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StatusCake Alternative

StillUp vs StatusCake

Established tool — but the free plan is heavily restricted.

StatusCake starts at Free / from $24.99/mo · StillUp starts free

Why people look for StatusCake alternatives

Free plan: 10 monitors but only 5-minute check intervals
Paid plans start at $24.99/mo — steep for small teams
Status page design is functional but outdated
No Telegram alerts on any plan
UI feels complex for what most founders actually need

StatusCake vs StillUp — feature by feature

FeatureStatusCakeStillUp
Starting priceFree (5-min checks)Free (1-min checks)
Pro price$24.99/mo$9/mo
Free check interval5 minutes1 minute
Custom domainPaid onlyAll plans
Telegram alerts
Incident managementBasic✓ Full timeline
Modern UIDated

What you get with StillUp

1-min checks, free

Every plan including free checks your endpoints every 60 seconds.

All alert channels

Email, Slack, Discord, and Telegram on every plan. No paywalls.

Custom domain

status.yoursite.com on all plans. SSL provisioned automatically.

Beautiful status page

Public status page your users will actually trust and bookmark.

Incident management

Post timestamped updates as incidents unfold. Full public timeline.

2-minute setup

Add a URL, configure alerts, share your status page. That's it.

Bottom line

StatusCake's free plan gives you 5-minute checks. StillUp gives you 1-minute checks free. That's a meaningful difference — you could be down for 4 minutes before StatusCake notices. On pricing, $24.99/mo vs $9/mo is also hard to justify for the same core feature set.

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