# Instatus vs Staytus

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Instatus

| Attribute | Instatus | Staytus |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46 (42% (low)) | 15.5 (6% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 2,172 |
| description.long | Instatus combines real-time service monitoring, team-based incident management, and customer status communication. It monitors uptime, sends alerts across multiple channels, and maintains a status page that automatically updates when issues occur. | - |
| integrations.count | 21 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"Checkly"},{"name":"Better Uptime"},{"name":"HetrixTools"},{"name":"Runscope"},{"name":"Site24x7"},{"name":"StatusCake"},{"name":"Uptime Robot"},{"name":"Updown.io"},{"name":"Google Cloud Monitoring"},{"name":"Dynatrace"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"API"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Ruby |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free forever, no card required","features":["15 monitors","2 min check intervals","Email alerts","5 team members","2 on-call members","Public status page","No SAML SSO","No custom domain"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monitors":"15","team_members":"5","on_call_members":"2","check_interval_min":"2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","features":["50 monitors","30 second check intervals","Email & SMS alerts","50 team members","20 on-call members","1+ custom domain","SAML SSO"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monitors":"50","team_members":"50","custom_domains":"1+","on_call_members":"20","check_interval_sec":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","features":["1,000 monitors","SMS & call alerts","Unlimited team members","50 on-call members","3+ custom domains"],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monitors":"1000","custom_domains":"3+","on_call_members":"50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["SCIM directory synchronization","Preferred customer support","99.99% uptime SLA","Multiple SSO connections","Custom contracts","Custom policies"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free plan. Paid plans with 25% discount for annual billing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://instatus.com/de/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:59:36.832Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 2.1 |

## Capabilities (Status Pages)

| Capability | Instatus | Staytus |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Email subscribers | - | - |
| SMS subscribers | - | - |
| Slack webhook subscribers | - | - |
| Custom domain support | - | - |
| Custom css branding | - | - |
| Private status pages | - | - |
| SSO SAML auth | - | - |
| Component grouping | - | - |
| Maintenance scheduling | - | - |
| API incident automation | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:00:44.709Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*