Bionic Uptime and StatusCake: what is actually different
StatusCake is a good, long-running tool, and for many people it is the right one. This page says plainly where Bionic Uptime is different, and where it is not.
| Feature | StatusCake | Bionic Uptime |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 10 monitors, checked every 5 minutes | 3 websites, checked every 60 seconds |
| Cheapest paid plan | Superior: $24.49 a month ($20.41 billed yearly), 100 monitors, every minute | Portfolio: $12 a month, 20 websites, every 60 seconds |
| Before an outage alert | Up to 3 confirmation tests (2 by default) from other servers in the same region | Two locations on two different companies' networks, plus a retry, must agree within 45 seconds, on every plan including free |
| SMS | Yes, on paid plans | No |
| Domain expiry reminders | Yes: 1 domain monitor on the free plan | Yes, for every website on every plan, wherever the registry publishes the date |
| Chat alerts | Yes, among 15+ integrations | Yes: one Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams or Google Chat channel, on every plan |
StatusCake prices as shown on statuscake.com/pricing on 30 September 2026, and how they confirm an outage as described in their knowledge base (created 8 November 2024). Check there for today's.
Choose StatusCake if
- you watch many sites and want them free, or more than 20 on one plan,
- you need SMS or page speed monitoring.
Choose Bionic Uptime if
- you look after client websites, and a wrong "your site is down" email costs you a phone call and some trust,
- you want one plain email per real outage, saying what was seen and from where (see the exact email),
- you want to be told when we could not check, instead of a green tick.
See it before you sign up
Watch a real website being monitored right now, no sign-up. 3 websites are free, forever, with no card.