StatusDrop vs Instatus

Instatus alternative: StatusDrop vs Instatus

Instatus is a fast, good-looking status page for reporting your own incidents. StatusDrop gives you a comparable hosted page with incidents and subscribers, and focuses on the services you depend on: 550+ vendors are monitored automatically and shown on your page and in an embeddable widget.

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StatusDrop vs Instatus: features and price

Feature	StatusDrop	Instatus
Price	$9.99/mo or $49.92/yr, one plan	Pro from $20/mo
Try before paying	14-day free trial, no credit card	Free plan
Hosted status page	Yes, with incidents, maintenance, subscribers and uptime	Yes, with incidents and subscribers
Custom domain	Included (CNAME, one-click on Cloudflare)	Paid plans
Embeddable widget for your site	Visual builder, 3 templates, one script tag	Check vendor
Third-party services monitored for you	550+ (Stripe, AWS, Vercel, OpenAI...)	Check vendor
Checks on your own endpoints	HTTP health checks	Built-in monitors
On-call and escalation	Not included	Check vendor

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Honest take

Who should pick which

Pick StatusDrop if...

Most of your incidents start at a vendor and you want that visible automatically.
You want a status widget inside your product or landing page.
You prefer one flat price over tiers.

Pick Instatus if...

Your status is mostly about your own components. If you mainly report incidents on your own systems and want Instatus's polished manual-update workflow and integrations, Instatus is a strong choice.
You want a free plan for a side project. Instatus offers a free plan. StatusDrop has a 14-day free trial and then one paid plan.

Switching

Why teams switch from Instatus to StatusDrop

Dependency status out of the box

StatusDrop checks 550+ third-party status pages every 5 minutes. Add Stripe, Vercel or OpenAI to your stack and their status appears on your page with no manual updates.

Widget builder included

Design a widget in the visual builder (3 templates, 12 presets) and embed it with one script tag, so customers see status where they already are.

Everything in one plan

One plan at $9.99/mo with a 14-day free trial includes custom domain, unlimited monitored services, incidents, subscribers and the widget.

Migration

Switch from Instatus in 2 minutes

1Start the 14-day free trial (no credit card) and create a stack.
2Search the catalog for the services behind your Instatus components, or let auto-detect scan your site.
3Import your subscribers from CSV and style the page and widget in the builder.
4Point your custom domain CNAME to StatusDrop and add the widget script tag.

The widget is one script tag, with no build step or npm package:

<script
  src="https://statusdrop.dev/widget.js"
  data-embed-id="your-embed-id"
  async
></script>

FAQ

Instatus alternative: frequently asked questions

How is StatusDrop different from Instatus?

Both give you a hosted status page with incidents and subscribers. StatusDrop's focus is third-party dependencies: 550+ services are monitored automatically and can be shown on your page and in an embeddable widget.

Can I still post manual updates in StatusDrop?

Yes. You can post incidents and scheduled maintenance with a full timeline, and set a manual status override on any service when you know more than the automated check.

Can I use my existing custom domain?

Yes. Custom domains via CNAME are included, with one-click setup for Cloudflare.

How does pricing compare?

Instatus has a free plan, and Pro starts at $20/mo (check their site for current details). StatusDrop is one plan at $9.99/mo or $49.92/yr after a 14-day free trial.

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