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StatusCake Lowest estimate
Free
$0/ month equivalent
COMPARE / UPTIME MONITORING
Uptime monitoring, with the math.
HTTP checks and email alerts.
Business HTTP uptime checks. Check intervals differ by provider. Browser tests, logs, tracing, SMS, additional status pages and AI are excluded. Personal-only free plans are not commercial substitutes.
YOUR COMPARISON, YOUR CALL
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Showing 3 of 3 supported products. Find products for this comparison
Your workload
Monthly usage. Adjust the assumptions to match your product.
monitors
Distinct URLs to monitor.
Maximum 100,000 monitorspeople
People who need access to monitoring or incident response.
Maximum 1,000 peopleEstimates are in USD before taxes. Your usage stays in this URL.
| Decision guideOne shared workload. Different trade-offs. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monthly equivalentUSD · before tax | $34.00Responder | $0Lowest in your shortlistFree |
| Payment commitment | Monthly | Monthly |
| Fits this workload? | Within modeled limits | Within modeled limits |
| What to know | Ten monitors and one status page included. Extra monitors are bought in blocks of fifty. Personal-only Free is excluded. | 5-minute checks. SMS and additional testing products are excluded. |
| Outside the estimate | Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons. Additional status pages, SMS, logs and tracing. | Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons. |
| Evidence | Official pricing ↗Checked 2026-10-06 | Official pricing ↗Checked 2026-10-06 |
Look ahead, before you commit.
Vary http monitors. Keep all other inputs fixed.
StatusCakeBetter Stack Uptime
View exact values and assumptions
Each point follows your selected plan. Automatic choices use the lowest eligible supported plan per product. Missing values mean no supported plan fits. This varies one input, not all costs with customer count.
| HTTP monitors | StatusCake | Better Stack Uptime |
|---|---|---|
| 3 monitors | $0 | $34.00 |
| 5 monitors | $0 | $34.00 |
| 10 monitors | $0 | $34.00 |
| 20 monitors | $24.49 | $59.00 |
| 50 monitors | $24.49 | $59.00 |
| 100 monitors | $24.49 | $84.00 |
Your monthly comparison
3 eligible products in this loaded set · Lowest modeled cost first
02
Solo · annual commitment Annual commitment · $144.00 / year
$12.00/ month equivalent
03
Responder
$34.00/ month equivalent
Prices reflect dated, supported plans. Matching a category does not mean matching features. How estimates work