Uptime Kuma is 100% cheaper
than StatusCake
$0/mo (Self-hosted (free)) vs StatusCake Superior at $24.49/mo — covering 25% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Superior plan at $24.49/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Self-hosted (free): 0 USD/monthly.
StatusCake costs $24.49/mo on the Superior plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Uptime Kuma covers 25% of the 4 capabilities compared against StatusCake. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Uptime Kuma | StatusCake |
|---|---|---|
| Status pages | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSL monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✓ |
| Slack/Teams/PagerDuty alerting | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities StatusCake has that Uptime Kuma lacks.
- SSL monitoring — Get alerted before an SSL certificate expires.Missing from Uptime Kuma.
- API access — Manage monitors programmatically via an API.Missing from Uptime Kuma.
- Slack/Teams/PagerDuty alerting — Send alerts to Slack, Teams, or PagerDuty.Missing from Uptime Kuma.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Self-hosted (free) | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Superior | $24.49/mo |
| Business | $79.99/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Uptime Kuma than StatusCake?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Self-hosted (free) vs $24.49/mo on Superior. That is $293.88 a year.
What does Uptime Kuma lack compared with StatusCake?
SSL monitoring, API access, Slack/Teams/PagerDuty alerting — 3 of the 4 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
StatusCake: 2026-09-12; Uptime Kuma: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.statuscake.com/features/ (feature_page, checked 2026-09-12)
- https://www.statuscake.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Uptime Kuma data last verified 2026-09-07