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Head-to-head · Web Hosting Monitoring Software

Checkly vs StatusCake

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Checkly #3 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Checkly
StatusCake #7 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software 8.8/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit StatusCake

Checkly leads on 1 check, StatusCake on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCheckly · 9.2/10
  • Lowest starting priceStatusCake · $20.41/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly StatusCake
  • Most featuresCheckly · 3 of 3

Checkly scores higher on our rubric for web hosting monitoring software: 9.2 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #7.

StatusCake is cheaper to start at $20.41/mo against $24/mo. Checkly leads on check interval: 60 seconds versus 1 seconds.

Checkly is the better fit for developers building synthetic and API checks. StatusCake is the better fit for high-location coverage and one-minute checks.

  • Checkly fits best

    Developers building synthetic and API checks

  • StatusCake fits best

    High-location coverage and one-minute checks

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Side by side

Feature Checkly 9.2/10 Visit ↗ StatusCake 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.8
Ranking #3 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software #7 in Web Hosting Monitoring Software
Best for Developers building synthetic and API checks High-location coverage and one-minute checks
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $24/mo $20.41/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 7 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 20 integrations 14 integrations
Features Checkly 3/3 · StatusCake 0/3
Performance monitoring ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Port monitoring ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Domain and SSL checks ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Included monitors 50 monitors Not checked yet
Check interval 60 seconds (best) 1 seconds
Alert channels Email, Slack, SMS, webhooks, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Microsoft Teams, phone calls, Discord, Telegram, incident.io, Rootly, FireHydrant, ilert, Spike.sh, Splunk On-Call, GitLab Alerts, StatusPage email, SMS, phone calls, webhooks, Datadog, Opsgenie, Pushover, Discord, PagerDuty, Slack, Mattermost, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, Pushbullet, VictorOps
Our review
Pros
  • Browser, Playwright, API, and multistep checks with assertions
  • Monitoring as code through CLI, Terraform, and Pulumi
  • Global and private locations with extensive alerting integrations
  • Checks websites from 43 locations across 30 countries
  • Monitors uptime, page speed, SSL, domains, and servers
  • Supports Terraform, API workflows, and extensive alert integrations
Cons
  • Starter begins at $24 per month, unlike the free Hobby tier
  • Private locations are included on the $64-per-month Team plan
  • Enterprise uses custom solutions rather than a published price
  • Free plan uses five-minute test intervals
  • Monthly billing costs approximately 2 months more than annual
  • Enterprise pricing is custom
Our verdict

Checkly is a cloud monitoring platform for developers, SREs, and QA teams. It monitors websites, APIs, services, DNS records, TCP endpoints, TLS certificates, scheduled jobs, and network paths from global locations. Browser and Playwright…

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StatusCake is a web-based monitoring platform with API access for individuals, small businesses, DevOps teams, enterprises, and public-sector organizations. It covers website and endpoint uptime, page speed, SSL certificates, domains, and…

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  1. ChecklyWeb Hosting Monitoring Software 9.2Free plan
  2. StatusCakeWeb Hosting Monitoring Software 8.8Free plan · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Checkly — where it wins

    • Browser, Playwright, API, and multistep checks with assertions
    • Monitoring as code through CLI, Terraform, and Pulumi
    • Global and private locations with extensive alerting integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Starter begins at $24 per month, unlike the free Hobby tier
    • Private locations are included on the $64-per-month Team plan
    • Enterprise uses custom solutions rather than a published price

  • StatusCake — where it wins

    • Checks websites from 43 locations across 30 countries
    • Monitors uptime, page speed, SSL, domains, and servers
    • Supports Terraform, API workflows, and extensive alert integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan uses five-minute test intervals
    • Monthly billing costs approximately 2 months more than annual
    • Enterprise pricing is custom

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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