How to choose
Written by OnlineOrNot. This is a comparison of published capabilities, not a reliability benchmark. Unverified claims are not treated as missing features. Documented examples, not hands-on benchmark results.
Choose StatusCake when
You want website monitoring alongside page-speed, domain and certificate monitoring.
A fast page load is not a successful checkout
Your landing page loads quickly, but the submit-order button fails after a JavaScript change.
StatusCake page-speed checks measure page loading, not the full login or checkout journey. Its push monitors can detect a missing backup, and its SSL checks include expiry alerts; those are genuine capabilities to preserve rather than reasons to claim they are missing.
Example documentationLimitations and requirements to check
- Confirm current plan allowances, intervals, regions, team access, alert destinations and status-page requirements at the source before buying.
Migration boundaries for StatusCake
- Recreate supported endpoints and notifications, and validate failure and recovery in parallel. Keep any product-specific features OnlineOrNot does not replace.
Choose OnlineOrNot when
You want focused managed uptime, API checks, standalone Playwright scripts, heartbeats and hosted status pages without adopting a full observability platform.
A success page is not a completed checkout
Your storefront still responds with HTTP 200, but submitting an order no longer reaches the confirmation screen.
Use a standalone Playwright journey to sign in, submit a test order and assert the confirmation. An HTTP availability check alone does not exercise those steps. Keep native on-call scheduling or APM in a separate product if you need them.
Example documentationCurrent limitations
- Hobby is free and includes 3 uptime monitors at 3-minute intervals, 1,000 browser runs per month, 2 team members and 100 email status-page subscribers. SMS, webhooks and on-call integrations are not included on Hobby.
- Pro HTTP checks support 30-second scheduling, not a guaranteed 30-second alert. Browser frequency, run duration and region count affect usage.
- Alerts on invalid or expired certificates when SSL verification is enabled. No advance-expiry reminders
- Standalone browser scripts do not replace a full Playwright project, arbitrary dependencies, private runners, application tracing or native on-call scheduling.
- Enterprise reliability guarantees depend on your contract. No zero-false-positive or faster-than-competitors guarantee is offered.
Comparable workload costs
20 uptime monitors, three active operators and one public status page. Usage-priced HTTP estimates assume one request per monitor every minute for 30 days in one location: 864,000 HTTP executions. The browser workload adds two journeys every five minutes for 30 days in one region: 17,280 executions. More regions, retries, longer runs or retained products can add cost. HTTP intervals vary by plan; these are not equal-performance claims.
Monthly prices where published, before tax; currencies are not converted. Annual commitments, usage estimates, incomplete packages and subtotals are labelled. Browser totals include the base workload unless explicitly marked incomplete. Check current quotes before purchasing.
| Product | Uptime workload | With browser journeys (total) |
|---|---|---|
| OnlineOrNot | USD $25/month Pro $15 + one 25-monitor pack $10; unlimited users and public page included | USD $85/month Pro $15 + one 25-monitor pack $10; unlimited users and public page included; 15 packs × $4 = $60 |
| StatusCake | EUR €113.94/month published subtotal, not a complete quote Business €69.99 + Silver Pages, 50 services €43.95; 9 users and public page included Silver covers the 20 services, whereas Bronze covers only ten. The Pages pricing table does not state its administrator allowance: confirm all three operators can manage the page. Page speed monitoring is not a scripted login or checkout test. | EUR €113.94/month published subtotal, not a complete quote Business €69.99 + Silver Pages, 50 services €43.95; 9 users and public page included; no scripted browser-monitoring type in the reviewed catalog, so keep a separate browser tool. Silver covers the 20 services, whereas Bronze covers only ten. The Pages pricing table does not state its administrator allowance: confirm all three operators can manage the page. Page speed monitoring is not a scripted login or checkout test. |
OnlineOrNot: pricing assumptions
- Monthly USD, before tax. One public page and unlimited Pro members are included; additional pages, private-page features, runs and monitor packs cost extra.
StatusCake: pricing assumptions
- The subtotal combines Business monitoring and Silver Pages so the page can represent all monitored services. Silver’s page administrator allowance is not published, so confirm access for three operators before treating this as a complete quote. A scripted browser runner would cost extra.
Migration boundaries
- Recreate supported checks, credentials, regions, assertions and alert routing. Test a controlled failure and recovery in parallel before cancelling your current service.
- Historical incidents, response-time data, SLA reports, integrations, status-page domains and subscriber lists do not automatically transfer. Export an archive and plan each cutover.
- Keep unsupported capabilities in the existing product. Agree assisted-migration scope and timing; do not send secrets by email.
Sources and review status
OnlineOrNot — selected facts checked 2026-11-04
Reviewed evidence
The new-customer Pro package includes 35 monitors; larger monitor and browser allowances use add-ons.
https://onlineornot.com/pricing35 monitors
Observed 2026-11-04
StatusCake — selected facts checked 2026-11-04
Reviewed evidence
Business supplies enough separate monitoring logins for three operators.
https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/9 Team Members
Observed 2026-11-04
Silver covers the 20 services, but the page administrator allowance is not stated.
https://www.statuscake.com/status-page/Services & Metrics
Observed 2026-11-04
Push monitoring detects a missing expected signal from a scheduled task.
https://www.statuscake.com/kb/knowledge-base/what-is-push-monitoring/Push Monitoring
Observed 2026-11-04
Help us correct this comparison
We welcome corrections from readers and competitors. Email max@onlineornot.com with the page, claim and a primary source. A person reviews corrections before publication.
What to evaluate before switching
A fast page load is not a successful checkout
StatusCake page-speed checks measure page loading, not the full login or checkout journey. Its push monitors can detect a missing backup, and its SSL checks include expiry alerts; those are genuine capabilities to preserve rather than reasons to claim they are missing.
Price the same workload
Compare monitor count, intervals, regions, browser runs, three team members and one public status page. Include add-ons and any tools you must retain.
Test the replacement before cancelling
Recreate supported checks and validate failures, recoveries and alert delivery in parallel. Historical records and unsupported capabilities do not automatically move.
Compare StatusCake vs OnlineOrNot
| Feature | StatusCake | OnlineOrNot |
|---|---|---|
| Check frequency | 5min (Free), 1min (Superior), 30s (Business) | 30 seconds Pro; 3 minutes Hobby |
| Pricing | Monitoring and StatusCake Pages are separate subscriptions | From $25/month for 35 monitors; additional packs of 25 for $10/month |
| Monitor allowance | 10 / 100 / 300 depending on plan | 3 Hobby; 35 Pro, plus 25-monitor packs |
| Failure confirmation | Multi-location | Failures confirmed before alerting |
| Cron job monitoring | Push monitors alert when a job stops sending its expected signal | Yes |
| Team members | 1 team member on Superior; 9 on Business, as listed in the monitoring plan table | 2 on Hobby; unlimited on Pro and Enterprise |
| Custom domain status pages | Available with StatusCake Pages | Paid plans |
| Data retention | Depends on data type and subscription; consult the account retention setting | Plan-dependent |
| Support | See current support terms | Email the founder; response time is not guaranteed |
The migration process
1. Sign up free
Create your account with a 14-day trial. No credit card required.
2. Add your critical monitors
Start with your most important endpoints—core URLs, key APIs, any cron jobs that can't fail silently.
3. Run in parallel
Run OnlineOrNot alongside your current tool during the trial. Compare check results, alert timing, and workflows.
4. Migrate fully
Recreate and validate supported checks, integrations and status-page settings. Email the founder for migration help; agree scope and timing before relying on it.
5. Cancel the old tool
After you validate coverage and alert delivery, turn off duplicate monitors in your previous tool.
What is StatusCake?
You want website monitoring alongside page-speed, domain and certificate monitoring.
What is OnlineOrNot?
OnlineOrNot monitors websites, APIs, browser flows and scheduled jobs. Pro HTTP checks can run every 30 seconds; Hobby HTTP checks run every 3 minutes.
Failures are confirmed before alerting to help reduce false alerts. Configure regions and alert destinations for each check.
Pro includes one public status page. Additional pages and private-page features cost extra. Hobby has limited status-page features.
How OnlineOrNot improves reliability
Faster detection without the noise
Pro HTTP checks support 30-second intervals. Failure confirmation helps reduce false alerts; it does not guarantee zero false positives.
Everything in one place
Monitor websites, APIs, cron jobs, and heartbeats from one dashboard. Alerts on invalid or expired certificates when SSL verification is enabled. No advance-expiry reminders No need to stitch together multiple tools.
Status pages included
Pro includes one public status page with a custom domain. Additional pages and private-page features cost extra.
Unlimited team members, real support
Add your whole team on Pro or Enterprise. When you need help, email the founder directly instead of going through tiered support.
Need to pitch OnlineOrNot to your bosses?
Here are the key points to help you get stakeholder buy-in:
"We can confirm failures before alerting"
Pro HTTP checks support 30-second intervals. Alert timing also depends on timeouts, confirmation and delivery.
"We're going to save money"
Compare the complete setup: uptime checks, browser runs, status pages, integrations, and team access.
"We get everything in one tool"
Uptime, API monitoring, cron jobs, heartbeats, and status pages. One subscription, one dashboard.
"We can contact the founder"
Email the founder for support. Response times depend on the request and any agreed support terms.