StatusOwl
StatusOwl hosts service status pages and monitors services, opening an incident after an attached monitor records three consecutive failed checks.
What StatusOwl is
StatusOwl hosts service status pages and monitors services, opening an incident after an attached monitor records three consecutive failed checks. The first successful check posts a recovery update and resolves the incident. Monitors can check HTTP/HTTPS, ping, TCP ports, SSL certificate expiry, domain expiry, and server metrics. Status pages can show uptime history, timestamped incident timelines, scheduled maintenance, branding, and custom domains. Unlisted private pages return a 404 to people without the link, but do not require a password. StatusOwl offers email, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, ntfy, and signed webhooks as notification channels. A key limitation is that uptime checks do not currently trigger notifications; channels are triggered by Watch Owl server-metric alert rules. Pages also have no subscriber form or list, so publishing an incident does not send subscriber updates. The free plan is free and includes one status page, 25 monitors checked every three minutes, two team members, and 30 days of history. It is available on web and via API.
Good
- Opens incidents after three consecutive failed checks
- Checks HTTP/HTTPS, ping, TCP, certificates, domains, and metrics
- Status pages include uptime history and incident timelines
- Custom domains and branding are supported
- Generic webhooks use HMAC-SHA256 signatures
Watch out
- Uptime checks do not currently send notifications
- Pages have no subscriber form or list
- Private pages are not password-protected
- Each monitor uses one checking region
Who it suits
StatusOwl suits teams that need service monitoring and a customizable status page. Its free plan includes basic page, monitor, team, and history allowances.
Verdict
StatusOwl combines monitoring with status pages and scheduled maintenance. Before choosing it, note that uptime checks do not notify anyone and published incidents are not sent to subscribers.
Plans and prices
From StatusOwl's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 status page · 25 monitors, checked every 3 min · 2 team members · 30 days of history · Free forever |
| Starter | $19 a month | 3 status pages · 100 monitors, checked every 60 sec · 8 team members · 90 days of history · 1 dedicated checking node · Billed monthly; $180 billed once a year |
| Team | $29 a month | $24/mo billed yearly · 200 monitors · 3 branded status pages · billed monthly |
| Pro | $149 a month | $124/mo billed yearly · 1,000 monitors · White-label status pages · billed monthly |
| Growth | $49 a month | 10 status pages · 300 monitors, checked every 30 sec · 25 team members · 180 days of history · 3 dedicated checking nodes · Billed monthly; $468 billed once a year |
| Scale | $149 a month | Unlimited status pages · 1,000 monitors, checked every 30 sec · Unlimited team members · 365 days of history · Unlimited dedicated nodes · Billed monthly; $1428 billed once a year |
The facts
Each one read from StatusOwl's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automatic incidents
- Three consecutive failed checks on an attached monitor open an incident, and the first successful check posts a recovery update and resolves it.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Component limit
- 50checked 19 Sep 2026
- Custom domain
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Incident updates
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Infrastructure
- Status pages run on multiple instances behind Cloudflare, and custom-domain certificates are issued and renewed automatically.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The six notification channels are email, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, ntfy, and signed webhooks.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Maintenance scheduling
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Monitoring
- Checks include HTTP/HTTPS, ping, TCP port, SSL certificate expiry, domain expiry, and server metrics.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Multi-region limitation
- Each monitor is limited to one checking region on every plan because the company says it lacks enough node capacity to promise multiple regions.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Notification limitation
- Uptime checks do not currently notify anyone; the notification channels are triggered by Watch Owl server-metric alert rules.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Private pages
- Private pages are unlisted and return a 404 to people without the link, but they are not password-protected.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Private status page
- Nochecked 19 Sep 2026
- Product
- StatusOwl hosts status pages and monitors services, automatically opening incidents when checks start failing.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Status page features
- Pages include uptime history, timestamped incident timelines, scheduled maintenance, custom domains, branding, and unlisted private pages.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Subscriber limitation
- Status pages have no subscriber form or subscriber list, so publishing an incident does not send updates to subscribers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Free and Starter include email support, while Growth and Scale include priority email support.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Webhook security
- Generic webhook requests are signed with HMAC-SHA256, retried up to three times, and sent through an SSRF-guarded client.checked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
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