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OpenStatus

OpenStatus

Open-source status page and uptime monitoring system

Website openstatus.dev
Overview

What it is

OpenStatus is an open-source uptime and synthetic monitoring platform. Monitor your API and website globally. Showcase your reliability with a public status page. Get started for free.

Intent

I need it when

Manage monitoring infrastructure as code with version control

OpenStatus supports YAML-based monitor configuration with CLI and Terraform provider, enabling teams to version monitoring setup in Git repositories and deploy changes through CI/CD pipelines. Terraform generate command bootstraps HCL from existing dashboard monitors.

Demonstrate incident communication compliance for SOC 2 audits

OpenStatus provides timestamped status reports, subscriber notifications, and audit-ready incident history that satisfies SOC 2 CC2.3 requirements for external incident communication. Branded status pages with custom domains and password protection enable teams to prove compliance readiness in minutes rather than weeks.

Monitor service uptime and detect outages across global user base

OpenStatus monitors HTTP, TCP, and DNS endpoints from 28 global regions across 3 cloud providers, alerting teams via Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, email, and webhooks the moment failures occur. Automatic status page updates eliminate manual incident communication during outages.

Automate status page and monitoring management through AI assistants

OpenStatus exposes MCP server integration allowing Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor to programmatically manage status pages, create incident reports, and schedule maintenance windows. All mutations are recorded in audit logs with explicit subscriber notification controls.

Self-host status page and monitoring infrastructure behind corporate firewall

OpenStatus is fully open-source with 8.5MB Docker image for self-hosting. Private monitoring locations enable checking internal services not exposed to internet. Teams retain full control over data and infrastructure while maintaining compliance requirements.

Drop

Not a fit when

  • Organization needs monitoring from fewer than 6 global regions and does not require multi-region redundancy
  • Team requires only internal status communication without public-facing status page capabilities
  • Business cannot tolerate open-source infrastructure or requires fully proprietary, closed-source solutions
  • Organization needs real-time alerting with sub-30-second check intervals on free tier (minimum 10m on free plan)
  • Use case requires advanced incident management features beyond status reporting and maintenance windows
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Pricing

Freemium with tiered paid plans. Free plan includes 1 monitor and 1 status page. Starter ($30/mo) includes 20 monitors and unlimited team members. Pro ($100/mo) includes 50 monitors. Annual billing available with 2 months free discount. View pricing