Our take
Pick Healthchecks if operators who will stay on Hobbyist at $0 while they add a first Product Sync check, then Supporter at $5 (same limits, support the project) or Business at $20 — not Business Plus $80 unless they need that printed tier. Pick OpenStatus if small teams who will stay on Hobby $0 (1 monitor, 1 status page, 10-minute interval, no card) while they publish a first page, then buy Starter at $30/month
Best for
Healthchecks A cron ping list you start at a public $
OpenStatus Monitors you start on Hobby at $0 (1 monitor, 1 page)
Free plan
Healthchecks $0
OpenStatus $0 · no card. 1 monitor. 1 status page with 3 components. Minimum interval 10 minutes
Lowest paid
Healthchecks Supporter $5/mo
OpenStatus Pro $100/mo
Next step up
Healthchecks Business $20/mo
OpenStatus Scale $500/mo
Runs where
Healthchecks Local or hosted
OpenStatus
Watch out
Healthchecks Hobbyist is the free hosted tile
OpenStatus Hobby is 1 monitor and a 10-minute interval
Last checked
Healthchecks 2026-10-23 · healthchecks.io/pricing
OpenStatus 2026-10-22 · openstatus.dev/pricing
operators who will stay on Hobbyist at $0 while they add a first Product Sync check, then Supporter at $5 (same limits, support the project) or Business at $20 — not Business Plus $80 unless they need that printed tier.
Read the Healthchecks pagesmall teams who will stay on Hobby $0 (1 monitor, 1 status page, 10-minute interval, no card) while they publish a first page, then buy Starter at $30/month (14-day trial) when they need 20 monitors and a 1-minute check.
Read the OpenStatus page
