StatusCake

statuscake.com
Observability & Monitoring
Weekend Project

Website monitoring? Piece of cake.

How to Replace StatusCake

Overview

StatusCake is a website monitoring platform that tracks uptime, page speed, domain health, server performance, and SSL certificates. It provides instant alerts when issues occur, monitoring from 30+ countries worldwide with check intervals as frequent as 30 seconds. The platform helps businesses stay online, drive revenue, and maintain customer trust through comprehensive monitoring and reporting.

Features

27 features across 12 categories

Alerts(4)

Email Alerts

Send alert notifications via email when monitoring detects issues

Expiration AlertsPremium

Alerts when domain or SSL certificate is about to expire

Instant Alerts

Real-time notifications when website goes down or monitoring thresholds are exceeded via email, SMS, and integrations

SMS AlertsPremium

Receive free SMS credits each month for alert notifications

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Billing(1)

Invoice PaymentPremium

Pay for subscriptions via invoice billing

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Communications(1)

Status Pages

Public-facing dashboard to keep users informed about website status and incidents as they occur

Customization(2)

Custom LocationsPremium

Select specific geographic locations where tests are run from

Custom Template EmailsPremium

Customize alert emails using custom templates

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Developer Tools(1)

StatusCake APIPremium

API for developers to integrate StatusCake monitoring into their applications

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Integrations(1)

Third-Party Integrations

Access to 15+ third-party integrations for alerts

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Monitoring(5)

ChangeCrab

Change detection and notification system

Domain Monitoring

Tracks domain status and alerts users when domains are about to expire or when domain records change

Record MonitoringPremium

Display and watch website DNS records

Server Monitoring

Monitors server health and alerts when custom thresholds for RAM, CPU, and disk usage are exceeded on Linux servers

Uptime Monitoring

Automatic testing of website availability from 30+ countries using HTTP, HEAD, TCP, DNS, SMTP, SSH, PING, and PUSH protocols with 30-second check intervals

Performance(1)

Page Speed Monitoring

Analyzes website load speed and provides insights from multiple global locations to identify performance bottlenecks and improve Core Web Vitals

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Reporting(3)

ReportingPremium

Generate detailed reports on website performance and monitoring data

Unbranded ReportingPremium

Reports without StatusCake branding

White Label ReportingPremium

Generate branded reports with customer's own branding

Security(5)

Blacklist MonitoringPremium

Alerts when website appears on popular blacklists

Certificate ScoresPremium

Score SSL certificates using StatusCake's SSL algorithm

Google Single Sign-On (SSO)

Sign in using Google account for enhanced security without remembering passwords

Mixed Content AlertsPremium

Alerts when website has mixed content (HTTP/HTTPS)

SSL Monitoring

Detects SSL certificate issues and expiration, ensuring encryption remains effective and certificates are renewed on time

Team Tools(2)

Audit LogPremium

Track user actions in team accounts for security and compliance

Team MembersPremium

Create limit-based accounts for team members with different permission levels

Visualization(1)

DashboardsPremium

Customizable dashboard for overview of website monitoring and performance

Pricing

Free

Free
  • 10 Uptime Monitors
  • 5 Mins Test Intervals
  • 1 Page Speed Monitor
  • 1 Domain Monitor
  • 1 SSL Monitor
  • Alerts through Integrations
  • Google SSO

Superior

From $20.41/month (annual) or $24.49/month
  • 100 Uptime Monitors
  • 1 Min Test Intervals
  • 15 Page Speed Monitors
  • 50 Domain Monitors
  • 50 SSL Monitors
  • 3 Server Monitors
  • Alerts through Integrations
  • Reporting
  • Custom Locations
  • Unbranded Reporting
  • SMS Credits (75 free per month)
  • Dashboards

Business

Popular
From $66.66/month (annual) or $79.99/month
  • 300 Uptime Monitors
  • 30 Secs Test Interval
  • 30 Page Speed Monitors
  • 120 Domain Monitors
  • 100 SSL Monitors
  • 10 Server Monitors
  • Alerts through Integrations
  • Reporting
  • Team Tools
  • Custom Locations
  • Unbranded Reporting
  • White Label Reporting
  • Custom Template Emails
  • SMS Credits (400 free per month)
  • Dashboards
  • Audit Log
  • Team Members (9 members)
  • Invoice Payment
  • Blacklist Monitoring
  • Record Monitoring
  • Mixed Content Alerts
  • Certificate Scores
  • Expiration Alerts

Enterprise

Custom
  • Limitless Monitors
  • Constant Check Rate
  • Dedicated Uptime & Page Speed Locations
  • Service Creditable SLAs
  • Regular Account Reviews
  • Google SSO
  • Custom configuration and scaling with bolt-ons

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying StatusCake

Monthly$24.49/mo
Yearly$294/yr
5-Year Total$1.5k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~2 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $54
SaaS
$294
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $162
SaaS
$882
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $269
SaaS
$1.5k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 27 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a StatusCake alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 27 features.

Buy StatusCake

Better Value
Monthly cost$244.9/mo
3-year total$8,816.4
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying StatusCake saves ~$9,663.6 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 27 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

1 known integrations

Third-Party Integrations