StillUpStillUp 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
StatusCake vs StillUp — feature by feature
| Feature | StatusCake | StillUp |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free (5-min checks) | Free (1-min checks) |
| Pro price | $24.99/mo | $9/mo |
| Free check interval | 5 minutes | 1 minute |
| Custom domain | Paid only | All plans |
| Telegram alerts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Incident management | Basic | ✓ Full timeline |
| Modern UI | Dated | ✓ |
What you get with StillUp
Every plan including free checks your endpoints every 60 seconds.
Email, Slack, Discord, and Telegram on every plan. No paywalls.
status.yoursite.com on all plans. SSL provisioned automatically.
Public status page your users will actually trust and bookmark.
Post timestamped updates as incidents unfold. Full public timeline.
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.