What is Status Monkey?
Status Monkey is a website and service monitoring tool that checks your URLs, APIs, and web applications every 60 seconds around the clock. When something goes down, it alerts you instantly via SMS and email—so you're never the last to know your app is offline. The service also includes a customizable status page for keeping your users informed, plus detailed uptime reports to help you spot reliability trends over time.
Who it's for
- Developers and site owners who need fast, no-nonsense alerts when their web applications or APIs stop responding.
- Small businesses and startups that want professional uptime monitoring and a public status page without enterprise-level pricing or complexity.
- Freelancers and agencies managing multiple client sites who need a simple, affordable way to track several endpoints from one dashboard.
Key features
URL & website monitoring
Status Monkey keeps tabs on all your web applications, APIs, and services with comprehensive HTTP/HTTPS checks. You can monitor any endpoint that responds to standard web requests, giving you broad coverage across your infrastructure.
60-second check intervals
With monitoring checks every 60 seconds, you get lightning-fast detection of outages. This near-real-time visibility means you can react to problems within a minute of them occurring, not after users start complaining.
SMS & email alerts with smart follow-ups
When a service goes down, you receive an instant SMS and email notification with context about what's happening. If the issue persists, Status Monkey sends automatic follow-up reminders every 30 minutes until you acknowledge or resolve the problem—so nothing slips through the cracks.
Customizable status page
You can share uptime transparency with a branded, customizable status page your visitors can trust. It's a straightforward way to communicate service health externally without building your own status infrastructure.
What stands out
Know when your websites are down before your users do.
That's the core promise, and Status Monkey delivers on it with a refreshingly simple approach. There are no complicated tiers, no hidden fees, and no credit card required during beta—just a flat $5.99/month Pro plan that includes 20 monitors, SMS alerts, email notifications, a custom status page, and detailed uptime reports. The 60-second check interval combined with smart follow-up alerts every 30 minutes means you get both speed and persistence in outage notification, which is rare at this price point.
Worth checking out if…
You want reliable uptime monitoring without the overhead of enterprise tools. If you're a developer, small business, or freelancer who needs fast alerts, a public status page, and clear uptime analytics—and you'd rather pay a flat monthly fee than navigate usage-based pricing—Status Monkey is worth a look. It's especially appealing during the beta period, when the full Pro feature set is free.
