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Pingdom 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

Pingdom starts at $18/mo (Synthetic Monitoring) and StatusCake at $24.49/mo (Superior). For 10 people that's $18 vs $24.49 a month: Pingdom is $6.49 a month (27%) cheaper than StatusCake on list price.

Pingdom

Cheaper for 10 people

From$18/mo

10 people: $18 a month · $216 a year

  • No free plan
  • Up to 8% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 2 plans · priced per plan

StatusCake

Engineering

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

Pingdom and StatusCake plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Pingdom

  • Synthetic Monitoring

    10 uptime checks, 1 advanced check · 50 SMS alerts

    $18/mo

  • Real User Monitoring

    100,000 pageviews/month · Page performance insights

    $18/mo

Starting tiers; Synthetic scales to 30,000 uptime checks ($28,548/month), RUM to 1B pageviews. Annual billing: $16.50/month for each starting tier (~8% saving). Enterprise RUM (500K-5M+ pageviews): quote. Prices read from the official pricing page's tier data (rendered by JavaScript).

Prices from Pingdom'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.

Pingdom and StatusCake cost by team size
TeamPingdom (Synthetic Monitoring)StatusCake (Superior)Difference
5 people$18$216/yr$24.49$293.88/yrPingdom $6.49 less a month
10 people$18$216/yr$24.49$293.88/yrPingdom $6.49 less a month
25 people$18$216/yr$24.49$293.88/yrPingdom $6.49 less a month

Pingdom is priced per plan. 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

Pingdom vs StatusCake: questions

Which is cheaper, Pingdom or StatusCake?

Pingdom starts at $18/mo (Synthetic Monitoring) and StatusCake at $24.49/mo (Superior). For 10 people that's $18 vs $24.49 a month: Pingdom is $6.49 a month (27%) cheaper than StatusCake on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do Pingdom and StatusCake have free plans?

Pingdom has no free plan in Surba's catalog. StatusCake has a free plan (Free).

Are Pingdom and StatusCake cheaper if you pay yearly?

Pingdom lists up to 8% off yearly billing. StatusCake lists up to 17% off yearly billing.

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