StatusCake alternatives: cheaper 1-minute and 30-second checks
StatusCake's paid plans start at $24.49 a month. How it compares with Spot Downtime and others on checks, SSL, cron jobs and price.
· 4 min read · By the Spot Downtime team
StatusCake bundles uptime monitoring with page speed tests, domain expiry and SSL monitoring, and server monitoring. Its free plan covers 10 uptime monitors at 5-minute intervals, but only 1 SSL monitor and 1 domain monitor. The jump to paid is steep for small teams: Superior is $24.49 a month ($20.41 billed yearly) and Business is $79.99 a month, as of October 2026.
StatusCake vs Spot Downtime
| StatusCake | Spot Downtime | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 10 monitors, 5 min, 1 SSL monitor | 20 monitors, 5 min, SSL on every HTTPS check |
| Entry paid plan | Superior: $24.49/mo, 100 monitors, 1 min | Starter: $7/mo, 50 monitors, 1 min |
| 30-second checks | Business: $79.99/mo | Pro: $19/mo |
| SSL expiry warnings | Counted as separate monitors | Included with every HTTPS check |
| Page speed monitoring | Yes | Response time on every check; no full page speed tests |
| Domain expiry monitoring | Yes | No (free WHOIS lookup tool) |
| Server (agent) monitoring | Yes | No; TCP, ping and heartbeat checks instead |
| Cron job (heartbeat) monitoring | Yes (push checks) | Yes, from Starter |
| Check locations | Multiple | One, with a confirmation re-check |
When StatusCake fits better
If you want page speed tests, domain expiry and server CPU or disk monitoring in the same account as uptime, StatusCake covers more of that ground. Agencies looking after many client domains often like the domain monitoring in particular.
When Spot Downtime fits better
If the core need is uptime, APIs, cron jobs, status pages and alerts, you get them at a much lower price point: 30-second checks for $19 a month instead of $79.99, and SSL warnings on every HTTPS monitor rather than counted as separate monitors.
Other alternatives
UptimeRobot
50 free monitors for personal use; Solo $13 a month for 10 monitors. Compare UptimeRobot.
Pingdom
Transaction checks and real-user monitoring; no free plan. Compare Pingdom.
Better Stack
On-call, phone alerts and logs, priced per responder. Compare Better Stack.
Domain expiry without a monitor
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