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Spec score 8.8 #7 of 31 in Status page services

What it is

Instatus helps teams monitor services, coordinate incident response, and share status information with customers. Its monitors check websites, APIs, cron jobs, hosts, ports, and DNS records, tracking availability and performance over time. Checks can run from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia using round-robin location selection. Teams can collaborate on incidents and set on-call schedules to alert the appropriate person. Status pages may be public, private, or limited to a selected audience, and can show components, incidents, maintenance, and notices. Private-page access options include email login, Google SSO, IP allowlists, shared passwords, secure links, and SAML SSO. Integrations include Checkly, Datadog, New Relic, PagerDuty, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Google Chat, Zapier, and API access; the REST-style API uses bearer-token authentication. Starter is free and includes 15 monitors with two-minute checks. Pro costs $20 a month and includes 50 monitors with 30-second checks. Live database data is not encrypted at rest, and Instatus says it has not completed an SOC audit.

Spec sheet

Free plan
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
Paid from
20Read 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
API
The REST-style API is available under https://api.instatus.com and authenticates with a bearer API token.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Integrations
Integrations include monitoring and notification services such as Checkly, Datadog, New Relic, PagerDuty, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Google Chat, Zapier and API.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Support
Instatus lists support at [email protected] and offers priority customer support on Enterprise.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Custom domain
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
Data deletion
After account cancellation, content is inaccessible immediately and permanently deleted from servers and logs within 30 days.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Data hosting
Instatus says its primary data centers are in the United States on Amazon AWS, with daily backups stored in multiple locations.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Incident response
Teams can collaborate on incidents and set on-call schedules to notify the right person.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Incident updates
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
Maintenance scheduling
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
Monitor locations
Checks can run from the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia using round robin location selection.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Monitoring
Monitors check websites, APIs, cron jobs, hosts, ports and DNS records and track availability and performance over time.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Private status page
YesRead 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
Private-page access
Private pages support email login, Google SSO, IP allowlists, a shared password, secure links and SAML SSO.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Product purpose
Instatus helps users monitor services, fix incidents with their team, and share status with customers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Security audit status
Instatus states that it has not completed an SOC audit and is working on a PCI compliance self-assessment.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Security encryption
Data is encrypted in transit with HTTPS and database backups are encrypted using GPG, while live database data is not encrypted at rest.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Status pages
Status pages can be public, private or select-audience pages and can show components, incidents, maintenances and notices.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Subscriber channels
Status-page subscriptions support email, SMS, Slack, Teams, webhooks, X, RSS and more.Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com

Plans and prices

Starter Free billed monthly 15 monitors · 2-minute checks · Email alerts · 5 team members · 2 on-call members · Public status page Read 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
Pro $20 a month billed monthly 50 monitors · 30-second checks · Email and SMS alerts · 50 team members · 20 on-call members · Public status page Read 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
Business $300 a month billed monthly 1,000 monitors · 30-second checks · SMS and calls alerts · 50 on-call members · SAML SSO · All status page types Read 19 Sep 2026 · instatus.com
Starter Free free forever 15 monitors · 2 min checks · email alerts · 5 team members · 2 on-call members · public status page · 200 subscribers Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Pro $20 a month monthly 50 monitors · 30 sec checks · email & SMS alerts · 50 team members · 20 on-call members · public status page · 1+ custom domain · 5,000 subscribers Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Business $300 a month monthly 1,000 monitors · 30 sec checks · SMS & calls alerts · 50 on-call members · SAML SSO · all status pages · 3+ custom domains · 25,000 subscribers Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com
Enterprise Priced on request contact sales SCIM Directory Sync · priority customer support · 99.99% uptime SLA · multiple SSO connections · custom contracts · custom policies Read 1 Oct 2026 · instatus.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Monitors websites, APIs, hosts, ports, and DNS records
  • Checks run across four listed regions
  • Status pages support public, private, and selected audiences
  • Starter plan includes 15 monitors

Limits

  • Live database data is not encrypted at rest
  • Instatus has not completed an SOC audit
  • Starter checks run every two minutes

Who it suits

Instatus suits teams that need service monitoring, incident coordination, and customer-facing status pages. Its range of page access options can accommodate public pages as well as private or selected-audience updates.

Verdict

Instatus connects monitoring, on-call coordination, and status pages, with a free Starter plan and several access controls. Teams weighing its security posture should note the stated encryption and audit limitations.

Where Specifiction places it

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