Zinn® UptimeUnlimited domain expiry watching on the free account — StatusCake's free plan includes one domain monitor.
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Zinn® Uptime and StatusCake compared: free monitors, SSL and domain monitoring, page speed and alerts.
The short answer
StatusCake's free plan watches more websites and adds certificate and server checks on paid plans. Zinn® Uptime keeps it simple: confirmed outage alerts, unlimited free domain watching, and everything on the same bill as your hosting.
| Zinn® Uptime | StatusCake | |
|---|---|---|
| Free monitors | 3, checked every 5 minutes | 10, checked every 5 minutes[1] |
| Fastest check interval | 1 minute | 30 seconds on their Business plan[1] |
| Check types | HTTP(S) with keyword | Uptime, page speed, SSL, domain, server[1] |
| Public status pages | No | Yes[1] |
| SMS alerts | No | SMS credits on paid plans[1] |
| Certificate expiry warnings | No | Yes, with expiry alerts[1] |
| Domain monitoring | Free, unlimited domains | 1 on the free plan, more on paid plans[1] |
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Prices are quoted in the currency each company showed on its own page when we read it, not converted.
Why people choose Zinn® Uptime over StatusCake
Every outage is confirmed by a second check before you hear about it, so the alerts you get are worth acting on.
Alerts to Slack, Telegram or a signed webhook are included free, with no SMS credits to buy or count.
Where they are the better choice
StatusCake's free plan watches more addresses, and its paid plans add SSL certificate expiry alerts, server monitoring, SMS credits, faster checks and status pages. If certificate expiry warnings or server resource monitoring matter to you, it covers them and we do not.
Where Zinn® Uptime fits
Zinn® Uptime fits when you want unlimited domain expiry monitoring at no cost, outages confirmed by a second request before you are told, and monitoring on the same account and bill as your hosting.
How to switch from StatusCake in three steps
Add the same websites
Create a free account and add each address you watch in StatusCake. Put a word from the page as expected text so a blank or broken page counts as down, not just an error code.
Connect your alerts
Choose where alerts go — email to everyone on the account, a Slack channel, a Telegram chat or a signed webhook — and send a test so you know it arrives.
Run both for a week, then decide
Keep StatusCake running while Zinn® Uptime builds up its own history. When both agree for a week, you can cancel the one you no longer need — nothing here locks you in.
Questions about switching from StatusCake
Can I use Zinn® Uptime and StatusCake at the same time?
Yes. They check your website independently from the outside, so running both side by side changes nothing on your site. Many people do this for a week before they switch.
Is Zinn® Uptime really free, or is it a trial?
It is free for good, not a trial: 3 websites checked every 5 minutes, with every alert channel and free domain expiry watching. More websites and one-minute checks come in packs of 10 for $9 a month.
Does Zinn® Uptime do everything StatusCake does?
No, and the table above says where. Zinn® Uptime does website checks with expected text, confirmed outages and domain watching very well; if you need the extra check types or features marked No, StatusCake may suit you better.
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Host the site with us too
Zinn® Uptime lives in the same account as Zinn Digital® Hosting: one login, one bill, and the sites you host with us sit right beside the ones you watch. Hosting comes with a 99.9% monthly availability guarantee, credited in one click if we miss it.
Monitoring and domain watching are free on every Zinn Digital® account, hosting or not.