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Simpler pricing, more check types, and real multi-region consensus.
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FourSight vs StatusCake: the breakdown
StatusCake offers a wide range of monitoring features, but its pricing tiers can be confusing and the cheapest paid plan starts at around $20/mo. Free users are limited to 10 monitors with 5-minute intervals.
FourSight provides a free tier with 10 monitors, transparent pricing starting at $16/mo, and unique multi-region quorum consensus that StatusCake doesn't offer.
Advantages
Why teams choose FourSight over StatusCake
Quorum-based multi-region consensus
StatusCake checks from multiple locations but doesn't use consensus voting. FourSight confirms incidents across 4 regions before alerting, dramatically reducing false positives.
Transparent, simple pricing
FourSight has five clear tiers: Free ($0), Starter ($16/mo), Growth ($40/mo), Pro ($80/mo), and Scale ($160/mo). No confusing add-ons or hidden fees.
Maintenance windows on Starter
Schedule one-time or recurring maintenance to suppress alerts — available from the Starter plan, not locked behind expensive tiers.
Up to 500+ monitors
FourSight Scale supports 500+ monitors with 15-second intervals and SLA guarantees.
Pricing
Pricing: FourSight vs StatusCake
FourSight Free: 10 monitors, 5-min intervals, email alerts, 1 status page. StatusCake Free: 10 monitors, 5-min intervals, limited integrations.
FourSight Starter ($16/mo): 50 monitors, 1-min intervals, Slack & webhooks, maintenance windows. StatusCake's comparable tier costs ~$20/mo.
FourSight Growth ($40/mo): 100 monitors, 30s intervals, all 7 check types, 5 status pages. StatusCake's premium tiers cost $66/mo+.
Feature comparison
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | FourSight | StatusCake |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | ||
| HTTP monitoring | ||
| SSL monitoring | Growth+ | |
| DNS monitoring | Growth+ | |
| Domain expiry tracking | Growth+ | |
| Port monitoring | Growth+ | |
| Keyword monitoring | Growth+ | |
| Ping monitoring | ||
| Multi-region consensus | ||
| 30-second intervals | Growth+ | Paid |
| Alerting | ||
| Email alerts | ||
| Slack alerts | Starter+ | |
| Webhook alerts | Starter+ | |
| SMS alerts | Pro+ | Paid |
| Status Pages | ||
| Public status pages | Paid | |
| Custom CSS | Pro+ | Paid |
| Operations | ||
| Maintenance windows | Starter+ | Paid |
| Multi-user organizations | Growth+ | Paid |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan monitors | 10 | 10 |
| Cheapest paid plan | $16/mo | ~$20/mo |
FAQ
Common questions
How is FourSight competitive with StatusCake?
FourSight offers multi-region quorum consensus, transparent pricing, and features like maintenance windows starting from $16/mo.
Does FourSight support as many integrations?
FourSight supports Email, Slack, Webhooks, and SMS — the four channels teams use most. We focus on reliability over quantity.
Can I get multi-region consensus with StatusCake?
StatusCake checks from multiple locations but doesn't offer quorum-based consensus voting. FourSight confirms across 4 regions before creating an incident.
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