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Head-to-head · Status Page Software

Instatus vs StatusIQ

  • 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
StatusIQ #7 in Status Page Software 8.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit StatusIQ

Instatus leads on 0 checks, StatusIQ on 1, 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 priceStatusIQ · $10/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly StatusIQ

Instatus scores higher on our rubric for status page software: 9.0 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #7.

StatusIQ is cheaper to start at $10/mo against $20/mo.

Instatus is the better fit for teams coordinating status updates across channels. StatusIQ is the better fit for established teams needing private status pages.

  • Instatus fits best

    Teams coordinating status updates across channels

  • StatusIQ fits best

    Established teams needing private status pages

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Side by side

Feature Instatus 9.0/10 Visit ↗ StatusIQ 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.6
Ranking #3 in Status Page Software #7 in Status Page Software
Best for Teams coordinating status updates across channels Established teams needing private status pages
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $20/mo $10/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 30 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 20 integrations 5 integrations
Features Instatus 4/4 · StatusIQ 4/4
Custom domain ✓ ✓
Private status page ✓ ✓
Incident updates ✓ ✓
Maintenance scheduling ✓ ✓
Specs
Subscriber channels Multi-channel Multi-channel
Component limit Not checked yet 50 components
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
  • Publishes incidents, recurring maintenance, metrics, and status history.
  • Supports private pages with password protection, IP restrictions, or SAML.
  • Sends notifications or feeds through email, SMS, RSS, and iCalendar.
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
  • The Free plan is limited to 1 page, 10 components, and 100 subscribers.
  • Free includes email notifications; SMS notifications start with Green.
  • Custom HTML and CSS are included with Blue, not the lower listed plans.
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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StatusIQ is a hosted status-page and incident-communication product from Site24x7 for IT, DevOps, and business teams that need to share service health with customers or internal stakeholders. It supports public and private pages, incident…

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  1. InstatusStatus Page Software 9.0Free plan
  2. StatusIQStatus Page Software 8.6Free plan · 30-day trial

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

  • StatusIQ — where it wins

    • Publishes incidents, recurring maintenance, metrics, and status history.
    • Supports private pages with password protection, IP restrictions, or SAML.
    • Sends notifications or feeds through email, SMS, RSS, and iCalendar.

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan is limited to 1 page, 10 components, and 100 subscribers.
    • Free includes email notifications; SMS notifications start with Green.
    • Custom HTML and CSS are included with Blue, not the lower listed plans.
  • Instatus9.0/10 · Free plan

    A status and monitoring platform with a free tier and broad subscriber notification options.

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  • StatusIQ8.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    StatusIQ pairs incident updates and maintenance scheduling with public and private pages.

    Visit StatusIQFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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