30+ check locations
StatusCake’s global check footprint is one of the largest in the category. If you need geographic verification — “is my site up in Singapore? in São Paulo?” — their location coverage beats Monitrova’s today.
StatusCake has been monitoring sites since 2012 with 30+ check locations and a free tier of 10 monitors. Their first paid plan jumps to €19.99/month. Monitrova starts paid at €5.99/month, includes the WordPress Site Agent on Starter and up, and ships the no-noise alert pipeline by default on every plan.
Last verified May 24, 2026
EU-priced both ways. The dimensions that differ most.
| Feature | StatusCake | Monitrova |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier monitors | 10 uptime · 5-min checks · 1 each of page-speed, domain, SSL | 1 site · 30-min checks · all checks included |
| Cheapest paid tier | €16.66 annual / €19.99 monthly · 100 monitors · 1-min | €5.99/mo · 3 sites · 10-min checks |
| Confirms before alerting | Configurable, per monitor | ✓ Default, every plan |
| Check locations | 30+ | Smaller footprint, growing |
| WordPress timeline (what changed?) | — | ✓ Site Agent, included from Starter |
| Backend-error classification | Keyword checks (DIY per monitor) | ✓ Built-in: database, framework, PHP fatal recognised automatically |
| Monthly per-site report | Reporting included from Superior | ✓ PDF-quality monthly report, every plan |
StatusCake’s global check footprint is one of the largest in the category. If you need geographic verification — “is my site up in Singapore? in São Paulo?” — their location coverage beats Monitrova’s today.
Ten free monitors at 5-minute intervals, plus one each of page-speed, domain, and SSL monitor. Plenty for a developer with a handful of personal projects. Monitrova’s free tier is one site at 30-minute checks.
StatusCake ships dedicated server monitors and page-speed monitors as first-class types. Monitrova doesn’t do server-level monitoring — we focus on the website layer (HTTP/HTTPS, SSL, homepage health).
StatusCake has been running since 2012. That’s 14 years of edge cases caught. Monitrova is younger, and honest about it — the about page says “beta” for a reason.
Two-scan confirmation, flap-detection digests, suppressed-recovery emails, per-site sensitivity — all on by default on every Monitrova plan, including Free. StatusCake has comparable controls but they’re per-monitor configuration; you have to opt each one in.
When a homepage renders “Error establishing a database connection” with a 200 status, Monitrova classifies it as a critical backend incident automatically. StatusCake has keyword checks, but you have to write the keywords per monitor.
Monitrova’s Site Agent records plugin updates, theme switches, admin logins, fatal errors, and WooCommerce gateway failures back to the monitor. When an alert fires, the timeline answers “what changed in the 15 minutes before this?” StatusCake has no WordPress-specific surface.
StatusCake Superior is €16.66–19.99/month for 100 monitors. Monitrova Pro is €19.99/month flat for 50 sites with 1-minute checks plus Site Agent. If you don’t need 100 monitors but you do need 1-minute checks and a WordPress timeline, Monitrova is the better-value choice.
Real numbers, pulled from each pricing page on May 24, 2026. View StatusCake’s current pricing →
They’ve had 14 years to fund a generous free tier from paid revenue. Monitrova is three weeks old; we deliberately picked a smaller free tier (1 site forever) over an ad-supported one. If you need 10 free monitors today, StatusCake is the better fit.
No. StatusCake’s location coverage is materially larger today. We’ll grow ours, but if geographic verification is a hard requirement, StatusCake wins on raw footprint.
No. Monitrova monitors the website layer — HTTP/HTTPS reachability, SSL, homepage health, content classification. StatusCake has dedicated server monitors as a first-class type; if that’s what you need, choose them.
For an agency running 50 sites with 1-minute checks and WordPress intelligence, yes: Monitrova Pro is €19.99/month flat. StatusCake Superior is €19.99/month monthly (€16.66 annual) for 100 monitors but no Site Agent and no automatic backend-error classification. If you’re below 50 monitors and the WordPress timeline matters, Monitrova is cheaper for the work that gets done.
No card. No 14-day countdown. One site, forever — upgrade only if the count grows.