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Head-to-head · Status Tracking

HetrixTools vs StatusCake

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score HetrixTools #5 in Status Tracking 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit HetrixTools
StatusCake #6 in Status Tracking 8.7/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit StatusCake

HetrixTools leads on 1 check, StatusCake on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHetrixTools · 8.8/10
  • Lowest starting priceHetrixTools · $9.95/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly StatusCake

HetrixTools scores higher on our rubric for status tracking: 8.8 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #6.

HetrixTools is cheaper to start at $9.95/mo against $20.41/mo. StatusCake leads on monitor limit: 100 versus 30.

HetrixTools is the better fit for teams monitoring websites and server health on a budget. StatusCake is the better fit for teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring.

  • HetrixTools fits best

    Teams monitoring websites and server health on a budget

  • StatusCake fits best

    Teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring

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Side by side

Feature HetrixTools 8.8/10 Visit ↗ StatusCake 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.7
Ranking #5 in Status Tracking #6 in Status Tracking
Best for Teams monitoring websites and server health on a budget Teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $9.95/mo (best) $20.41/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 7 days
Deployment Cloud, Desktop Cloud
Platforms Web, Linux, Windows, macOS Web
Integrations 20 integrations 14 integrations
Features HetrixTools 0/2 · StatusCake 0/2
Hosted status page Not checked yet Not checked yet
API monitoring Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Minimum check interval 1 sec 1 sec
Alert channels Email, Phone call, SMS, Telegram, Pushbullet, Pushover, ntfy.sh, Slack, Discord, Mattermost, RocketChat, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, PagerDuty, Jira, Opsgenie, ilert, VictorOps, Zenduty, SIGNL4, Webhooks email, SMS, phone calls, webhooks, Datadog, Opsgenie, Pushover, Discord, PagerDuty, Slack, Mattermost, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, Pushbullet, VictorOps
Monitor limit 30 100 (best)
Check locations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan includes 15 uptime and 15 server monitors.
  • One-minute checks run from multiple monitoring locations.
  • Alerts reach email, SMS, Slack, PagerDuty and other channels.
  • Checks websites from 43 locations in 30 countries
  • Monitors uptime, page speed, SSL, domains, DNS, and servers
  • Routes alerts through integrations, phone calls, and SMS
Cons
  • Free accounts require dashboard activity every 90 days.
  • Professional is limited to 30 uptime and 30 server monitors.
  • Its feature set is less extensive for synthetic transactions than some monitoring tools.
  • Free uptime checks run at five-minute intervals
  • The Free plan includes only one page-speed monitor
  • Enterprise pricing is custom
Our verdict

HetrixTools monitors website uptime, server health, and online infrastructure, making it a fit for webmasters, hosting providers, system administrators, and teams that need outage alerts and uptime reporting. Checks can run every minute…

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StatusCake monitors website and endpoint uptime, page speed, SSL certificates, domains, and servers. It is aimed at individuals, small businesses, DevOps teams, enterprises, and public-sector organizations that want these checks alongside…

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  1. HetrixToolsStatus Tracking 8.8Free plan
  2. StatusCakeStatus Tracking 8.7Free plan · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • HetrixTools — where it wins

    • Free plan includes 15 uptime and 15 server monitors.
    • One-minute checks run from multiple monitoring locations.
    • Alerts reach email, SMS, Slack, PagerDuty and other channels.

    Where it doesn't

    • Free accounts require dashboard activity every 90 days.
    • Professional is limited to 30 uptime and 30 server monitors.
    • Its feature set is less extensive for synthetic transactions than some monitoring tools.

  • StatusCake — where it wins

    • Checks websites from 43 locations in 30 countries
    • Monitors uptime, page speed, SSL, domains, DNS, and servers
    • Routes alerts through integrations, phone calls, and SMS

    Where it doesn't

    • Free uptime checks run at five-minute intervals
    • The Free plan includes only one page-speed monitor
    • Enterprise pricing is custom

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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