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SiteGuardian vs StatusCake. When you do not need a per-check billing surface.
StatusCake is a long-standing SMB monitor. The free history still exists in limited form; the paid tier is broader per-check. SiteGuardian is the smallest paid product that probes and emails. Each fits a different team shape.
- Per-check pricing on StatusCake paid. SiteGuardian is flat per month.
- SSL monitoring. Both ship it.
- Status page on StatusCake paid; SiteGuardian deliberately does not.
- Probes from multiple regions. Quiet on CDN blips, loud on real outages.
- A small shop on a fixed monthly bill — that is SiteGuardian’s lane.
When StatusCake is the right fit
StatusCake is the right fit when you want per-check pricing for a large number of monitors, a status page, and history longer than 90 days.
When SiteGuardian is the right fit
SiteGuardian is the right fit when you want one inbox, a flat $19 / $39 / $299 bill, and no per-check math.
Quick answer
SiteGuardian vs StatusCake, in one paragraph.
SiteGuardian wins on the flat $19 bill; StatusCake wins on the per-check surface. StatusCake is a long-standing SMB monitor with a generous free tier, a deep per-check pricing model, and an alert-configuration surface that has grown into a settings screen longer than what most small shops want to fill in. SiteGuardian does not run a free tier; it ships uptime, SSL expiry, broken-link coverage, checkout-failure monitoring, and form-failure monitoring on every paid plan, in one loud email, with three flat tiers and no per-check math. Pick SiteGuardian when you want the choices stripped out; pick StatusCake when you want the broader free tier and don't mind the configuration surface.
What is SiteGuardian vs StatusCake?
SiteGuardian is a paid URL-side monitor with one loud email per outage and three flat tiers. StatusCake is a long-standing free-and-paid uptime monitor with a generous free tier, per-check pricing on paid, and a deep configuration surface. The two overlap on uptime and SSL; SiteGuardian adds the three URL-side checks (broken-link coverage, checkout, forms) StatusCake does not run.
Is StatusCake better than SiteGuardian?
StatusCake is better when free is part of your buying criteria, when you want per-check pricing that scales to dozens of monitors, or when you want a longer-history brand with deep configuration. SiteGuardian is better when you want the configuration stripped out and one inbox with one price for the four URL-side checks.
Which is cheaper for one storefront?
StatusCake Free is the cheapest in absolute dollars at $0 (10 uptime monitors, 5-min cadence). SiteGuardian Starter is $19 a month for one site and ten URLs. StatusCake Superior is $20.41/mo billed annually or $24.49/mo billed monthly, and StatusCake Business is $66.66/mo billed annually or $79.99/mo billed monthly. Across twelve months of paid use, SiteGuardian Starter is cheaper than StatusCake Superior or Business and ships the four URL-side checks StatusCake does not.
Does StatusCake monitor checkout failures?
No. StatusCake is an HTTP-ping product. It will tell you when your checkout URL returns 5xx, and that is all. It does not run a checkout-specific path probe and does not flag a checkout that is slow but technically up. SiteGuardian probes the checkout URL on the same cadence as your uptime checks and emails you when it goes slow or returns errors.
Does StatusCake have a free tier?
Yes — StatusCake ships a Free tier (10 uptime monitors, 5-min cadence, 1 page-speed / domain / SSL monitor, alerts through integrations) alongside its paid Superior ($20.41/mo annual · $24.49/mo monthly) and Business ($66.66/mo annual · $79.99/mo monthly) plans. The free tier is limited compared to the paid feature set. SiteGuardian does not run a free tier; it is paid from the first URL at $19 a month for Starter.
Feature-by-feature
Where each one differs, side by side.
The rows below are the axes a small shop should care about most when choosing a monitor. Anything outside this list is something most small shops do not use.
| Feature | SiteGuardian | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Probe cadence (paid) | Every minute (Pro) | Every 30 seconds (paid) |
| Probe cadence (free) | Free legacy, 5-min cadence | |
| Public status page | ||
| SSL expiry alerts | ||
| Heartbeat monitors | ||
| Custom slow threshold per URL | Per check | |
| Pricing model (paid) | $19/mo Starter, $39/mo Pro, $299 once Lifetime | $20.41/mo Superior (annual), $66.66/mo Business (annual) |
| Best fit | Small shop | SMB with many checks |
| AI-powered root cause | Not yet available | Not yet available |
Pricing, line by line
StatusCake’s real public pricing, next to SiteGuardian’s.
Each row is one tier the competitor publishes on their pricing page, plus SiteGuardian Starter / Pro / Lifetime. The verification trail below the table names the source URL and the date we re-checked it.
| Tier | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Starter | $19/month | 1 site, 10 URLs, every-5-min probes |
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Pro | $39/month | 3 sites, 50 URLs, every-1-min probes |
SiteGuardianSiteGuardian Lifetime | $299 once | 1 site, 50 URLs, every-5-min probes, all future updates included |
CompetitorStatusCake Free (legacy) | $0/month | 10 uptime monitors, 5-min cadence, 1 SSL / domain / page-speed each |
CompetitorStatusCake Superior | $20.41 / mo (annual) · $24.49 / mo (monthly) | 100 uptime monitors, 1-min cadence, 50 SSL + 50 domain + 15 page-speed + 3 server, alerting + reporting |
CompetitorStatusCake Business | $66.66 / mo (annual) · $79.99 / mo (monthly) | 300 uptime monitors, 30-sec cadence, 100 SSL + 120 domain + 30 page-speed + 10 server, audit log, team tools |
CompetitorStatusCake Enterprise | Custom | Limitless monitors, constant check rate, dedicated probe locations, SLAs, account reviews |
Verification trail
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Starter: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-08-23
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Pro: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-08-23
- SiteGuardian — SiteGuardian Lifetime: https://siteguardian.app/pricingverified 2026-08-23
- StatusCake — StatusCake Free (legacy): https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/verified 2026-08-18
- StatusCake — StatusCake Superior: https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/verified 2026-08-18
- StatusCake — StatusCake Business: https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/verified 2026-08-18
- StatusCake — StatusCake Enterprise: https://www.statuscake.com/pricing/verified 2026-08-18
Honest pros & cons
What each tool genuinely does well — and where it’s rough.
StatusCake
Pros
- Status page ships on every paid plan; no add-on cost.
- Heartbeat / cron-job monitors alongside HTTP checks.
- Long history (longer than 90 days) on paid.
Rough edges
- Per-check pricing climbs quickly above a few dozen monitors.
- Free legacy tier is much narrower than UptimeRobot / Hetrixtools free tiers.
SiteGuardian
Pros
- Flat $19 / $39 / $299 pricing with no per-check math.
- Per-URL slow thresholds on every plan.
- One loud email per outage window.
Rough edges
- No status page in the base product.
- No heartbeat / cron monitors.
- Shorter uptime history than StatusCake paid (90 days Pro).
Who it’s for
The two buyer profiles — and which one you are.
StatusCake is for
A team running many checks across many sites that benefits from per-check pricing and a status page.
SiteGuardian is for
A small WooCommerce / Shopify shop whose loud-alert + flat-bill requirement is the deciding factor.
The verdict
SiteGuardian for the flat $19 bill; StatusCake for the per-check surface.
Pick SiteGuardian if
A one-shop operator on WooCommerce or Shopify who wants one loud email the minute /checkout stops.
Pick StatusCake if
A team running dozens of checks who benefits from StatusCake’s status-page surface and per-check pricing.
Frequently asked
The buying-time questions, answered flat.
Frequently asked
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Try it
If StatusCake feels heavier than you need. Try SiteGuardian.
Starter is $19 a month. One site, ten URLs, every-five-minute checks. Pro is $39 a month. Three sites, fifty URLs, every-minute checks. Lifetime is $299 paid once and stays yours with every future update included.
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