Instatus

Monitor services, coordinate incidents and publish polished status pages

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Websiteinstatus.com

CategoryMonitoring

PricingFreemium

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ABOUT

What is Instatus?

Instatus combines service monitoring, incident response and public status pages for software teams. It checks websites and APIs, alerts teams through email, Slack, SMS, phone and other channels, and can update status pages when monitors fail or recover. The permanent Starter plan is free, with paid plans adding more monitors, faster checks, collaboration and private status page features.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

What you should know

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Monitoring and incident responseInstatus brings monitor alerts, on-call coordination, incident updates and customer-facing status pages into one workflow.

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Many alert channelsAlerts can use email, SMS, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, phone calls, webhooks and push notifications.

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Strong free starting pointThe Starter plan includes 15 monitors, two-minute checks, five team members, two on-call members and 200 subscribers at no cost.

Free page is public onlyStarter does not include a custom domain or private status page features, which can matter for internal services and branded customer portals.

COMMUNITY

From the forums

Reddit users generally praise Instatus for making status pages quick to launch and for offering useful value to small teams. A recent discussion also flagged changes to the pricing of private pages, so teams comparing plans should check the current feature table rather than rely on older recommendations.

— Community sentiment · Reddit

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

What does Instatus's free plan include?＋

Starter is free forever and includes 15 monitors with two-minute checks, email alerts, five team members, two on-call members, a public status page and 200 subscribers.

Does Instatus require a credit card?＋

No. Instatus advertises its free forever plan without a credit card.

Can Instatus update a status page automatically?＋

Yes. Monitor failures can create incidents and update the status page, while monitor recovery can resolve incidents and update the page automatically.