Checkmate instead of StatusCake

10,895 stars on GitHub Latest commit on September 25, 2026 More about Checkmate

Uptime checks for websites and servers, with response times, history and a status page. On your own instance, without tiers on the number and interval of checks.

What you get out of it

  • You set the checks and intervals yourself
  • History and alerts stay with you
  • A status page for your users is included

StatusCake and Podless

StatusCake and PodlessStatusCakeOn Podless
Where the data livesStatusCakeOn the provider’s serversOn PodlessIn your own instance in the EU
Source codeStatusCakeNot open to readOn PodlessOpen, you can read what runs
Ads and profilingStatusCakePer the provider’s termsOn PodlessNone
Your own domainStatusCakeUsually not offeredOn PodlessIncluded, certificate too
Getting out againStatusCakeAs far as the provider allowsOn PodlessSFTP, database, backups to your storage
If it gets shut downStatusCakeYou have to moveOn PodlessYou decide when you leave

Other swaps

  • Better Stack
    Checkmate

    For the uptime part: check whether your services respond, report outages, show a status page. Plus, if you like, the load on your servers. On your own instance.

    about €4.00 / month
  • Datadog
    Beszel

    For a handful of servers, less will do: CPU, memory, disk and network over time, containers per machine and alerts on thresholds. On your own instance, with no price per host.

    about €1.67 / month
  • UptimeRobot
    Checkmate

    Uptime monitoring on your own instance: check whether your services respond and see how your servers are doing — without a cap on the number of checks.

    about €4.00 / month