Pingura vs StatusCake

More monitors, faster checks, and fewer false alerts — at a lower price.

Feature comparison

Feature Pingura StatusCake
Starting price Free / $9 mo Free / ~$24.99 mo
Free plan monitors 15 10
Paid plan monitors 50–500 Varies by plan
Check interval 3 min (free) / 1 min (paid) 5 min (free) / 1 min (paid)
Monitor types HTTP, Keyword, TCP, UDP, DNS, Ping, databases, email, SSH, and more (17 types) HTTP, TCP, DNS, Ping, SSH
SSL monitoring ✔ (all plans) ✔ (paid plans)
Domain expiration ✔ (all plans) ✔ (paid plans)
Heartbeat monitoring ✔ (all plans) Limited
Server metrics ✔ (Professional+)
Page speed monitoring
Status pages ✔ (all plans) ✔ (paid plans)
Incident management ✔ (Starter+)
Alert channels Email, SMS, Slack, Teams, Push, Webhook Email, SMS, Slack, Webhook
Private probes ✔ (Starter+)
Data retention 7 days to 2 years Varies

Why teams choose Pingura over StatusCake

Lower entry price

Pingura's Starter plan is $9/mo vs StatusCake's paid plans starting at ~$24.99/mo — nearly 3x less expensive.

Server metrics included

Monitor CPU, memory, and disk usage directly in Pingura — with auto-scaling aware metrics that track individual instances and give you a unified fleet health score. StatusCake doesn't offer server metrics at all.

More free monitors

Get 15 monitors free with 3-minute checks. StatusCake gives 10 free monitors with 5-minute intervals.

Incident management built in

Track and manage incidents, set maintenance windows, and coordinate responses. StatusCake focuses on monitoring without incident workflows.

Where StatusCake might be a better fit

Frequently asked questions

Is Pingura a good StatusCake alternative?

Yes. Pingura starts lower at $9 per month, includes more monitors on the free plan, and adds server metrics and built-in incident management — none of which StatusCake bundles at comparable tiers.

What does Pingura offer that StatusCake does not?

Server metrics with auto-scaling awareness, built-in incident management, and private probes for monitoring infrastructure behind your firewall.

Can Pingura monitor servers behind a firewall?

Yes. Private probes let you monitor internal services that are not reachable from the public internet, using an agent that runs inside your own network. Available on Starter and above.

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