#2 in Monitoring & ObservabilityUpdated 2026-08

openstatus

by OpenStatus · Open source status pages with uptime monitoring from 28 regions

88 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

openstatus is a status page and uptime monitoring service. It checks HTTP endpoints, including REST and GraphQL, from 28 regions across three cloud providers, and publishes a status page with incident reports, maintenance windows and email, RSS/Atom and SSH subscriptions. Monitors can be run through the dashboard, a CLI, an API, an MCP server or a Terraform provider.

Best for: Teams that need a public status page and uptime checks while working towards SOC 2.
Pricing: Free to start, then Starter $30/month, Pro $100/month and Scale $500/month, with a yearly option advertised as two months free and Enterprise by quote.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Checks run from 28 regions across three cloud providers
Monitors as code via YAML, Terraform, API, CLI or MCP server
Open source, free to start, no credit card required
Custom domains, password protection and subscriber channels

Trade-offs

Custom theme and private locations need Pro at $100/mo or above
White label is a $300/mo add-on unless you are on Scale
SSO/SAML costs $250/mo extra on every published plan
Starter checks only every 60s and keeps 3 months of data

Pricing

Published plans from openstatus’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

openstatus pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	—flat	Uptime monitoring and a status page No credit card required
Starter	$30flat	1 status page, 20 components, 20 monitors 1 minute checks, 6 regions per monitor 3 months data retention, 10 notification channels Custom domain, password protection, unlimited team members
Pro	$100flat	5 status pages, 50 components, 50 monitors 30 second checks, all 28 regions per monitor 12 months retention, private locations, OTel exporter Custom theme and audit log
Scale	$500flat	10 status pages, 500 components, 50 monitors 24 months data retention White label, email authentication and IP restriction included
Enterprise	Contact sales	SOC2 reports and SAML/SSO Custom regions and higher monitor and page limits Dedicated SLA, custom contracts and invoicing

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 100 out of 100
API quality: 65 out of 100
Documentation: 100 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 80 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 95 out of 100
Operational trust: 85 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 65 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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