Instatus is great. LiveStatus has the mobile app.
Instatus and LiveStatus both started with the same goal: make status pages that don't suck. We took it one step further with a real native mobile app, push notifications, and SSO on a self-serve Business plan.
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Two modern indie tools
Instatus has been the go-to indie alternative to Statuspage.io for years, and rightfully so. Beautiful UI, fast pages, fair pricing. We respect the team — they raised the bar for what status pages should look like.
LiveStatus picks up where Instatus stops: native mobile apps for iOS and Android. Your team gets push notifications the moment a monitor fails. Your end users can subscribe to your status page from the app and get pushed instead of relying on email (which goes to spam).
If you don't care about mobile, Instatus is excellent. If your on-call team lives on their phones, LiveStatus is the upgrade.
Feature by feature
Side by side. Honest. No marketing fluff.
| Feature | LiveStatus | Instatus |
|---|---|---|
Native iOS + Android mobile app Push notifications + manage incidents from your phone | ||
Modern dark-themed UI | ||
Custom branded status pages | ||
Custom domain | Starter ($19/mo) | Pro ($20/mo) |
Uptime monitoring | Starter ($19/mo) | Pro ($20/mo) |
SSO (Google Workspace, Okta, SAML) | Business ($149/mo) | Business ($300/mo) |
Email subscribers | Unlimited (Pro+) | Unlimited (Pro+) |
Incident templates | Starter ($19/mo) | Pro ($20/mo) |
Multi-region uptime checks | Pro ($49/mo) | Business ($300/mo) |
Slack, Discord, webhook integrations | Starter ($19/mo) | Pro ($20/mo) |
Free plan | ||
API for incident automation | Pro ($49/mo) | Pro ($20/mo) |
Three reasons teams switch
Mobile app changes the game
When production breaks, every second matters. Push notifications hit your team in milliseconds. Email (Instatus's only alert channel for free) takes 30+ seconds and lands in promotions/spam. We handle this fundamentally differently.
Multi-region monitoring on Pro
Instatus locks multi-region monitoring behind their $300/mo Business plan. We include it on the $49/mo Pro plan because your customers in Europe shouldn't see green when your API is down for them.
Self-serve SSO at $149
Instatus charges $300/mo for SSO. We charge $149. Same Google Workspace, Microsoft, and SAML integrations. If you're a 20-person company that needs SSO for compliance, you save $1,800/year.
“But what about...”
Real concerns from teams considering the switch.
Instatus is already great. Why switch?
If Instatus is working for you and you don't need a mobile app or cheaper SSO, don't switch. We're not trying to take their customers — we're trying to be the better option for teams who want mobile-first incident response and don't want to pay $300/mo for SSO.
Will I lose anything by switching?
Honestly, very little. The UIs are similar, both use custom domains, both have proper API/webhook support. The biggest things you gain: mobile app, cheaper SSO, multi-region on Pro instead of Business. The biggest thing you lose: nothing material.
Are you actually as fast as Instatus?
Yes — both run on edge infrastructure. Instatus uses Cloudflare, we use Vercel. Both serve status pages from edge cache so they load in under 100ms globally. Run a Lighthouse test on livestatus.dev and compare.
FAQ
When is the mobile app launching?
Q2 2026. The web product is live now. Sign up for Free or any paid plan and you'll get early access to the iOS and Android apps the moment they're in TestFlight / Play Beta.
Do you have a free plan like Instatus?
Yes — same generous limits: 1 status page, 3 services, 50 email subscribers. No credit card required.
How do I migrate from Instatus?
Email hello@livestatus.dev — we'll help you import your services, incidents, and subscribers manually. A one-click migration tool is on our roadmap.
What's your uptime SLA?
99.99% on the Business plan. Same as Instatus Business and Statuspage Business.
Do you support custom CSS like Instatus does?
We support custom brand colors and logos out of the box. Custom CSS is on our roadmap for the Business plan — let us know if it's a blocker for you.
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