The Instatus alternative without the $300/mo pricing cliff
Instatus Pro gives you 1 status page for $20/mo. Need a second page or private pages? That’ll be $300/mo. CheckStatus gives you 3 pages with private pages for $39/mo.
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Why teams switch
5 reasons teams outgrow Instatus
No pricing cliff
Instatus jumps from $20/mo to $300/mo — a 15x increase with no middle option. CheckStatus grows with you: $15, $39, and $99/month with clear feature upgrades at each step.
Multiple pages without enterprise pricing
Need status pages for multiple products? CheckStatus Growth includes 3 pages for $39/mo, Pro includes 10 for $99/mo. Instatus requires their $300/mo Business plan for just 3 pages.
Private pages included
Private status pages are included in our Growth ($39/mo) and Pro ($99/mo) plans. Instatus locks private pages behind their $300/mo Business plan — a 15x price jump from Pro.
Predictable scaling
Clear feature tiers with no surprises. Know exactly what you’ll pay as your team grows from 5 to 10 to 100 members — without sudden jumps to enterprise pricing.
Transparent pricing
Every plan, every price, every feature — listed publicly on our website. No “contact sales” walls for enterprise features. Instatus Enterprise requires a sales call.
Feature comparison
CheckStatus vs Instatus — Side by side
Two comparisons that tell the full story.
Single public status page
| Feature | CheckStatus Starter $15/mo | Instatus Pro $20/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Status Pages | 1 | 1 |
| Team Members | 5 | 50 |
| Subscribers | 500 | 5,000 |
| Custom Domain | ||
| Custom CSS | Growth ($39/mo) | |
| Built-in Monitoring | — | 50 monitors |
| SMS Alerts | Growth ($39/mo) | |
| API Access | ||
| Incident Templates | ||
| Data Retention | 365 days | Not specified |
| Monthly Price | $15/mo | $20/mo |
For a single public status page, Instatus Pro offers more subscribers and team members. But as soon as you need a second page or private pages…
Multiple pages & private pages
| Feature | Recommended CheckStatus Growth $39/mo | Instatus Business $300/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Status Pages | 3 | 3 |
| Team Members | 10 | Unlimited |
| Subscribers | 1,000 | 25,000 |
| Private Pages | ||
| Custom CSS | ||
| Custom Domain | 3 | |
| SSO/SAML | — | |
| Built-in Monitoring | — | 1,000 monitors |
| Annual Price | $374/yr | $2,700/yr |
| You Save | $2,326/year (87%) | |
The pricing gap
CheckStatus fills the gap Instatus leaves
Instatus jumps from $20/mo to $300/mo with nothing in between. CheckStatus offers a smooth pricing ladder.
Instatus pricing
A 15x jump to get multiple pages
CheckStatus pricing
Predictable 2.5x steps at each tier
Real-world savings
What switching actually saves you
Team needing 3 pages + private pages
API, Web App, and internal dashboard status pages with private access for the ops team
Agency managing 10 client pages
10 branded, white-label status pages with custom domains and team management
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Both offer professional status pages with incident management and subscriber notifications. The key difference is pricing structure: Instatus jumps from $20/month (Pro) to $300/month (Business) with no middle tier. CheckStatus offers a smooth pricing ladder — $15, $39, and $99/month — so you can get multiple pages and private pages without enterprise pricing.
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It depends on what you need. For a single public status page, Instatus Pro ($20/month) offers more subscribers and team members than CheckStatus Starter ($15/month). But for multiple pages or private pages, CheckStatus is dramatically cheaper: $39/month for 3 pages with private pages, versus $300/month for the same on Instatus Business — an 87% saving.
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Yes. CheckStatus Growth plan includes 3 status pages for $39/month, and our Pro plan includes 10 status pages for $99/month. Instatus requires their $300/month Business plan for more than 1 status page.
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Yes. Private status pages are included in our Growth ($39/month) and Pro ($99/month) plans. Instatus requires their $300/month Business plan for private pages — a 15x price jump from their Pro plan.
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Yes. Instatus includes built-in uptime monitoring (50 monitors on Pro, 1,000 on Business), 30+ language support, and CDN-based static pages for faster loading. Instatus Pro also includes more subscribers (5,000 vs 500) and team members (50 vs 5) than CheckStatus Starter. CheckStatus focuses on multi-page management, private pages, and affordable scaling.
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Migration is straightforward: export your component and subscriber data from Instatus, create your status page on CheckStatus, import your data, and update your DNS records. Most teams complete the switch in under an hour.
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Yes, every CheckStatus plan includes REST API access, even our free tier (100 calls/hour). Starter includes 2,500 calls/hour, Growth includes 10,000 calls/hour, and Pro includes unlimited API access.
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CheckStatus is hosted on independent infrastructure, so your status page stays online even when your product is down. We provide direct email support on all plans with priority support on Pro.
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