Better Stack
Engineering
From$29/user/mo
10 people: $290 a month · $3,480 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 15% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per user
Better Stack vs StatusCake: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Better Stack starts at $29/user/mo (Responder (per seat, yearly)) and StatusCake at $24.49/mo (Superior). For 10 people that's $290 vs $24.49 a month: StatusCake is $265.51 a month (92%) cheaper than Better Stack on list price.
StatusCake
Cheaper for 10 people
From$24.49/mo
10 people: $24.49 a month · $293.88 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 17% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Better Stack and StatusCake plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Better Stack
Free
10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status page · 3 GB logs, 3 GB traces (3-day retention) · 100,000 exceptions/month
Free
Responder (per seat)
Incident management + telemetry access · On-call scheduling included
$34/user/mo
Responder (per seat, yearly)
$29/seat/month billed yearly · Incident management + telemetry access
$29/user/mo
Telemetry Nano bundle (US)
40 GB each of logs, traces, metrics · 30-day log retention
$45/user/mo
Responder seats $34/month or $29/month billed yearly; team members (telemetry only) free. Extra status page $15/month; 50 extra uptime monitors $25/month. Metered telemetry: logs/traces ingest $0.15/GB US ($0.10 EU, $0.35 Singapore) plus retention from $0.05/GB-month; telemetry bundles priced per region (Nano $30 EU / $45 US / $105 SG per month). Bundles 22-25% off yearly. 60-day money-back guarantee; SAML SSO enterprise.
Prices from Better Stack's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
StatusCake
Free
10 uptime monitors, 5-minute checks · 1 page speed, SSL and domain monitor
Free
Superior
100 uptime monitors, 1-minute checks · 50 SSL, 50 domain monitors
$24.49/mo
Business
300 uptime monitors, 30-second checks · 10 server monitors, team tools
$79.99/mo
Annual billing $20.41 (Superior) and $66.66 (Business) per month, i.e. 2 months free (~17%). Multi-year discounts 12.5-40%. Enterprise: contact sales. 7-day free trial.
Prices from StatusCake's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Better Stack (Responder (per seat, yearly)) | StatusCake (Superior) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $145/mo$1,740/yr a year | $24.49/mo$293.88/yr a year | StatusCake $120.51 less a month |
| 10 people | $290/mo$3,480/yr a year | $24.49/mo$293.88/yr a year | StatusCake $265.51 less a month |
| 25 people | $725/mo$8,700/yr a year | $24.49/mo$293.88/yr a year | StatusCake $700.51 less a month |
Better Stack is priced per user. StatusCake is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Better Stack vs StatusCake: questions
Which is cheaper, Better Stack or StatusCake?
Better Stack starts at $29/user/mo (Responder (per seat, yearly)) and StatusCake at $24.49/mo (Superior). For 10 people that's $290 vs $24.49 a month: StatusCake is $265.51 a month (92%) cheaper than Better Stack on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Better Stack and StatusCake have free plans?
Better Stack has a free plan (Free). StatusCake has a free plan (Free).
Are Better Stack and StatusCake cheaper if you pay yearly?
Better Stack lists up to 15% off yearly billing. StatusCake lists up to 17% off yearly billing.
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