Our take
Pick Instatus if teams who will stay on Starter Free forever at $0 (15 monitors, 2-minute checks, 5 members, 200 subscribers) while they publish a first status page, then Pro at $20/month when they need 50 monitors, 30s checks, and a custom domain. 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
Best for
Instatus A public status page you start at a public $
OpenStatus Monitors you start on Hobby at $0 (1 monitor, 1 page)
Free plan
Instatus No free plan
OpenStatus $0 · no card. 1 monitor. 1 status page with 3 components. Minimum interval 10 minutes
Lowest paid
Instatus Pro $20/mo
OpenStatus Pro $100/mo
Next step up
Instatus
OpenStatus Scale $500/mo
Runs where
Instatus Local or hosted
OpenStatus
Watch out
Instatus Starter is 15 monitors and 2-minute checks
OpenStatus Hobby is 1 monitor and a 10-minute interval
Last checked
Instatus 2026-10-23 · instatus.com/pricing
OpenStatus 2026-10-22 · openstatus.dev/pricing
teams who will stay on Starter Free forever at $0 (15 monitors, 2-minute checks, 5 members, 200 subscribers) while they publish a first status page, then Pro at $20/month when they need 50 monitors, 30s checks, and a custom domain.
Read the Instatus 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
