old Versionista account?
Not by default. If it still does what you need, it remains supported. Move if you want Fluxguard's newer features, such as login tracking, AI summarization or faster crawls on the top plan.
What Fluxguard's tiers add
Fluxguard prices by sites, assuming roughly 10 pages per site crawled once a day, and usage is credit-based. Each step up adds features:
- Free: 3 sites, a Chrome-based crawler, visual, HTML and text change detection, instant or daily alerts.
- Standard, $110: 25 sites, custom filters and form submission tracking for gated pages.
- Plus, $220: 50 sites, custom AI prompts, AI summarization and a proxy network.
- Premium, $550: 100 sites, AI filtering, consolidated AI email summaries, crawls as often as every 5 minutes, and webhooks.
Paid plans start with a 7-day trial. For a cheaper way to keep snapshots, ChangeTower starts at $12 a month for 25 pages.
When neither is the right fit
Both tools are built around keeping versions. That suits compliance and legal work. It is a lot of tool if all you want is to hear when something important changes.
That is the gap AyeWatch fills. You write what matters in a sentence, such as "tell me if the shipping policy changes its return window", and it alerts you with a short summary only when a change fits. It also watches topics across news, forums and social platforms, not only the pages you add.
- Free Preview: three runs, no card.
- Paid plans: Pro $9, Pro+ $19, Max $39, Ultra $99 a month, billed in monitoring credits.
- Apps: web, iOS and Android, with push alerts on every plan.
One page, three ways
Take a single example: a payment processor's acceptable use policy that your business depends on.
- On Versionista, an existing account stores each new version, and someone opens the diff to decide whether the edit matters.
- On Fluxguard, the same page is crawled and archived, with AI summaries if you pay for Plus or above and webhooks on Premium.
- On AyeWatch, you write "summarize the clause that changed and say whether it affects restricted businesses". Edits to links or dates stay quiet. When a real change lands, the alert names the clause.
The first two give you a record. The third gives you a decision-ready note. Which one you need depends on whether anyone will ever ask you to prove what the page said.
How the costs compare
At the low end, Fluxguard's free plan and AyeWatch's Free Preview both let you try the idea without a card. Past that, Fluxguard's first paid step is $110 a month, while AyeWatch Pro is $9 and Pro+ is $19. AyeWatch counts usage in monitoring credits, so the bill grows with how many checks you run and how often, and the app shows estimated credits per day before you save a monitor.
The trade-off is plain: AyeWatch does not keep a version archive. If you must show what a page said on a given date, Fluxguard is the better choice.
The quick verdict
- Need a stored history of pages, including logged-in ones: Fluxguard.
- Already on Versionista and happy: stay.
- Just want to know what changed and why it matters: AyeWatch.
Many teams end up with a mix: an archive for the few pages with legal weight, and AyeWatch for everything they simply need to keep an eye on.