Instatus Alternative
Instatus vs StatusPage.me — Both Have a Free Tier. Here’s What Happens When You Need More.
Both tools offer a permanent free plan and monitoring. The real differences show up when you upgrade: EU hosting, transparent pricing, and multi-page support are where StatusPage.me pulls ahead.
Free Plan Comparison
What you get for $0
Both Instatus and StatusPage.me offer a permanent free tier — no credit card, no time limit.
Instatus
Starter — Free
$0/mo
- 15 monitors
- 2-minute check interval
- Multiple check locations
- 5 team members
- 200 subscribers only
- No custom domain
- Logs kept 1 week only
- US-based hosting
StatusPage.me
Free — Forever
$0/mo
- 3 monitors on 1 page
- 180 check interval
- 30 days uptime history
- Incident management
- No custom domain
- No API access
- EU-hosted, GDPR-friendly
Paid Plan Comparison
When you’re ready to grow
This is where the biggest differences show up — EU hosting, transparent pricing, and multi-page support.
Instatus
Pro
$15/mo
Billed annually — ~$20/mo billed monthly
- 50 monitors
- 30-second checks
- 1 custom domain
- 5,000 subscribers
- 50 team members
- No SAML SSO
- US-based hosting
- 1 status page only
StatusPage.me
Starter — $15/mo
$15/mo
Publicly listed — no surprises
- 10 monitors × 5 pages
- Fast check intervals
- Custom domain included
- 5 status pages
- 5000 subscribers
- 4 monitoring regions
- White-label branding
- EU-hosted, GDPR-friendly
- 14-day free trial
Instatus prices reflect their publicly listed annual billing rates. Check instatus.com/pricing for current figures.
Feature Comparison
StatusPage.me vs Instatus — Full Breakdown
Free Tier
| Feature | StatusPage.me Free | Instatus Free |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 forever | $0 forever |
| Monitors | 3 (1 page) | 15 |
| Check frequency | 180 | 2 min |
| Status pages | 1 | 1 |
| Subscribers | — | 200 max |
| Custom domain | ||
| Multiple check locations | 1 location | |
| Log retention | 30 days | 1 week |
| European hosting | EU-hosted | US-based |
First Paid Tier
| Feature | StatusPage.me Starter | Instatus Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15/month | $15/mo annual · ~$20/mo monthly |
| Monitors | 10 per page × 5 pages | 50 (1 page) |
| Status pages | 5 pages | 1 page |
| Subscribers | 5000 | 5,000 |
| Custom domain | 1 domain | |
| Multi-region monitoring | 4 regions | |
| White-label branding | Higher tier | |
| Auto incident creation | ||
| SAML SSO | Business only | |
| Pricing transparency | Publicly listed | Publicly listed |
| European hosting | EU-hosted | US-based |
| API access |
Instatus is not hosted in Europe
On both free and paid plans, Instatus is a US-based service. If your organisation operates under GDPR or requires EU data residency, StatusPage.me is the better choice — hosted in Europe from day one, on every plan including free.
See European status page options →Switch to StatusPage.me if…
- You need European-hosted infrastructure for GDPR compliance — on any plan, including free
- You want transparent pricing so you can budget before committing
- You need more than 1 status page across products or environments
- You want a custom domain from your first paid plan without a tier jump
- You want longer log retention than 1 week on the free tier
Stick with Instatus if…
- You need more than 3 monitors on the free tier — Instatus offers 15 (note: our paid plans provide 10 monitors per page across 5 pages)
- EU data residency is not a concern for your organisation
- You need a very high subscriber cap and have budget for their upper tiers
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. StatusPage.me has a permanent free plan with no credit card required and no time limit — 1 status page, 2 monitors, and 30 days of uptime history. Instatus also offers a free tier with 15 monitors but no custom domain and only 1 week of log retention. The key difference: StatusPage.me’s free plan is hosted in Europe, Instatus’s is US-based.
On paid plans the main differences are: StatusPage.me Starter is $15/month while Instatus Pro is $15/month billed annually; StatusPage.me is hosted in Europe while Instatus is US-based; StatusPage.me Starter supports up to 5 status pages while Instatus Pro is limited to 1 page; StatusPage.me includes white-label branding from the Starter tier; and our monitor model is 10 per page × 5 pages rather than a flat pool.
Instatus is a US-based service on all plans including free. If EU data residency is required for your organisation, StatusPage.me is the better choice — it is hosted in Europe on every plan. See our European status page alternative page for more detail.
Instatus Pro costs $15/month billed annually (approximately $20/month if billed monthly). The Business plan is $225/month billed annually (~$300/month monthly). StatusPage.me Starter is $15/month and includes EU hosting and up to 5 status pages. See /pricing for all StatusPage.me plan details.
There is no automated migration, but the process is straightforward: recreate your components, set up monitors for the same endpoints, configure your subscriber notifications, and point your custom domain. Most teams complete the switch in an afternoon. Contact us if you need help.
Start free — upgrade when you need more
Free plan forever, or try Starter free for 14 days. No credit card required.