# Vacato

> Vacato (https://vacato.io) is a SaaS domain availability monitor for domain investors. Track expired and taken domains; get alerts when they become available — email, browser push, Telegram, Slack, Discord, or webhook. Vacato does not register or drop-catch names.

Vacato is a watchlist and alert layer, not a registrar and not DropCatch.

## Product

- Check intervals: every 5 minutes on Free, every 1 minute on Pro and Business
- Multi-channel alerts: email, push, Telegram (all plans); Slack, Discord, webhooks (Pro+)
- WHOIS/RDAP checks; free snapshot tools at /tools/domain-check, /tools/domain-bulk, and /tools/domain-expiry
- Bulk CSV import and tags on Pro+
- Supports 1,400+ TLDs via RDAP bootstrap
- Free tier: 10 domains, no credit card

## Pricing (USD, last updated 2026-09-06)

- **Free**: 10 domains, 5-minute checks, email, push & Telegram — $0
- **Pro**: 100 domains, 1-minute checks, all channels, CSV import, API — $7/month or $70/year
- **Business**: 500 domains, teams, 1-year history — $19/month or $190/year
- **Enterprise**: custom — info@vacato.io

Full details: https://vacato.io/pricing

## Key URLs

- Home: https://vacato.io/
- Hebrew soft landing: https://vacato.io/he
- For domain investors: https://vacato.io/for-domain-investors
- For startups & founders: https://vacato.io/for-startups
- Domain monitoring software: https://vacato.io/domain-monitoring-software
- Resources hub: https://vacato.io/resources
- Expired domain monitor: https://vacato.io/expired-domain-monitor
- Drop catching (alerts, not a catcher): https://vacato.io/domain-drop-catching
- WHOIS/RDAP: https://vacato.io/whois-rdap-monitor
- Pending delete glossary: https://vacato.io/docs/pending-delete
- Pricing: https://vacato.io/pricing
- Get started: https://vacato.io/get-started
- Referral program (rewards paused / rolling out): https://vacato.io/referral
- Press kit (logo, Free 10 fact, OG): https://vacato.io/press
- Changelog (recent ships): https://vacato.io/changelog
- App (signed-in product, noindex): https://app.vacato.io/
- Auth: https://app.vacato.io/auth
- Launch kit (distribution copy): https://vacato.io/growth
- Launch calendar (.ics): https://vacato.io/launch.ics
- Domain checker: https://vacato.io/tools/domain-check
- Bulk domain checker: https://vacato.io/tools/domain-bulk
- Domain expiry checker: https://vacato.io/tools/domain-expiry
- Domain name ideas: https://vacato.io/tools/domain-ideas
- Bookmarklet (no extension): https://vacato.io/tools/bookmarklet
- Embed badge (no tracking): https://vacato.io/embed
- How it works: https://vacato.io/docs/how-it-works
- FAQ: https://vacato.io/docs/faq
- Compare hub: https://vacato.io/compare
- Compare vs backorders: https://vacato.io/compare/domain-monitoring
- Compare vs DropCatch: https://vacato.io/compare/dropcatch
- Compare vs ExpiredDomains.net: https://vacato.io/compare/expired-domains
- Compare vs GoDaddy/Dynadot backorder: https://vacato.io/compare/domain-backorder
- Compare vs GoDaddy backorder: https://vacato.io/compare/godaddy-backorder
- Compare vs SnapNames: https://vacato.io/compare/snapnames
- Compare vs DomCop: https://vacato.io/compare/domcop
- Compare vs NameJet: https://vacato.io/compare/namejet
- Compare vs Dynadot backorder: https://vacato.io/compare/dynadot-backorder
- Compare vs DomainTools: https://vacato.io/compare/domaintools
- Compare vs Namecheap: https://vacato.io/compare/namecheap
- Compare vs Porkbun: https://vacato.io/compare/porkbun
- Compare vs Cloudflare Registrar: https://vacato.io/compare/cloudflare
- Compare vs NameSilo: https://vacato.io/compare/namesilo
- Compare vs Sedo: https://vacato.io/compare/sedo
- Compare vs Afternic: https://vacato.io/compare/afternic
- Telegram: https://vacato.io/integrations/telegram
- Slack: https://vacato.io/integrations/slack
- API docs: https://vacato.io/docs/api
- Blog: https://vacato.io/blog
- RSS: https://vacato.io/rss.xml
- Contact: https://vacato.io/contact
- Status: https://vacato.io/status
- Docs hub: https://vacato.io/docs
- Tools hub: https://vacato.io/tools

## Blog posts

- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-watchlist-vs-whois-vs-drop-catch
- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-aftermarket-vs-watchlist
- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-watchlist-workflow
- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-name-ideas-generator
- https://vacato.io/blog/free-plan-10-domains
- https://vacato.io/blog/bulk-domain-availability-checker
- https://vacato.io/blog/free-domain-drop-alerts
- https://vacato.io/blog/gg-domain-backorder-vs-monitoring
- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-availability-monitoring
- https://vacato.io/blog/rdap-vs-whois-drop-monitoring
- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-drop-alert-telegram
- https://vacato.io/blog/expired-domains-monitoring-without-script
- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-backorder-vs-monitoring
- https://vacato.io/blog/pending-delete-timeline
- https://vacato.io/blog/dropcatch-vs-watchlist-cost
- https://vacato.io/blog/monitoring-domain-drops-at-scale
- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-drop-roi
- https://vacato.io/blog/domains-as-digital-assets
- https://vacato.io/blog/founder-domain-mistake
- https://vacato.io/blog/ai-startup-domain-strategy
- https://vacato.io/blog/domain-trust-vs-ui

## Extended documentation

For full product description, limits, and FAQ: https://vacato.io/llms-full.txt

## Contact

- Website: https://vacato.io
- Email: info@vacato.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/lidorbt/vacato