What is StatusCake?
StatusCake is a UK-based uptime monitoring service offering website, server, SSL, and domain monitoring. They provide a free tier with limited features and paid plans starting at €20/month. StatusCake has been around since 2012 and monitors from 43 locations across 30 countries.
What is OnlineOrNot?
OnlineOrNot helps software teams monitor their websites, APIs, and scheduled jobs with 30-second checks from multiple global locations.
Every check runs from multiple regions before alerting—eliminating false positives. When something actually breaks, you get notified instantly via Slack, SMS, PagerDuty, or email.
Status pages are included on all paid plans. And when you need help, you email the founder directly.
StatusCake often presents three critical challenges that hold growing teams back:
1. 30-second checks require the expensive Business plan
StatusCake's Superior plan (€20/month) only offers 1-minute check intervals. To get 30-second checks, you need the Business plan at €70/month. OnlineOrNot includes 30-second checks on all paid plans, starting at $12/month.
2. Monitor caps force unnecessary upgrades
StatusCake caps monitors per plan: 10 on Free, 100 on Superior, 300 on Business. When you hit the cap, you jump to the next tier regardless of whether you need other features. OnlineOrNot charges $2/monitor/month with no artificial caps.
3. Free tier accounts get deleted after 3 months of inactivity
If you don't log into StatusCake's free tier every 3 months, they delete your monitors with no restore option. This catches teams off-guard when they assume their monitoring is still running.
Compare StatusCake vs OnlineOrNot
| Feature | StatusCake | OnlineOrNot |
|---|---|---|
| Check frequency | 5min (Free), 1min (Superior), 30s (Business) | 3min (Free), 30 seconds (Pro) |
| Pricing model | €0 / €20 / €70 tiers with monitor caps | From $12/mo ($2.40/monitor) |
| Monitors included | 10 / 100 / 300 depending on plan | Unlimited (pay per monitor) |
| False-alarm prevention | Multi-location | Multi-location verification |
| Cron job monitoring | ||
| Team members | 1 (Superior), 9 (Business) | Unlimited on all plans |
| Custom domain status pages | Paid add-on | Included on all paid plans |
| Data retention | 1 month | Full history on all plans |
| Support | Email (slow response times reported) | Direct founder access |
How OnlineOrNot improves reliability
Faster detection without the noise
30-second checks catch issues before users notice. Multi-location verification filters out false positives. You get speed without alert fatigue.
Everything in one place
Monitor websites, APIs, cron jobs, and heartbeats from one dashboard. Track SSL certificate expiry on every check. No need to stitch together multiple tools.
Status pages included
Keep customers informed with hosted status pages on your domain. Subscribers get automatic notifications when incidents are created or resolved. Included on all paid plans—not an upsell.
Unlimited team members, real support
Add your whole team on any plan. When you need help, email the founder directly—no ticket queues, no tiered support, responses within hours.
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 for 1-2 weeks. Compare alert quality and response times.
4. Migrate fully
Move all monitors over. We offer white-glove migration support—email the founder directly.
5. Cancel the old tool
Turn off your previous monitoring. You'll likely save money while getting faster, more reliable alerts.
Need to pitch OnlineOrNot to your bosses?
Here are the key points to help you get stakeholder buy-in:
"We'll catch issues before customers report them"
30-second checks detect outages 10x faster than 5-minute intervals. Multi-location verification means we only get real alerts.
"We're going to save money"
Transparent per-check pricing. No surprise overages. Status pages included, not an add-on.
"We get everything in one tool"
Uptime, API monitoring, cron jobs, heartbeats, and status pages. One subscription, one dashboard.
"We can actually get support"
Direct access to the founder. No tickets, no tiers, no waiting days for answers.