Choose Instatus if you need
- Integration with Datadog or Jira. We haven't found them on OpenStatus' website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Instatus offers a free trial (length not stated). We haven't confirmed one for OpenStatus.
- OpenStatus' lowest paid plan is Starter at $30 per month, as of November 14, 2026.
- Both work with Slack and PagerDuty.
- Both list SSO.
- Both have a public API.
- OpenStatus can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Instatus.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose OpenStatus if you need
- Integration with Claude, ChatGPT or Terraform. We haven't found them on Instatus' website.
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OpenStatus
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Review OpenStatusThe facts
- What it does
- InstatusCreate a free status page in seconds, monitor your services and share your status with customers.
- OpenStatusOpen source status page, incident response and global uptime monitoring.
- Free plan
- InstatusYes
- OpenStatusYes
- Pricing
- InstatusNot confirmed
- OpenStatusFlat monthly plans, no per-seat fees
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- Slack
- PagerDuty
Only Instatus
- Datadog
- Jira
Only OpenStatus
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Terraform
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Instatus and OpenStatus yet.
Used either of them?
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