Comparison

StatusCake vs UptimeRobot

On the evidence we track, UptimeRobot leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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StatusCake47
★UptimeRobot60
Score
vioscaleAI score
StatusCake47 / 100low · 7%
UptimeRobot60 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
Model
StatusCakecommercial
UptimeRobotfreemium
Price level
StatusCake–
UptimeRobotlow
Transparent
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
Integrations
Count
StatusCake8
UptimeRobot16
Security
Certifications
StatusCake–
UptimeRobotSOC 2
Gdpr
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
Pci
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
Soc2
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
Market
Availability
StatusCake–
Content
Faq
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api monitoring. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Multi region probes
StatusCake-
UptimeRobot✓
Private location agent
StatusCake-
UptimeRobot-
Status page hosting
StatusCake✓
UptimeRobot✓
Json schema assertions
StatusCake-
UptimeRobot✓
Monitoring as code
StatusCake-
UptimeRobot✓
Multistep API flows
StatusCake-
UptimeRobot-
Heartbeat deadmans switch
StatusCake✓
UptimeRobot✓
Self hostable
StatusCake-
UptimeRobot✗

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

StatusCake

An uptime and website monitoring service that tracks application availability and creates alerts across multiple regions.

Independently observed

UptimeRobot

Leader

A website and infrastructure monitoring service that continuously checks the uptime and performance of websites, APIs, and servers, providing instant notifications through multiple channels when problems are detected.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

StatusCake

Pricing not documented yet.

UptimeRobot

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free plan available. Paid plans from €/month with 60-second monitoring intervals; save ~15% with annual billing.

  • FreeFree
    • 5 min monitoring interval
    • Ping monitoring
    • HTTPS monitoring
    • Port monitoring
    • API monitoring
    • +9 more
  • Solo-
  • Team-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
iOS
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
Android
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
StatusCake–
UptimeRobot✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

StatusCake

8 total
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Autotask
  • Azure
  • UptimeRobot
  • Pingdom
  • HealthChecks.io
Independently observed

UptimeRobot

Leader
20 total
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Mattermost
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Google Chat
  • PagerDuty
  • Splunk On-Call
  • Zenduty
  • ilert
  • PagerTree
  • Zapier
  • Pipedream
  • Pushbullet
  • Webhooks
  • Email to SMS
  • Voice call
  • Mobile push notification
  • MS Teams
  • Google Analytics
Independently observed
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StatusCake or UptimeRobot: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.