Every free status pages tier that clears our bar in 2026: 11 offers meet the criteria and 6 offers are demoted with a named reason. Recorded changes and a published ranking method. We could not confirm today's terms for 5 of them: on 3 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 2026-11-14.

11 offers meet our criteria on this page. Of those, 10 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 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, where the listing is gated, or where a narrowing in our records cites no source or no archived copy of the vendor's page has confirmed it. 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 513 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
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

2
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

3
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

4
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

5
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

6
BetterStack stable
Free

10 uptime monitors, 3 GB logs (3-day retention), 100K exceptions/mo, 5K session replays, 30 GB metrics, 1 status page, 1 responder

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

7
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 2026-11-01, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, 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

8
Free

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

9
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

10
Free

Basic $ 0 per month 5 Monitors 3 Minute Checks 1 Status Page 1 Server 7 Day Hi-Res Retention 3 Month Historical Data

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

11
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

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
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

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-24, found the same terms as an earlier read we had declined to record. 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. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-11, 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 2026-10-11, 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 2026-10-11, 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 2026-10-11, 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
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

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-26, found the page different from the terms we hold. 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 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. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-09, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-09, 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)
−4
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 ↓

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. Unconfirmed. We could not check this change against an archived copy of Xitoring.com's page, so it does not count toward the rating. Source: https://xitoring.com/
  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-10-29, found the page different from the terms we hold. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)

Not on our ranked list

One of the 18 offers matching this query is not on our ranked list — 1 we have not been able to confirm in the last 180 days. Here is how that order is derived.

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
2026-11-14
query_key
best-of:Status Pages
seed
bdd9aa3437fe4be19f3c0cedd26e3fa605a93c3020ec62ef2503f4623e6b63bb
tie_count
11

Quick Comparison

Vendor Free Tier Key Limits Durability Read / catalogue date
MonitorMonk Free Minimalist uptime monitoring with beautiful status pages. The Forever Free plan offers HTTPS, Keyword, SSL and Response-... stable 2026-11-10
Instatus Starter Starter plan: 15 monitors, 2-minute check interval, 5 team members, 2 on-call members, public status page, 200 subscribe... stable 2026-11-09
OpenStatus Free Open-source status page and monitoring. Free plan: 1 monitor, 1 status page, 3 components, 10-minute check intervals, 6 ... stable 2026-11-09
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 · 2026-10-31 stable 2026-10-31
Pulsetic Free Uptime monitoring — 10 monitors (HTTP/heartbeat/API), 5-minute check interval, 3 regions, 3-month history, 3 status page... stable 2026-11-07
BetterStack Free 10 uptime monitors, 3 GB logs (3-day retention), 100K exceptions/mo, 5K session replays, 30 GB metrics, 1 status page, 1... stable 2026-10-30
Cronitor Hacker Cron job and uptime monitoring — free Hacker plan: 5 monitors, 5-minute check frequency, email, Slack, and webhook alert... not published
read not reconciled · 2026-11-01
2026-11-01 / 2026-08-18
Atlassian Statuspage Free Hosted status page with 100 subscribers, 25 components, 2 team members, 2 metrics. Email, Slack, and Microsoft Teams not... stable 2026-11-09
incident.io Basic Incident management platform — free Basic plan: up to 5 users, Slack or Microsoft Teams native incident response, single... stable 2026-11-11
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 stable 2026-10-29
Cachet Free OSS Free OSS (MIT). Self-hosted status page system with API, subscriber notifications, metrics, and multi-language support. ... stable 2026-11-09

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 11 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?

11 offers meet our criteria on this page. Of those, 10 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 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, where the listing is gated, or where a narrowing in our records cites no source or no archived copy of the vendor's page has confirmed it. 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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