Domnr vs StatusCake: the domain-aware alternative
StatusCake is a mature uptime, page-speed, and domain monitoring service. This is a spec-by-spec comparison of Domnr and StatusCake — pricing, intervals, alerts — and an honest look at where each one is the better fit.
Try Domnr freeOn uptime, head to head
On uptime itself the two are close: both do HTTP checks down to 30-second intervals on their top paid tiers (StatusCake reaches 30s on Business; Domnr on Growth and Business), with SSL and domain monitoring alongside. StatusCake includes higher monitor counts on paid plans and dedicated page-speed testing; Domnr’s edge is treating uptime as one signal inside a domain-lifecycle dashboard rather than a standalone check.
Domnr vs StatusCake, dimension by dimension
| Dimension | Domnr | StatusCake | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paid pricing (entry → mid) | $19/mo Pro · $39 Growth · $79 Business (20% off annual); free tier | ~$24.49/mo Superior (100 monitors) · ~$79.99 Business (300) | Comparable |
| Free tier | 5 domains, 3 uptime monitors, 5-min checks | 10 uptime monitors, 5-min checks; 1 SSL + 1 domain monitor | StatusCake leads |
| Uptime check types | HTTP/HTTPS and TCP, with keyword/response assertions | HTTP(S), TCP, ping, DNS, SSH, SMTP + page-speed tests | StatusCake leads |
| Minimum check interval | 5-min (Free) · 60s (Pro) · 30s (Growth & Business) | 5-min (Free) · 1-min (Superior) · 30s (Business) | Comparable |
| Uptime monitors included | 50 (Pro) · 100 (Growth) · 250 (Business) | 10 (Free) · 100 (Superior) · 300 (Business) | StatusCake leads |
| Alert channels | Email (all plans); SMS (Pro+ add-on) | Email, SMS (credit-based), plus integrations (Slack, webhooks, PagerDuty…) | StatusCake leads |
| SSL certificate expiry | Yes — SSL validity & expiry on every portfolio domain | Yes — up to 50–100 SSL monitors on paid tiers | Comparable |
| Domain expiry / WHOIS tracking | Yes — WHOIS expiry, registrar lock & auto-renew (core) | Domain-expiry monitors (no registrar-lock / auto-renew tracking) | Domnr leads |
| DNS change detection | Yes — DNS & WHOIS change detection (core) | No | Domnr leads |
| Domain portfolio & health score | Yes — portfolio view + 0–100 health score | No — monitoring-list focus | Domnr leads |
StatusCake is a trademark of its respective owner. Competitor pricing, intervals, and alert channels verified July 9, 2026 from the sources listed below — they change often, so confirm current details on their site before relying on a number. Domnr’s figures reflect its current plans.
Where StatusCake wins
Higher monitor counts and page-speed testing
StatusCake’s paid tiers include 100–300 uptime monitors and dedicated page-speed tests, plus 50–100 SSL monitors. For a large flat list of endpoints and performance testing, it scales further per dollar.
More check types and integrations
StatusCake checks HTTP, TCP, DNS, SSH, SMTP and ping, and fans alerts out through many integrations. Domnr focuses on HTTP/HTTPS and TCP with email/SMS alerting.
A capable free tier
StatusCake’s free plan covers 10 uptime monitors at 5-minute checks with an SSL and a domain monitor included — more monitoring headroom at $0 than Domnr’s free tier.
Where Domnr wins
One panel for the whole domain lifecycle
Domnr unifies your domain portfolio, WHOIS/expiry, DNS change tracking, SSL, and uptime in a single dashboard — not just the up/down slice.
Renewal & expiry tracking across registrars
Domnr tracks WHOIS expiry, registrar lock, and auto-renew for every domain you own, across registrars — checked as often as every 15 minutes on Growth and every 5 minutes on Business.
DNS & WHOIS change detection
Domnr snapshots DNS and WHOIS and alerts you when records, nameservers, or registrar status change — not something ping-based uptime tools do.
A 0–100 domain health score
Every portfolio domain gets a health score rolled up from SSL validity, WHOIS expiry, DNS health, registrar lock, auto-renew, and uptime — one number that tells you what needs attention.
Switching from StatusCake
- List your StatusCake uptime tests (and any SSL/domain monitors) — the URLs and hostnames are all you need.
- Recreate each as an HTTP/HTTPS or TCP monitor in Domnr at the interval your plan allows (30s on Growth/Business).
- Add the domains themselves to your Domnr portfolio for WHOIS/expiry, registrar lock, DNS-change, and SSL tracking in one place.
- Switch alerts to email (plus SMS on Pro+) and retire the StatusCake tests once Domnr’s baseline looks right. Nothing migrates — Domnr reads public WHOIS/DNS.
Which should you choose?
If you want a large flat list of uptime checks, page-speed testing, or a broad set of check types and integrations, StatusCake is the stronger dedicated monitor. If uptime is one part of managing a domain portfolio — with renewals, DNS, WHOIS, and SSL beside it — Domnr consolidates the lot.
Sources
- StatusCake pricing — retrieved 2026-07-09