What is StatusCake?
StatusCake is a UK-based website monitoring service founded in 2012. Its uptime checks send HTTP requests, with custom headers, request bodies and content matching if you need them, and it also monitors page speed, SSL certificates, domain expiry and servers. It is known for a usable free plan: 10 uptime monitors at 5-minute intervals. Paid plans are Superior at $24.49/month ($20.41/month billed annually) for 100 monitors at 1-minute intervals and Business at $79.99/month ($66.66 annually) for 300 monitors at 30 seconds (StatusCake pricing page, October 2026). StatusCake says it checks from 43 locations in 30 countries.
When StatusCake is the right pick
- You need cheap uptime checks across many sites; 100 monitors on Superior is hard to beat.
- Your API checks are single requests: call an endpoint, check the status code and look for a string in the response.
- You also want domain expiry and server monitoring in the same account.
Where StatusCake leaves gaps for API monitoring
- No multi-step API checks. StatusCake checks one request at a time, so a flow such as log in, take the token, call the protected endpoint and assert on the JSON is not something it can run as one check.
- No load testing. It confirms an endpoint answers; it does not simulate concurrent users.
- No browser transaction checks. There is no scripted browser journey such as a checkout run on a schedule.
LoadFocus vs StatusCake for API monitoring
| Feature | LoadFocus | StatusCake |
|---|---|---|
| Single-request HTTP checks | Yes, with assertions on status, headers, body and response time | Yes, with status code and content matching |
| Multi-step API checks | Yes, on paid plans (pass values between requests) | No |
| Scripted browser checks | Yes, Playwright, on paid plans | No |
| Load testing | Yes, JMeter and k6 in the cloud | No |
| Page speed monitoring | Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals, separate plan | Yes (page speed checks) |
| Free plan | 10 checks, 10,000 runs a month, 5-minute interval | 10 uptime monitors, 5-minute interval |
| Entry paid plan | $19/month ($15.80 billed yearly): 25 checks, 1-minute interval | $24.49/month ($20.41 annually): 100 monitors, 1-minute interval |
| Locations | 25 cloud regions (up to 6 per check, 22 on Professional) | 43 locations in 30 countries |
| Status pages | Yes, including the free plan | Yes |
When LoadFocus is the right pick
- Your API checks need several steps, with values from one response used in the next request.
- You want to load test the same endpoints you monitor, on the same account.
- You want a scheduled browser check for a flow such as sign-up or checkout.
If you mainly need many cheap uptime checks, StatusCake gives you more monitors for the money; LoadFocus Starter is 25 checks and Professional 75.
Moving API checks from StatusCake
- List your StatusCake uptime tests that call APIs, with their URL, method, headers and body.
- Recreate each as a LoadFocus API check with the same expected status and content assertions.
- Combine checks that belong to one flow into a single multistep check on a paid plan.
- Set up alert channels: email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, webhooks or Discord, plus PagerDuty and Opsgenie on paid plans.
- Run both side by side for a week, then switch off the duplicates.
FAQ: LoadFocus vs StatusCake API monitoring
Does StatusCake support multi-step API monitoring?
No. StatusCake uptime tests check one request at a time, with optional headers, a request body and content matching. For chained requests, LoadFocus multistep checks on paid plans, or tools such as Checkly, are the usual choice.
Is StatusCake's free plan still worth it?
Yes, for simple uptime: 10 monitors at 5-minute intervals. The LoadFocus free plan also covers 10 checks, with 10,000 runs a month and assertions, so for single endpoints the two are close.
Can LoadFocus load test the endpoints I monitor?
Yes. LoadFocus load testing runs JMeter and k6 scripts, or a list of URLs, from the cloud on the same account as your API checks. StatusCake does not do load testing.
Who owns StatusCake?
StatusCake is run by TrafficCake Limited in the UK; its CEO and co-founder James Barnes led a management buyout funded by SME Capital. It is not part of a larger monitoring group.
Can I use both?
Yes. Some teams keep StatusCake for broad, cheap uptime coverage and use LoadFocus for multi-step API checks, load testing and page speed.
Try LoadFocus free
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