# Source: src/lib/business/vs-pages.ts → vsPages[statuscake]. Keep in sync. # SiteGuardian vs StatusCake (2026) > SiteGuardian vs StatusCake. StatusCake is the long-standing SMB monitor with a per-check pricing tier ladder and a built-in status page. SiteGuardian is the boring smallest paid URL-side monitor. Where each is the right fit for a small shop. URL: /vs/statuscake Canonical page: /vs/statuscake Site index: /llms.txt Hub of all comparisons: /vs/all Updated: 2026 ## TL;DR - SiteGuardian wins on the flat $19 bill; StatusCake wins on the per-check surface. StatusCake is a long-standing SMB monitor with a per-check pricing model, a free tier that has shrunk to 10 monitors at a 5-minute cadence, and a configuration surface heavier 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. - When StatusCake: per-check pricing for a large number of monitors, a status page, and a free tier for light testing. - When SiteGuardian: one inbox, a flat $19 / $39 / $299 bill, and no per-check math. - The verdict: SiteGuardian for the flat $19 bill; StatusCake for the per-check surface. ## Pricing at a glance - SiteGuardian Starter — $19/mo — 1 site, 10 URLs, every-5-min probes. - SiteGuardian Pro — $39/mo — 3 sites, 50 URLs, every-1-min probes. - SiteGuardian Lifetime — $299 once — 1 site, 50 URLs, every-5-min probes, every future update included. - StatusCake Free — $0/month — 10 uptime monitors, 5-min test interval, 1 each of page-speed / domain / SSL monitor, alerts through integrations. - StatusCake 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. - StatusCake 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. - StatusCake Enterprise — Custom — Limitless monitors, constant check rate, dedicated probe locations, SLAs, account reviews. ## How they differ - Probe cadence (paid) — SiteGuardian: Every minute (Pro); StatusCake: 30 seconds on Business; 1 minute on Superior. - Probe cadence (free) — SiteGuardian: not available; StatusCake: Free, 5-min cadence. - Public status page — SiteGuardian: not available; StatusCake: included on every paid plan. - SSL expiry alerts — SiteGuardian: included; StatusCake: included (1 SSL monitor on Free, 50 on Superior, 100 on Business). - Heartbeat monitors — SiteGuardian: not available; StatusCake: included. - Custom slow threshold per URL — SiteGuardian: On every plan; StatusCake: Per check (no per-URL slow threshold). - Broken-link / 404 crawler — SiteGuardian: included; StatusCake: not available (no link-check feature on any tier). - /checkout probe — SiteGuardian: included; StatusCake: not available (HTTP-ping only). - /forms probe — SiteGuardian: included; StatusCake: not available. - Pricing model (paid) — SiteGuardian: $19/mo Starter, $39/mo Pro, $299 once Lifetime; StatusCake: $20.41/mo Superior (annual), $66.66/mo Business (annual). ## When each is the right fit - SiteGuardian — A small WooCommerce / Shopify shop whose loud-alert + flat-bill requirement is the deciding factor. - StatusCake — A team running many checks across many sites that benefits from per-check pricing, a status page, and a free tier for light testing. ## 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. ## Buying-time FAQ - Q: Does SiteGuardian replace StatusCake for an SMB shop? A: Mostly yes. StatusCake ships a status page on paid plans and heartbeat / cron-job monitors; SiteGuardian ships neither by design. For a small shop whose only requirement is "tell me the second the home page stops," SiteGuardian is the smaller and cheaper product. - Q: Does StatusCake still have a free tier? A: StatusCake ships a limited Free tier (10 uptime monitors, 5-minute cadence, 1 each of page-speed / domain / SSL monitor, alerts through integrations). It is not the deep free ceiling UptimeRobot and Hetrixtools ship. If a deep free tier is the deciding factor, those are the right picks instead. - Q: Is SiteGuardian cheaper than StatusCake? A: For one shop with one site, yes. StatusCake Superior is $20.41 / month billed annually or $24.49 / month billed monthly; StatusCake Business is $66.66 / month billed annually or $79.99 / month billed monthly. SiteGuardian Starter is $19/month and includes 10 URLs on a 5-minute cadence. - Q: Can I run StatusCake and SiteGuardian together? A: Yes. Each ship one email per outage to their own inbox. Most shops do this for two weeks, then pick one based on which email they actually open. - Q: Does SiteGuardian integrate with StatusCake? A: Not directly. SiteGuardian ships one loud email and stops. StatusCake ships status pages, alerting, and integrations (15+ integrations plus SMS credits on paid tiers). If those are buying-time requirements, StatusCake is the right pick. - Q: Which is the right fit for a 1-person shop on WooCommerce? A: SiteGuardian. The status page and per-check surface StatusCake ships is overkill for a one-person shop that wants one loud email the minute /checkout stops. ## Freshness - Pricing and features last checked July 2026. Competitor offerings may change. ## Related reads - /vs/all — every comparison in one matrix. - /vs/better-stack — SiteGuardian vs Better Stack. - /vs/uptime-robot — SiteGuardian vs UptimeRobot. - /checkout-monitoring — Checkout monitoring. - /ssl-expiry-monitor — SSL expiry monitor. - /pricing — See plans & pricing. - /audit — Free URL audit.