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Head-to-head · Status Tracking

Uptime Kuma vs StatusCake

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Uptime Kuma #3 in Status Tracking 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Uptime Kuma
StatusCake #6 in Status Tracking 8.7/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit StatusCake

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

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreUptime Kuma · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly StatusCake

Uptime Kuma scores higher on our rubric for status tracking: 9.0 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Uptime Kuma is the better fit for self-hosters wanting a widely adopted free monitor. StatusCake is the better fit for teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring.

  • Uptime Kuma fits best

    Self-hosters wanting a widely adopted free monitor

  • StatusCake fits best

    Teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring

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Side by side

Feature Uptime Kuma 9.0/10 Visit ↗ StatusCake 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.7
Ranking #3 in Status Tracking #6 in Status Tracking
Best for Self-hosters wanting a widely adopted free monitor Teams needing global uptime checks and server monitoring
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Free plan $20.41/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 7 days
Deployment Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Web
Integrations 8 integrations 14 integrations
Features Uptime Kuma 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 Not checked yet 1 sec
Alert channels Telegram, Discord, Gotify, Slack, Pushover, Email (SMTP), Apprise email, SMS, phone calls, webhooks, Datadog, Opsgenie, Pushover, Discord, PagerDuty, Slack, Mattermost, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, Pushbullet, VictorOps
Monitor limit Not checked yet 100
Check locations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Monitors HTTP(S), TCP, DNS, Ping, Docker, and other endpoint types
  • 20-second monitoring intervals and certificate-expiry notifications
  • Status pages, response-time charts, and multiple alert integrations
  • 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
  • Requires self-hosted deployment rather than a turnkey SaaS service
  • Integration choices are comparatively focused
  • Monitoring intervals shorter than 20 seconds are not available
  • Free uptime checks run at five-minute intervals
  • The Free plan includes only one page-speed monitor
  • Enterprise pricing is custom
Our verdict

Uptime Kuma is an open-source monitoring tool for websites, network services, and infrastructure. It is aimed at people who want to run their own monitor on Linux or Windows, including through Docker, rather than subscribe to a hosted…

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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…

Read the review →
  1. Uptime KumaStatus Tracking 9.0Free plan
  2. StatusCakeStatus Tracking 8.7Free plan · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Uptime Kuma — where it wins

    • Monitors HTTP(S), TCP, DNS, Ping, Docker, and other endpoint types
    • 20-second monitoring intervals and certificate-expiry notifications
    • Status pages, response-time charts, and multiple alert integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires self-hosted deployment rather than a turnkey SaaS service
    • Integration choices are comparatively focused
    • Monitoring intervals shorter than 20 seconds are not available

  • 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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