Better Stack does five things. We do one thing better.
Better Stack (formerly Better Uptime) is a great suite if you want logs, infrastructure monitoring, uptime checks, on-call rotation, and status pages all in one bill. If you just want the best status page tool — that's us.
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Suites vs focused tools
Better Stack is a 'logs + monitoring + status pages' suite. They acquired Better Uptime, then added log management, then infrastructure monitoring. You get a lot for your money — but you also get a lot of features you don't use, and the status page module gets less attention than the rest.
LiveStatus is the opposite: we only do status pages, public uptime monitoring, and incident management. Every feature update goes into making the status page experience better, not into building a competing logs product.
If you already have Datadog or New Relic for logs and infrastructure, you don't need to bundle them with your status page. Use the best tool for each layer.
Feature by feature
Side by side. Honest. No marketing fluff.
| Feature | LiveStatus | Better Stack |
|---|---|---|
Native iOS + Android mobile app Better Stack has alerts via the on-call mobile app, no end-user app | ||
Public status pages | All plans | Team ($25/mo) and up |
Custom domain | Starter ($19/mo) | Team ($25/mo) |
Uptime monitoring (5-min) | Starter ($19/mo) | Team ($25/mo) |
Uptime monitoring (60-sec) | Business ($149/mo) | Team ($25/mo) |
Multi-region monitoring | Pro ($49/mo) | Team ($25/mo) |
SSO (Google Workspace, Okta, SAML) | Business ($149/mo) | Enterprise (custom pricing) |
Log management Use Datadog, BetterStack Logs, or Loki separately | ||
Infrastructure monitoring Use Datadog, New Relic, or Grafana separately | ||
On-call rotation scheduling | Pro ($49/mo) | Team ($25/mo) |
Email subscribers (unlimited) | Pro ($49/mo) | Business ($150/mo) |
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Three reasons teams switch
Don't pay for tools you already have
If you already use Datadog, New Relic, or Grafana for logs and infrastructure, Better Stack's bundle is wasted spend. LiveStatus does what you're missing — public status pages and customer-facing incident communication — without the $300/mo bundle tax.
Mobile app for incident communication
Better Stack has on-call mobile alerts. LiveStatus has both — on-call alerts AND a customer-facing app where your end users can subscribe to your status page and get push notifications. Better Stack has nothing in the second category.
Focused product = faster shipping
Better Stack's roadmap is split across logs, infra, alerting, and status pages. Our roadmap is 100% status pages. We ship features your team needs faster because we're not also building a competing Datadog.
“But what about...”
Real concerns from teams considering the switch.
But the bundle is convenient — one bill, one vendor.
True for some teams. If you genuinely need logs + infra + status pages from one place, Better Stack is the right choice. Most teams already have an APM (Datadog, New Relic) and a log tool (Splunk, Loki, Grafana). The bundle becomes overlap.
Will you eventually add logs and infra monitoring?
No. Our entire pitch is being focused. We'll add deeper integrations with existing observability tools (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus webhook ingestion) but we will not build a competing logs product. There are already great ones.
Does Better Stack's mobile app cover this already?
Better Stack's mobile app is for on-call team members managing alerts. Our mobile app does that AND lets end-users subscribe to public status pages and get push notifications when incidents happen. Two different use cases — only LiveStatus does both.
FAQ
Should I use Better Stack or LiveStatus?
Use Better Stack if you want everything bundled and don't have a logs/APM tool yet. Use LiveStatus if you already have Datadog/New Relic and just want the best status page experience without the bundle tax.
Can LiveStatus replace Better Stack's uptime monitoring?
Yes, fully. We do the same HTTP checks, multi-region monitoring, response time graphs, and incident automation. We just don't try to also be a logs platform.
What if I outgrow LiveStatus and need observability?
Use Datadog, Grafana, or BetterStack Logs separately. Status pages are a stable category — you don't outgrow them. Logs and infra monitoring scale with engineering complexity, status pages don't.
Do you have on-call scheduling like Better Stack?
Yes, on the Pro plan and up. Define rotations, override schedules, escalation policies. The on-call team gets push notifications via the mobile app when an incident triggers their schedule.
How does pricing actually compare for a 5-person team?
LiveStatus Pro is $49/mo total for unlimited team members. Better Stack Team starts at $25/mo plus per-user fees that add up. For 5 people you're typically looking at $50-100/mo on Better Stack — same ballpark, but you only get the status page features you actually wanted.
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