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Head-to-head · Status Tracking

StatusCake vs Uptime.com

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score StatusCake #6 in Status Tracking 8.7/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit StatusCake
Uptime.com #7 in Status Tracking 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Uptime.com

StatusCake leads on 0 checks, Uptime.com on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreStatusCake · 8.7/10
  • Lowest starting priceUptime.com · $9/mo
  • Free planonly StatusCake
  • Free trialonly StatusCake

StatusCake scores higher on our rubric for status tracking: 8.7 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #7.

Uptime.com is cheaper to start at $9/mo against $20.41/mo.

StatusCake is the better fit for teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring. Uptime.com is the better fit for teams seeking low-cost, multi-protocol monitoring.

  • StatusCake fits best

    Teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring

  • Uptime.com fits best

    Teams seeking low-cost, multi-protocol monitoring

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Side by side

Feature StatusCake 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Uptime.com 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.6
Ranking #6 in Status Tracking #7 in Status Tracking
Best for Teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring Teams seeking low-cost, multi-protocol monitoring
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $20.41/mo $9/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial 7 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 14 integrations 10 integrations
Features StatusCake 0/2 · Uptime.com 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, SMS, phone calls, webhooks, Datadog, Opsgenie, Pushover, Discord, PagerDuty, Slack, Mattermost, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, Pushbullet, VictorOps Email, SMS, mobile app push notifications, voice call, third-party integrations, webhooks
Monitor limit 100 Not checked yet
Check locations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • Monitors websites, APIs, transactions, page speed, and network protocols
  • One-minute checks, SSL expiry alerts, and expected-string validation
  • Status pages, SLA reports, and integrations including Slack and PagerDuty
Cons
  • Free uptime checks run at five-minute intervals
  • The Free plan includes only one page-speed monitor
  • Enterprise pricing is custom
  • The $9/month offer does not show its check quota or location count
  • Monitoring breadth may exceed the needs of teams focused only on websites
  • Pricing details beyond the Website Monitoring offer are not presented
Our verdict

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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Uptime.com brings website, API, and infrastructure availability checks together for engineering, operations, and SRE teams. Its scope ranges from HTTP(S) checks to TCP and UDP ports, ping, DNS, SSH, FTP, SMTP, and IMAP. Checks can run at…

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  1. StatusCakeStatus Tracking 8.7Free plan · 7-day trial
  2. Uptime.comStatus Tracking 8.6Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • Uptime.com — where it wins

    • Monitors websites, APIs, transactions, page speed, and network protocols
    • One-minute checks, SSL expiry alerts, and expected-string validation
    • Status pages, SLA reports, and integrations including Slack and PagerDuty

    Where it doesn't

    • The $9/month offer does not show its check quota or location count
    • Monitoring breadth may exceed the needs of teams focused only on websites
    • Pricing details beyond the Website Monitoring offer are not presented

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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