Better Stack vs StatusCake
Which automation & integration tool is right for you? Compare features, pricing, and user reviews to make the best choice.
Better Stack
From $29Free plan
Small and mid-size engineering teams that want uptime monitoring, on-call alerting and a status page in one product, and want phone and SMS alerts without per-message fees.
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StatusCake
From $20.41Free plan
Small and mid-size businesses and agencies that want uptime, SSL, domain and page speed monitoring bundled in one subscription at a low price per monitor.
Side by side
| Better Stack | StatusCake | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free; responder licenses from $29/month (annual) | Free (10 monitors); paid from $20.41/month (annual) |
| G2 Rating | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Best For | Small and mid-size engineering teams that want uptime monitoring, on-call alerting and a status page in one product, and want phone and SMS alerts without per-message fees. | Small and mid-size businesses and agencies that want uptime, SSL, domain and page speed monitoring bundled in one subscription at a low price per monitor. |
Pros and cons
Better Stack
Pros
- Monitoring, on-call, incident management and status pages in one tool
- Unlimited phone and SMS alerts on paid responder licenses
- Only people who take alerts need a paid license; other team members are free
- Free plan includes a status page and 10 heartbeats as well as 10 monitors
Cons
- Free plan checks only every 3 minutes and alerts only by Slack and email
- Many paid add-ons (extra monitors, status page features, Slack workflows) make the total hard to predict
- Status page white-label, SSO and IP allowlisting cost $208 per page per month each on annual billing ($250 monthly)
StatusCake
Pros
- SSL, domain and page speed monitors included, even on Free
- 100 uptime monitors at 1-minute checks for about $20/month on annual billing
- 30-second checks and 9 team members on Business
- SMS credits included on paid plans
Cons
- Status pages are a separate subscription
- Superior includes only 1 team member
- No browser or multi-step transaction checks
Sarah Chen