Instatus
7.8#7 in status page servicesFrom $20 a monthFree planWebAPI
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StatusPage.me
8.4#2 in status page servicesFrom $6 a monthFree planWebAPIExtensionmacOS
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| Fact | Instatus | StatusPage.me |
|---|---|---|
| API | The REST-style API is available under https://api.instatus.com and authenticates with a bearer API token. | A public read-only API exposes status, incidents, maintenance and availability data, while an authenticated REST API can read and write account data using API keys. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Incident updates | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Integrations include monitoring and notification services such as Checkly, Datadog, New Relic, PagerDuty, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Google Chat, Zapier and API. | Listed alert channels include Discord, Slack, Telegram, Microsoft Teams, Pushover, PagerDuty, Google Chat, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, SMS, email, webhooks, WhatsApp, voice calls, Jira Service Management, ServiceNow, Threema, ntfy, Gotify and Matrix. |
| Maintenance scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | 20 | 6 |
| Private status page | Yes | Yes |
| Status pages | Status pages can be public, private or select-audience pages and can show components, incidents, maintenances and notices. | Users can publish branded public pages or private pages protected with passwords, IP allowlists, magic links or SSO. |
| Subscriber channels | Status-page subscriptions support email, SMS, Slack, Teams, webhooks, X, RSS and more. |
Instatus plans
- StarterFree
- Pro$20 a month
- Business$300 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
StatusPage.me plans
- FreeFree
- Simple$6 a month
- Starter$12 a month
- Team$41 a month
- Business$82 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Instatus if…
Instatus suits teams that need to monitor websites or infrastructure, coordinate incident response, and communicate service status. Its page options include public, private, and selected-audience status pages.
Pick StatusPage.me if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.