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Uptime Monitoring · Reviewed 23 Oct 2026

StatusCake

Website uptime, SSL, domain, page speed, and server monitoring platform.

from $20.41 · free tier · statuscake.com ↗

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StatusCake at a glance
57KEstimated total trafficModeled monthly visits319Ranking keywordsPublic search sample93/100Technical health15 pages checked0Referring domainsLive backlink summary

Overview

01

Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

StatusCake is a website monitoring platform that checks uptime, SSL certificates, domains, page speed, and servers from outside your infrastructure S85. It is used by teams and individuals to detect downtime and performance issues before customers notice, with alerts delivered via email, Slack, and webhooks S85. The platform offers a free tier and paid plans, with a 7-day free trial, and is trusted by over 200,000 users S1 S85.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: StatusCake is a website uptime monitoring platform founded in 2012 S1.
  • Core purpose: It solves the problem of website downtime and related risks like SSL expiry, domain loss, and slow page speed S1.
  • Intended users: Teams of every size, from personal projects to government services S1.
  • Product scope: A single platform covering uptime, page speed, SSL, domain, and server monitoring S85.
  • Positioning: Positioned as a reliable, fast, and human-centred monitoring solution S1.
  • Claimed distinction: Claims to be the top choice in website monitoring tools with 2.6 billion checks daily S1.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
Website ownersMonitor uptime and page speed to ensure continuous user access and avoid revenue loss S85.
E-commerce businessesTrack SSL certificates to maintain customer trust and avoid SEO damage S85.
IT teamsMonitor server health and resource usage to prevent crashes and data loss S10.
Marketing teamsProtect brand reputation by monitoring domain expiry and hijacking S21.
DevelopersIntegrate monitoring into workflows using API and Terraform S1.

Features

09

Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Uptime monitoringTests availability of websites and APIs using HTTP, TCP, DNS, and other protocols from over 30 countries S10.
Page speed monitoringAnalyses website load times from multiple locations to help improve performance S1 S10.
SSL monitoringTracks SSL certificate expiry and provides a security score S14.
Domain monitoringMonitors domain expiry, DNS record changes, and blacklisting S21.
Server monitoringAlerts on custom thresholds for RAM, CPU, and disk usage S10.
AlertingSends precise alerts via email, Slack, and webhooks with auto-verification to reduce false positives S85.
10

Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
SlackIntegrationSends alerts to Slack channels S50.
Microsoft TeamsIntegrationSends alerts to Teams S170.
PagerDutyIntegrationRoutes alerts to incident management S170.
WebhooksIntegrationDelivers alerts to any custom endpoint S85.
APIAPIAllows programmatic management of monitoring S1.
Terraform providerIntegrationEnables infrastructure-as-code management of monitors S1.
Google SSOIntegrationAllows sign-in with Google credentials S14.

Pricing

11

Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Free$0 per month S170Uptime, SSL, domain, page speed monitors S17010 uptime monitors at 5-minute checks, 1 SSL, 1 domain, 1 page speed monitor S170
Superior$20.41 per month billed annually, or $24.49 monthly S170Uptime, SSL, domain, page speed monitors, SMS credits S170100 uptime monitors, 1-minute checks, 50 SSL and 50 domain monitors, 75 SMS credits S170
Business$66.66 per month billed annually, or $79.99 monthly S170Uptime, SSL, domain, page speed, server monitors, SMS credits S170300 uptime monitors, 30-second checks, 10 server monitors, 400 SMS credits S170
EnterpriseContact sales S170Custom S170Unlimited monitors, dedicated locations S170
Trial7-day free trial, no credit card required S85Full plan features S85Not established

Competition

12

Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
tryanalyze.ai111website monitoring service
app.statuscake.com112statuscake
middleware.io112website monitoring service
statusgator.com113statuscake
em360tech.com113website monitoring service
digital.ink114statuscake
uptrends.com114website monitoring service
kb.status.io115statuscake
supermonitoring.com115website monitoring service
uptimerobot.com116website monitoring service

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

Page typeEvidenceSource
customers[Skip to content](#content "Skip to content")https://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customers[StatusCake](https://www.statuscake.com "StatusCake")https://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersStatusCake logohttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customers[https://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersUptime Monitoringhttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersMonitor website and endpoint availabilityhttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customers](https://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime)https://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersPage Speed Monitoringhttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersTrack page performance from multiple locationshttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customers](https://www.statuscake.com/features/page-speed)https://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersSSL Monitoringhttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersGet alerted before certificates expirehttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customers](https://www.statuscake.com/features/ssl)https://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersDomain Monitoringhttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersTrack expiry, DNS, and domain changeshttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customers](https://www.statuscake.com/features/domain)https://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersServer Monitoringhttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersMonitor server health and resource usagehttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customers](https://www.statuscake.com/features/server)https://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers
customersStatus Pageshttps://www.statuscake.com/blog/guide-to-ssl-certificates-for-customers

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

13

AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 0.7%

Scout traffic model did not return a separate AI-referral trend series for this domain.

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

14

Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Striking-distance keywordMove “site monitoring service” from position 4 toward the top three.Volume 880 · https://www.statuscake.com/
Important pageStrengthen the page already earning search visibility before creating an unrelated page.https://www.statuscake.com/blog/alternative-to-downforeveryoneorjustme/ · 1 sampled keywords · best position 4
Competitor gapReview the sampled queries where tryanalyze.ai appears.1 first-page appearances across website monitoring service

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

15

Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
CapterraStatusCake Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra CanadaGrounded web searchStatuscake has been a great and cost effective way for us to have website monitoring. We just need something that works well and ... Not really. We are not technical so couldn't fully understand some of the advanced features we wouldn't try to use (no need
G2Compare Better Stack and StatusCake.comGrounded web searchStatusCake.com(14)4.5 out of 5StatusCake.com By TrafficCake Limited ... StatusCake.com ... Star Rating (14) 4.5 out of 5 ... Small-Business (84.6% of reviews) ... - Users mention that Better Stack's "Data Visualization" capabilities, scoring 9.3, are particularly effective, providing clear and actionable insights that help teams make informed decisions based on performance metrics. - Reviewers say that StatusCake.com has a strong "Quality of Support" with a score of 9.6, emphasizing that users f
TechRadarStatusCake website monitoring reviewGrounded web searchStatusCake is a good entry-level website monitoring solution ideal for small businesses. You get 8 types of basic uptime tests, as well as speed tests and SSL and domain monitoring. It allows you to add customizable dashboards for at-a-glance performance evaluation and form contact groups to send simultaneous notifications to different team members. That said, we found the support a bit underwhelming, and the lack of transaction, API, and real user monitoring noticeable. You can check out altern
MakerStackStatusCake ReviewGrounded web searchThe Verdict 7.3/10 StatusCake delivers reliable uptime monitoring with solid extras like SSL checks, server agents, and 43 test locations. Great value for small-to-mid teams who do not need enterprise APM features.
MarketingToolProStatusCake Review: Is It Worth It for Website Monitoring?Grounded web search### Overall Score: 8.7/10 ⭐ Breakdown: - Features: 9/10 - Reliability: 9/10 - Value: 10/10 - Interface: 7/10 - Support: 8/10 StatusCake isn’t perfect, but it delivers exceptional monitoring capabilities at an unbeatable price. The generous free tier,
SaaSWorthyStatusCake - Features, Reviews & PricingGrounded web searchTool For Tracking Activities 4.4/5 (17 ratings) This product profile is currently unclaimed. ... ## User Rating 4.4/5(Based on 17 Ratings) ## Rating Distribution - Excellent 70.6% - Very Good 11.8% - Average 5.9% - Poor 5.9% - Terrible 5.9%
ToolradarStatusCake vs Pingdom: Which is Better?Grounded web search/ Pingdom / / --- / --- / --- / / Starts at / Free Free plan / ... / / Rating / 4.8/5 G2 4.8 15 reviews / 3.8/5 Capterra 4.5 · Trustpilot 2.3 85 reviews / / Free plan / Yes / No / / Watch out for / n/a / Overage fees for exceeding check limits /
toolradar.comStatusCake vs PRTG: Which is Better in 2026? / ToolradarGrounded web search/ Category / Monitoring Testing & QA / Monitoring Cloud & Infrastructure / / Rating / 4.8/5 G2 4.8 15 reviews / 4.7/5 G2 ... reviews / / Free plan / Yes / Yes / / Watch out for / n/a / Sensor count can balloon quickly, each device typically needs 5-

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

Independent mentions

  • StatusCake - Uptime monitoring, Page speed monitoring, and more — , APIs, SSL certificates, domains, page speed, and servers from outside your infrastructure. Route alerts to the right people and use StatusCake Pages to keep ... Monitoring teams since 2012 More than 220,000 customers Start without a sales call
  • Uptrends vs StatusCake 2026 / Should I Use It — Support quality / No support evidence in sources / Reddit users ... minority complain the pricing feels like a subscription trap. ⁴ / Users call it reliable ... ⁴ / Support responsiveness is inconsistent per user reports . test it during your trial 16 /

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

16

Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipStatusCake is a website uptime monitoring platform founded in 2012. We help more than 200,000 users worldwide — from solo developers and SMEs to global enterprises and governments — to keep their websites and sersource
Contact and supportUK Phone Number – +44 204 577 0959source
Legal and privacyNot published on the collected pages.—
Security and complianceGoogle SSO & StatusCakesource
Uptime and status pageSee StatusCake Uptime Monitoringsource
Domain registered2012-07-02—
Domain expires2028-07-02—

Not found on the collected pages: legal and privacy. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

17

Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
StatusCake - Uptime monitoring, Page speed monitoring, and moreProduct updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

18

Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)StatusCake is a cloud-based web application S85.S85
Platforms and appsAccessible via web browser S85.S85
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Offers API, SDKs, and Terraform provider S1.S1
Data ownership and exportNot published on the collected pages.—
Performance and reliability claimsClaims 2.6 billion checks daily and industry-leading response times S1 S10.S1 S10
Release activityNot published on the collected pages.—
19

Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2012-07-02 — Dynadot Inc
Domain expires2028-07-02
TLS certificateSectigo Limited, valid, expires 2026-12-23
Security headersX-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options
Headers not servedHSTS, CSP, Referrer-Policy
Server headercloudflare
Mail handled byaspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
Nameserversiris.ns.cloudflare.com, ram.ns.cloudflare.com

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

20

Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 93/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 17
  • Notices: 12

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
noticeImages are missing alt text43https://www.statuscake.com/
noticeImages are missing alt text43https://www.statuscake.com/
noticeImages are missing alt text5https://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime
noticeImages are missing alt text5https://www.statuscake.com/features/page-speed
noticeImages are missing alt text5https://www.statuscake.com/features/ssl
noticeImages are missing alt text5https://www.statuscake.com/features/domain
noticeImages are missing alt text5https://www.statuscake.com/features/server
noticeImages are missing alt text5https://www.statuscake.com/status-page/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://www.statuscake.com/blog
noticeLow visible word count68https://www.statuscake.com/kb/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed622https://developers.statuscake.com/api/
warningPage should have one primary H112https://developers.statuscake.com/api/
warningMissing meta description—https://app.statuscake.com/Try/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://app.statuscake.com/Try/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://app.statuscake.com/Try/
noticeLow visible word count0https://app.statuscake.com/Try/
noticeImages are missing alt text5https://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200StatusCake - Uptime monitoring, Page speed monitoring, and more1110144 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/
200StatusCake - Uptime monitoring, Page speed monitoring, and more1110121 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/
200Uptime Monitoring that keeps your website online - StatusCake11061202 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime
200Page Speed Monitoring for your website - StatusCake1828177 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/features/page-speed
200SSL Monitoring - StatusCake176426 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/features/ssl
200Domain Monitoring that keeps your domain safe - StatusCake182521 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/features/domain
200Server Monitoring for Optimal Site Performance - StatusCake1817190 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/features/server
200Increase Customer Trust with our Status Pages - StatusCake11068785 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/status-page/
200Blog - StatusCake2867173 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/blog
200StatusCake Knowledge Base - Website monitoring how-to guides168184 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/kb/
200StatusCake API \StatusCake Developers Portal12946646 ms
200Pricing - StatusCake11250968 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/pricing/
200StatusCake - Register for an account00196 mshttps://app.statuscake.com/Try/
200Pricing - StatusCake11250729 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/pricing/
200Uptime Monitoring that keeps your website online - StatusCake11061159 mshttps://www.statuscake.com/features/uptime/

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

21

Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct56.3%
search27.0%
search organic21.7%
search paid5.3%
social4.2%
social organic4.1%
social paid0.1%
referrals7.5%
paid referrals0.7%
mail3.5%
gen ai0.7%
affiliate0.1%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

22

Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention specific limitations or gaps. The pricing page comparison names competitors UptimeRobot, Pingdom, and Uptime.com S85. Evidence gaps include lack of detailed security certifications, uptime status page, and data export options.

23

Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 15 collected pages from statuscake.com, including the homepage, feature pages, about page, getting-started guide, and pricing page. The external proof search discovered a review profile but did not collect its content. Pricing data was sourced from an authoritative pricing table read on 2026-10-21. Limitations include potential marketing bias and lack of third-party verification.

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