StillUpInstatus Alternative
StillUp vs Instatus
Beautiful status pages — but monitoring is a separate product.
Instatus starts at Free / from $20/mo · StillUp starts free
Why people look for Instatus alternatives
—Instatus is a status page tool first — uptime monitoring is bolted on, not core
—Free plan limits you to 1 status page with restricted subscribers
—Starts at $20/mo for anything meaningful
—Telegram alerts not available
Instatus vs StillUp — feature by feature
| Feature | Instatus | StillUp |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free (limited) | Free — 3 monitors |
| Pro price | $20/mo | $9/mo |
| Check interval | 1 min | 1 min |
| Built-in monitoring | Add-on | ✓ Core feature |
| Custom domain | Paid only | All plans |
| Telegram alerts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Incident management | ✓ | ✓ |
What you get with StillUp
✓1-min checks, free
Every plan including free checks your endpoints every 60 seconds.
✓All alert channels
Email, Slack, Discord, and Telegram on every plan. No paywalls.
✓Custom domain
status.yoursite.com on all plans. SSL provisioned automatically.
✓Beautiful status page
Public status page your users will actually trust and bookmark.
✓Incident management
Post timestamped updates as incidents unfold. Full public timeline.
✓2-minute setup
Add a URL, configure alerts, share your status page. That's it.
Bottom line
Instatus makes beautiful status pages. But if you want monitoring baked in and don't want to pay $20/mo to get started, StillUp ships both in one tool at $9/mo — with a genuinely free tier.