Monitoring34 of 41
Alerts and status page12 of 25
Team and trust3 of 18
Free plan and price11 of 16
uptime monitoring service · StatusCake
StatusCake
Uptime monitor with a free plan of 10 monitors and a $20.41 plan with 100 one-minute checks.
In short
- The free plan has 10 uptime monitors checked every 5 minutes1.
- Superior costs $20.41 a month billed yearly for 100 monitors checked every minute1.
- Tests run from 43 locations in 30 countries, and Superior can set custom locations2,6.
- Alerts go by phone, SMS, Slack, Teams, PagerDuty and webhook, among 14 platforms7.
- Public status pages are a separate product, with plans from $12.46 a month billed yearly10.
StatusCake suits small sites that want fast checks from many places at a low price1,6. Superior covers the main check types, heartbeats, SSL expiry alerts and all six alert channels1,3,5,7. The catch: status pages are sold separately, Superior lists one team member, and no multi-step checks are listed1,3,10.
Best for: Small sites that want one-minute checks from many locations at a low price.
Where the points come from
Monitoring 34 of 41 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Fastest check on the entry plan | 60Superior runs uptime tests every 1 minute1,2. | 8 / 10 |
| Check types | Ping, TCP port, DNS, Keyword or response checkTest types include ping, TCP and DNS; content match needs any paid account3,4. | 8 / 8 |
| Check locations | 43Superior can set custom locations among 43 locations in 30 countries2,6. | 5 / 5 |
| SSL certificate expiry alerts | YesSuperior has SSL monitors with expiration alerts1,2. | 5 / 5 |
| Cron job (heartbeat) monitoring | YesPush monitoring, also called heartbeat monitoring, is included on all free and paid plans5. | 8 / 8 |
| Multi-step or browser checks | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's page listing its eight uptime test types3. | 0 / 5 |
Alerts and status page 12 of 25 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Alert channels | SMS, Phone call, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Webhook, PagerDutyThe integrations page lists Phone Call and SMS, Slack, Teams, Webhook and PagerDuty with no plan limit7. | 12 / 12 |
| Public status page | Not publishedStatus pages are separate StatusCake Pages plans; the Superior plan page does not list one2,10. | 0 / 6 |
| Status page on your own domain | Not publishedNot published for Superior on the vendor's pricing page1. | 0 / 3 |
| On-call schedules or escalation | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page1. | 0 / 4 |
Team and trust 3 of 18 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| SAML single sign-on | Not publishedThe Superior page lists Google sign-in only; SAML is not published there2. | 0 / 5 |
| SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page1. | 0 / 4 |
| Written uptime guarantee | Not publishedService-credited SLAs are listed only for quote-based Enterprise; the terms give no uptime percentage1,9. | 0 / 3 |
| Public API | YesThe API creates, updates and deletes uptime checks; no plan limit is stated8. | 3 / 3 |
| Three or more team members | NoThe plan table lists 1 team member for Superior and 9 for Business1. | 0 / 3 |
Free plan and price 11 of 16 points
| Rule | What is published | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Monitors on the free plan | 10The free plan includes 10 uptime monitors1. | 4 / 6 |
| Entry plan price | $20.41/moSuperior, $20.41 a month billed yearly, 100 monitors1. | 4 / 6 |
| Price with 50 monitors | $20.41/moSuperior already includes 100 monitors with 1-minute checks, $20.41 a month billed yearly1. | 3 / 4 |
The rule behind each line: how we score uptime monitoring services.
Plans and prices
As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.
| Plan | Price as listed | Per month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeIndividuals and small businesses | Free1 | $0 | 10 uptime monitors, 5-minute checks |
| Superior1 team member | $20.41/month, billed yearly1 | $20.41 | 100 monitors, 1-minute checks, 75 SMS credits; $24.49 billed monthly |
| Business9 team members | $66.66/month, billed yearly1 | $66.66 | 300 monitors, 30-second checks, 400 SMS credits; $79.99 billed monthly |
| EnterpriseLarger teams | Custom1 | Quote | Unlimited monitors and service-credited SLAs by quote |
The pricing page shows two figures per plan; the lower one fits annual billing and the higher one monthly billing1. StatusCake Pages (status pages) has its own plans10.
Strengths
- Superior checks 100 monitors every minute for $20.41 a month billed yearly1.
- 43 test locations in 30 countries, with custom locations on Superior2,6.
- Push (heartbeat) monitoring is included with free and paid plans5.
- Eight test types include ping, TCP, DNS, SMTP and SSH3.
- A documented API creates, changes and deletes uptime and heartbeat checks8.
What StatusCake says
Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.
- StatusCake says teams with at least one integration recover from downtime 32% faster7.
Other uptime monitoring services
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HyperpingSmall teams that want checks, alerts and a status page in one plan89/100$24.17/moentry plan price - 2
Better Stack UptimeSmall engineering teams that want monitoring, on-call and incident alerts in one tool81/100$29/moentry plan price - 3
NodePingTeams that need many monitors and check types at a flat monthly price68/100$25/moentry plan price - 4
Oh DearAgencies and teams that watch many client sites68/100$45.83/moentry plan price
Sources
- Pricing, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Superior uptime monitoring plan, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- What is an Uptime Test?, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- How Does Content Match Work?, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- What is Push Monitoring?, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Global website monitoring locations, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Integrations, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- StatusCake API, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- Terms and Conditions, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
- StatusCake Pages, StatusCake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
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