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Head-to-head · Status Page Software

Instatus vs openstatus

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Instatus #3 in Status Page Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Instatus
openstatus #6 in Status Page Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit openstatus

Instatus leads on 1 check, openstatus on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreInstatus · 9.0/10
  • Lowest starting priceInstatus · $20/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresInstatus · 4 of 4

Instatus scores higher on our rubric for status page software: 9.0 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Instatus is cheaper to start at $20/mo against $30/mo.

Instatus is the better fit for teams coordinating status updates across channels. openstatus is the better fit for teams needing open-source multi-region monitoring.

  • Instatus fits best

    Teams coordinating status updates across channels

  • openstatus fits best

    Teams needing open-source multi-region monitoring

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Side by side

Feature Instatus 9.0/10 Visit ↗ openstatus 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.7
Ranking #3 in Status Page Software #6 in Status Page Software
Best for Teams coordinating status updates across channels Teams needing open-source multi-region monitoring
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $20/mo (best) $30/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 20 integrations 17 integrations
Features Instatus 4/4 · openstatus 0/4
Custom domain ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Private status page ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Incident updates ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Maintenance scheduling ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Subscriber channels Multi-channel Not checked yet
Component limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free Starter includes 15 monitors and a public status page
  • Supports private and select-audience status pages
  • Subscribers can receive updates through email, SMS, chat, and more
  • Checks HTTP/HTTPS, TCP, and ICMP endpoints across regions.
  • Assertions cover status codes, headers, body text, latency, and timeouts.
  • Terraform, private locations, status pages, and broad alert integrations.
Cons
  • Pro starts at $20 per month, a notable step up from free
  • Starter checks monitors every 2 minutes; faster checks begin with Pro
  • Business is $300 per month for all status page types
  • Hobby includes just 1 monitor and checks no more often than every 10 minutes.
  • Starter costs $30/month for 20 monitors and 1-minute checks.
  • Pro and Scale both list 50 monitors; Scale's listed extra is 24-month retention.
Our verdict

Instatus brings status pages, uptime monitoring, and incident communication together for SaaS, DevOps, and engineering teams. It supports public, private, and select-audience pages, with service components, incidents, scheduled…

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Openstatus combines uptime monitoring with status pages for teams operating websites, APIs, and services. It checks HTTP/HTTPS endpoints, TCP ports, and ICMP ping, and can validate status codes, headers, and body text. Monitoring runs…

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  1. InstatusStatus Page Software 9.0Free plan
  2. openstatusStatus Page Software 8.7Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Instatus — where it wins

    • Free Starter includes 15 monitors and a public status page
    • Supports private and select-audience status pages
    • Subscribers can receive updates through email, SMS, chat, and more

    Where it doesn't

    • Pro starts at $20 per month, a notable step up from free
    • Starter checks monitors every 2 minutes; faster checks begin with Pro
    • Business is $300 per month for all status page types

  • openstatus — where it wins

    • Checks HTTP/HTTPS, TCP, and ICMP endpoints across regions.
    • Assertions cover status codes, headers, body text, latency, and timeouts.
    • Terraform, private locations, status pages, and broad alert integrations.

    Where it doesn't

    • Hobby includes just 1 monitor and checks no more often than every 10 minutes.
    • Starter costs $30/month for 20 monitors and 1-minute checks.
    • Pro and Scale both list 50 monitors; Scale's listed extra is 24-month retention.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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