StatusCake alternative
Five times StatusCake's free monitors, with API and MCP
StatusCake's free plan gives you 10 monitors. Ours gives you 50 — plus 8 monitor types, every alert channel, a full REST API and an MCP server for AI assistants, all free.
StatusCake is a solid, affordable monitor — but its free tier is small (10 monitors) and the good stuff starts around $20/month. If 10 monitors isn't enough and you don't want to pay yet, Uptime Monitor gives you 50 monitors free with an API and MCP support that StatusCake doesn't offer at any tier.
| Uptime Monitor | StatusCake | |
|---|---|---|
| Free monitors | 50 | 10 |
| Check interval (free) | 5 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Monitor types | 8: HTTP(S) + keyword, ping, TCP port, heartbeat, SSL expiry, domain expiry, DNS | Uptime, page speed, SSL, domain |
| Heartbeat / cron monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack / Discord / webhook alerts on free | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API on free | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP server for AI assistants | ✓ | ✕ |
| Maintenance windows on free | ✓ | — |
| Paid entry point | Add-ons from $25/mo | ~$20.41/mo (annual) |
| Public status pages | Coming with Pro | Separate paid product |
Comparison based on each product's public pricing and docs, checked October 2026. Plans change — verify before you decide.
Why teams switch from StatusCake
- 5x the free monitors. 50 vs 10 — monitor the whole project, not just the homepage.
- More monitor types free. Heartbeat/cron, TCP port, keyword, and DNS checks alongside the usual HTTP, SSL, and domain monitors.
- MCP support, free. Let AI assistants manage your monitors conversationally. StatusCake doesn't offer MCP.
- Maintenance windows included. Deploy without the alert noise, no upgrade required.
The honest part
Stay with StatusCake if you need page-speed monitoring or 30-second check intervals today — their paid plans cover ground ours doesn't yet. If free-tier breadth is what matters, you'll get more here.
Questions
Is Uptime Monitor really free?
Yes. 1 user, 5 notification contacts, 50 monitors with 5-minute checks, every monitor type, every alert channel, the REST API and the MCP server — free forever, no credit card required.
How is the free plan bigger than StatusCake's?
StatusCake's free plan includes 10 uptime monitors. Ours includes 50 monitors across 8 monitor types, with 5-minute checks on both.
What is MCP support?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets AI assistants like Claude manage your monitors — list, create, and trigger checks — through a standard endpoint, free on every plan.
Do you have page-speed monitoring?
Not yet — that's one area where StatusCake leads. Our roadmap includes it; today we focus on uptime, expiry, and heartbeat monitoring done well.
Free forever · No credit card · API & MCP included