StatusCake
UK-based website monitoring for uptime, page speed, SSL, domains and servers.
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About StatusCake
StatusCake is a hosted monitoring service from the UK that covers the main checks a website owner needs. Uptime tests run over HTTP, TCP, DNS, SMTP, SSH and ping from locations worldwide, with confirmation from multiple servers before alerting to reduce false alarms. It also tracks page load speed, SSL certificate validity and expiry, domain expiry, and server resource usage through a lightweight agent, and offers public status pages. Alerts go to email, SMS, Slack, Teams, PagerDuty and other channels. It is popular with agencies and small businesses managing many sites, partly because its free plan has long been usable for small needs. It is not a developer-focused synthetic or observability platform, so scripted browser flows and backend tracing are outside its scope. Paid plans add more tests, shorter intervals and features, with a free trial of any plan; the free plan has a five-minute interval. It is a hosted web service.
Best for: Agencies and small businesses monitoring many websites for uptime, speed and SSL.
Pros and cons
What works
- Free plan for basic uptime monitoring
- Page speed, SSL and domain checks included
- Good fit for agencies with many sites
Why people leave
- Free plan checks only every five minutes
- No scripted browser checks
- Interface feels dated in places
Top StatusCake alternatives
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UptimeRobot66.5Larger free plan with 50 monitors.
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Pingdom62.6Adds transaction checks and real user monitoring.
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Site24x759.6Broader server, network and APM coverage at low prices.
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Better Stack57.2Uptime plus on-call, logs and polished status pages.
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Uptime Kuma55.3Free self-hosted monitoring with no limits.
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StatusCake: common questions
Is StatusCake free?
StatusCake has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes (checked on StatusCake's own site).
Is StatusCake open source?
No, StatusCake is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Uptime Kuma.
What platforms does StatusCake run on?
StatusCake is available for Web.
What are the best alternatives to StatusCake?
The highest-ranked StatusCake alternatives right now are UptimeRobot, Pingdom and Site24x7. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.