Every free status pages tier that clears our bar in 2026: 13 offers meet the criteria and 5 offers are demoted with a named reason. Recorded changes and a published ranking method. We could not confirm today's terms for 6 of them: on 4 the page we cite did not answer, and on 2 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why.

Best Free Status Pages Tools

Every free status pages tier that clears our bar today. Updated 2026-09-30.

13 offers meet our criteria on this page. Of those, 10 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 1 a recorded narrowing, 1 a recorded widening, and we publish no durability signal for 1. The Durability column below says which offer is in which group, and links the dated record behind every change. We withhold the class where the pricing page does not resolve or states no amount, tier or rate we can read, where we refused the last read, or where the listing is gated. We do not rank these by how much you get, because the limits are not comparable without reading each vendor's page. They are listed in an order that rotates daily. Here is how that order is derived. There is no top slot here to sell.
Why trust this data? Every free tier is verified against the vendor's pricing page with dates tracked. We monitor 476 pricing changes and flag vendors that have reduced or removed free tiers. Rankings start every offer at zero and can only demote. There is no signal a vendor can acquire, lobby for, or buy — there is nothing to add. A record reaches a function page when its category names the function or when it carries a subtype label that names the function. Adding a label to a record publishes it here; removing one withdraws it. No page holds a list of vendors. See all 59 monitoring offers → See all 6 status pages offers →
1
OnlineOrNot stable
Free

Uptime and status page monitoring — free plan: 3 monitors (uptime, keyword, heartbeat), 3-minute check interval, 2 team members, 1 status page, SSL monitoring, multi-location checks, email/Slack/Discord alerts

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://onlineornot.com/pricing, where it says: “Status page included”. How we use this

2
Hacker

Cron job and uptime monitoring — free Hacker plan: 5 monitors, 5-minute check frequency, email, Slack, and webhook alerts, 1 status page (50 subscribers), 12-month data retention, single user. When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-19, we refused the change we considered recording because it named no figure that had moved, and refusing a change is not a confirmation of the terms above, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://cronitor.io/pricing, where it says: “Status Pages”. How we use this

3
Free

Basic $ 0 per month 5 Monitors 3 Minute Checks 1 Status Page 1 Server 7 Day Hi-Res Retention 3 Month Historical Data Note — discovered 2026-09-12: The free tier now has limits of 5 monitors, 3-minute checks, 1 status page, 1 server, 7-day hi-res retention, and 3-month historical data. Source ↗

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://uptimetoolbox.com/, where it says: “Status Page Builder”. How we use this

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-09-12 · effective date unknown — pricing restructured: The free tier now has limits of 5 monitors, 3-minute checks, 1 status page, 1 server, 7-day hi-res retention, and 3-month historical data. Source ↗
4
Hyperping stable
Free

Uptime and status page monitoring — free plan: 20 monitors (HTTP, port, ping, keyword), 5-minute check interval, 1 basic status page with real-time updates and subscriber notifications, 1 seat, 1 server monitoring agent, email and webhook alerts

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://hyperping.com/pricing, where it says: “Pricing Status page on your domain.”. How we use this

5
MonitorMonk stable
Free

Minimalist uptime monitoring with beautiful status pages. The Forever Free plan offers HTTPS, Keyword, SSL and Response-time monitorming for 10 websites or api-endpoints, and provides 2 dashboards/status pages.

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://monitormonk.com, where it says: “display their status on beautiful status pages”. How we use this

6
Free

Hosted status page with 100 subscribers, 25 components, 2 team members, 2 metrics. Email, Slack, and Microsoft Teams notifications. REST API access

7
Cachet stable
Free OSS

Free OSS (MIT). Self-hosted status page system with API, subscriber notifications, metrics, and multi-language support. PHP/Laravel-based with Docker support Best for open source projects.

8
phare.io stable
Free

Superseded: As of 2026-08-28, phare.io reads: The Hobby plan is free forever, no credit card required. You get unlimited team members, unlimited projects, and all the core features. No artificial caps designed to pressure you into upgrading. We are not publishing our stored phare.io terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://phare.io/, where it says: “customizable status page”. How we use this

9
BetterStack stable
Free

Superseded: As of 2026-09-02, betterstack.com/pricing reads: Free for personal projects $0 per month Start for free 10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status page Slack & e-mail alerts 100,000 exceptions per month 5,000 session replays 3 GB logs retained for 3 days 3 GB traces retained for 3 days 30 GB metrics 3 GB web events retained for 3 days. We are not publishing our stored BetterStack terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-02, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://betterstack.com/pricing, where it says: “Quick status page updates”. How we use this

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-09-02 · effective date unknown — limits reduced: The free tier now includes 10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status page, 100,000 exceptions per month, 5,000 session replays, 3 GB logs retained for 3 days, 30 GB metrics, and 3 GB web events retained for 3 days. Source ↗
10
incident.io stable
Basic

Incident management platform — free Basic plan: up to 5 users, Slack or Microsoft Teams native incident response, single-team on-call scheduling, 1 status page, essential incident automation

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://incident.io/pricing, where it says: “Status Pages”. How we use this

11
Pulsetic stable
Free

Uptime monitoring — 10 monitors (HTTP/heartbeat/API), 5-minute check interval, 3 regions, 3-month history, 3 status pages

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://pulsetic.com/pricing/, where it says: “Status Pages”. How we use this

12
Instatus stable
Starter

Starter plan: 15 monitors, 2-minute check interval, 5 team members, 2 on-call members, public status page, 200 subscribers, email alerts. The page we cite for Instatus states in words that it is free, which confirms the price — the limits stated here come from our own record rather than from that page.

13
OpenStatus stable
Free

Open-source status page and monitoring. Free plan: 1 monitor, 1 status page, 3 components, 10-minute check intervals, 6 global regions, 14-day data retention

Demoted — and exactly why

These offers reach this page too and rank below the list above. Each one names the recorded fact behind it. A recorded limit reduction, pricing restructure or new restriction is shown on every surface where the offer appears, with its date and summary — but it does not move rank. We have change records for only 16% of vendors, and disproportionately for well-known ones, so ranking on them would demote the vendors we happen to watch most closely.

−1
Free OSS

Free OSS (MIT). GitHub-powered uptime monitor and status page. Uses GitHub Actions for checks every 5 minutes, GitHub Issues for incidents, GitHub Pages for the status page. Zero server cost Best for open source projects. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Free

Advanced status page platform with monitoring. The free tier includes one public customizable status page with an SSL subdomain. Pro plan is offered to open-source projects and non-profits free of charge. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://pingpong.one/, where it says: “Hosted status page A central place for all status updates.”. How we use this

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Free

Get 20 uptime monitors with 5-minute intervals and a customizable status page—even for commercial use. Enjoy unlimited, real-time notifications via email and Telegram. No credit card needed to get started. Best for unlimited usage needs. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://uptimeobserver.com, where it says: “Status Pages”. How we use this

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−2
Free OSS

Free OSS (MIT). Static status page generator built on Hugo. Deploy to Netlify, GitHub Pages, or any static host. Fast, minimal, no server required Best for open source projects. Its pricing page has not resolved for us since 2026-05-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −2 link_unreachable cState's pricing page has not resolved for us since 2026-05-02.
−3
Free

Superseded: As of 2026-08-28, xitoring.com reads: The page offers a 14-day free trial, and then paid plans starting at $4.99/mo for Uptime + SSL. We are not publishing our stored Xitoring.com terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ Note — discovered 2026-08-28: The page highlights a 14-day free trial, and then lists paid plans starting at $4.99/mo. Source ↗

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it status_page. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://xitoring.com/, where it says: “The whitelabel status page is a huge plus.”. How we use this

  • −3 free_tier_withdrawn Recorded free tier removal on 2026-08-28: The page highlights a 14-day free trial, and then lists paid plans starting at $4.99/mo. Source: https://xitoring.com/
Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
date
2026-09-30
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best-of:Status Pages
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tie_count
13

Quick Comparison

Vendor Free Tier Key Limits Durability Read / catalogue date
OnlineOrNot Free Uptime and status page monitoring — free plan: 3 monitors (uptime, keyword, heartbeat), 3-minute check interval, 2 team ...
read found the page different · 2026-09-12
stable 2026-09-12 / 2026-07-06
Cronitor Hacker Cron job and uptime monitoring — free Hacker plan: 5 monitors, 5-minute check frequency, email, Slack, and webhook alert... not published
no difference measured · 2026-09-19
2026-09-19 / 2026-08-18
uptimetoolbox.com Free Basic $ 0 per month 5 Monitors 3 Minute Checks 1 Status Page 1 Server 7 Day Hi-Res Retention 3 Month Historical Data watch
discovered 2026-09-12 · effective date unknown
2026-09-12 / 2026-07-11
Hyperping Free Uptime and status page monitoring — free plan: 20 monitors (HTTP, port, ping, keyword), 5-minute check interval, 1 basic... improving
effective 2026-04-08
2026-09-10 / 2026-07-07
MonitorMonk Free Minimalist uptime monitoring with beautiful status pages. The Forever Free plan offers HTTPS, Keyword, SSL and Response-... stable 2026-09-25
Atlassian Statuspage Free Hosted status page with 100 subscribers, 25 components, 2 team members, 2 metrics. Email, Slack, and Microsoft Teams not... stable 2026-09-25
Cachet Free OSS Free OSS (MIT). Self-hosted status page system with API, subscriber notifications, metrics, and multi-language support. ... stable 2026-09-25
phare.io Free As of 2026-08-28, phare.io reads: The Hobby plan is free forever, no credit card required… Our stored phare.io terms are superseded and withheld. not confirmed · page states a free price · 2026-09-17 stable 2026-09-17
BetterStack Free As of 2026-09-02, betterstack.com/pricing reads: Free for personal projects $0 per month Start for free 10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status… Our stored BetterStack terms are superseded and withheld. stable 2026-09-16
incident.io Basic Incident management platform — free Basic plan: up to 5 users, Slack or Microsoft Teams native incident response, single... stable 2026-09-26
Pulsetic Free Uptime monitoring — 10 monitors (HTTP/heartbeat/API), 5-minute check interval, 3 regions, 3-month history, 3 status page... stable 2026-09-22
Instatus Starter Starter plan: 15 monitors, 2-minute check interval, 5 team members, 2 on-call members, public status page, 200 subscribe... not confirmed · page states a free price · 2026-09-25 stable 2026-09-25
OpenStatus Free Open-source status page and monitoring. Free plan: 1 monitor, 1 status page, 3 components, 10-minute check intervals, 6 ... stable 2026-09-25

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best free status pages tool in 2026?

We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 13 free status pages offers that clear our bar, each listed with the terms we publish and the date we last read them. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.

Which of these free status pages tiers have held their terms?

13 offers meet our criteria on this page. Of those, 10 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 1 a recorded narrowing, 1 a recorded widening, and we publish no durability signal for 1. The Durability column below says which offer is in which group, and links the dated record behind every change. We withhold the class where the pricing page does not resolve or states no amount, tier or rate we can read, where we refused the last read, or where the listing is gated. We do not rank these by how much you get, because the limits are not comparable without reading each vendor's page.

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