The Cost of E-commerce Downtime
For e-commerce businesses, every minute of downtime is lost revenue. During peak shopping periods like Black Friday or flash sales, the cost multiplies exponentially. StatusIntel helps you stay ahead of issues.
$5,600
Average cost per minute of downtime
88%
Won't return after bad experience
5 min
StatusIntel check interval
What to Monitor for Your Online Store
- Homepage: Your main storefront should always be accessible
- Product pages: Monitor key category and product URLs
- Cart page: Ensure the shopping cart loads properly
- Checkout flow: Monitor each step of checkout
- Payment gateway: Verify payment endpoints are responsive
- Order confirmation: Check that order processing works
E-commerce Monitoring Checklist
- Main domain: https://yourstore.com
- Secure pages: https://yourstore.com/checkout
- API endpoints: https://yourstore.com/api/cart
- CDN health: https://cdn.yourstore.com
- Search functionality: https://yourstore.com/search
- User accounts: https://yourstore.com/account
Monitor During Peak Traffic
E-commerce sites experience traffic spikes during sales events. StatusIntel's consistent 5-minute monitoring ensures you catch issues regardless of traffic levels. Our Pro plan (coming soon) offers 1-minute checks for even faster detection during critical periods.
Platform-Specific Monitoring
Whether you're running Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, or a custom platform, StatusIntel works with any e-commerce solution:
- Shopify: Monitor your .myshopify.com domain and custom domain
- WooCommerce: Check WordPress health and WooCommerce endpoints
- Magento: Monitor frontend and admin panel separately
- Custom: Monitor any HTTP/HTTPS endpoint