StatusCake vs Checkly

From $24 per month (indicative, Superior)

From $40 per month (indicative, Team plan by check runs)

SSL and domain expiry monitoring included on paid plans, which prevents a genuinely common outage cause.

Priced by check runs; browser checks cost more than API checks, and frequency multiplies the bill.

Free plan with unlimited uptime tests at 5-minute intervals.

Free plan with a monthly check-run allowance covering a small site.

Established

StatusCake · since 2012

Widely used

Checkly · since 2018

• SSL and domain expiry alerts prevent an entire class of self-inflicted outage.
• Many test locations even on cheaper plans.
• Simple and reliable.

• One Playwright script serves as both an E2E test and a production monitor.
• Monitoring-as-code fits GitOps workflows and code review.
• Excellent developer experience and clear, published pricing.

• No scripted browser journeys.
• Interface is functional rather than pleasant.
• Limited integration with observability platforms.

• Playwright-centric; teams on other frameworks get less benefit.
• Browser checks at high frequency across many locations get expensive.
• Not a full observability platform — no APM or log management.

Small teams wanting broad availability coverage cheaply.

Engineering teams already using Playwright who want production journeys monitored.