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Comparison

Cachet vs StatusPal

On the evidence we track, StatusPal leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Cachet44
★StatusPal52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cachet44 / 100medium · 51%
StatusPal52 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Cachet✓
StatusPal✗
Model
Cachetopen_source
StatusPalcommercial
Price level
Cachetfree
StatusPalmid
Starting price
Cachet–
StatusPal$46
Transparent
Cachet✓
StatusPal✓
Integrations
Count
Cachet2
StatusPal19
Security
Disclosure policy
Cachet✓
StatusPal–
Gdpr
Cachet–
StatusPal✓
Iso27001
Cachet–
StatusPal✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Cachet–
StatusPal✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cachet7
StatusPal–
Github stars
Cachet15,258
StatusPal–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cachet9
StatusPal–
Release
Cadence days
Cachet9
StatusPal–
History
Cachet20 items
StatusPal–
Language
Primary
CachetPHP
StatusPal–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cachet4 items
StatusPal7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for status pages. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
CachetSelf host
StatusPalSaas
Email subscribers
Cachet✓
StatusPal✓
SMS subscribers
Cachet-
StatusPal✓
Slack webhook subscribers
Cachet✓
StatusPal✓
Custom domain support
Cachet-
StatusPal✓
Custom css branding
Cachet-
StatusPal✓
Private status pages
Cachet-
StatusPal✓
SSO SAML auth
Cachet-
StatusPal✓
Component grouping
Cachet-
StatusPal-
Maintenance scheduling
Cachet-
StatusPal✓
API incident automation
Cachet✓
StatusPal✓
SOC2 type ii
Cachet-
StatusPal-
Pricing model
CachetOpen source
StatusPalSubscription

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cachet

An open-source platform that enables organizations to host their own status pages for notifying customers and stakeholders about service availability and maintenance activities.

Independently observed

StatusPal

Leader

A status page platform that enables teams to broadcast real-time information about service incidents and scheduled maintenance to users. Helps organizations maintain transparency and manage stakeholder expectations during service disruptions.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cachet

Open sourceFree tier

Free to self-host. Entirely open source.

as of verify ↗

StatusPal

Leader
from $46/moSubscription14-day trial

From $46/month. 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Special 40% discount available for early-stage startups.

  • Hobby$46/month
    • Unlimited public status pages
    • 500 subscribers
    • 10 monitored services
    • Multi-language support
    • Email and SMS notifications
    • +1 more
  • Startup$99/month (most popular)
    • Unlimited status pages
    • 1,000 subscribers
    • 30 monitored services
    • External service status monitoring
    • 2 language translations
    • +3 more
  • Business$299/month
    • Unlimited status pages
    • 4,000 subscribers
    • 100 monitored services
    • SAML Single Sign-On
    • Custom role provisioning
    • +6 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited status pages and subscribers
    • Custom features and integrations
    • Multi-provider SSO
    • Phone support
    • Custom SLA
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cachet✓
StatusPal✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cachet✗
StatusPal✓
Self-hosted
Cachet✓
StatusPal✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Slack

Cachet

2 total - 1 not shared
  • Email
Independently observed

StatusPal

Leader
19 total - 18 not shared
  • PagerDuty
  • OpsGenie
  • Pingdom
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • StatusCake
  • UptimeRobot
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Chat
  • Mailchimp
  • Intercom
  • Mattermost
  • Livewatch
  • Esendex SMS
  • Ekara by IPlabel
  • AWS
  • Cloudflare
  • Stripe
Independently observed
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