OpenStatus vs Upptime
OpenStatus open-source monitoring and status pages, hosted or self-run. Upptime a status page powered entirely by GitHub Actions, with no server to run. Here is how they actually differ.
Verdict in one line each
OpenStatus
Choose it if: Teams with a self-hosting requirement, or who want to avoid vendor lock-in on incident data.
Watch out: Younger project than the incumbents. Self-hosting means you own the uptime of your uptime tool.
Upptime
Choose it if: Open-source projects and developers already living in GitHub who want a zero-cost page.
Watch out: Checks run on GitHub's cron schedule, so detection is coarse. There is also no subscriber list — notification happens through GitHub and chat, not an email audience you own.
Differences that actually matter
- Email subscribers: OpenStatus supports it, Upptime does not.
Not yet verified for both: scheduled maintenance, sms notifications, webhooks, rss / atom feed, embeddable widget, private status pages, audience-specific pages, public api, sso / saml. We leave these blank rather than guessing.
Full feature comparison
Rows where the two tools differ are highlighted.
| Feature | OpenStatus | Upptime |
|---|---|---|
| Custom domainServe the status page on your own domain, e.g. status.example.com. | Yes | Yes |
| Remove vendor brandingWhether the vendor's own branding can be removed from the public page. | Yes | Yes |
| Per-component statusBreak the page into individual services or components with independent states. | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled maintenanceAnnounce planned windows in advance and notify subscribers. | Yes | Not verified |
| Email subscribersLet customers subscribe to incident updates by email. | Yes | No |
| SMS notificationsDeliver incident updates over SMS. | Not verified | Not verified |
| Slack notificationsPush incident updates into a Slack workspace. | Yes | Yes |
| WebhooksFire an HTTP callback when incident state changes. | Yes | Not verified |
| RSS / Atom feedMachine-readable incident feed. | Yes | Not verified |
| Embeddable widgetDrop a live status badge or banner into your own app. | Not verified | Not verified |
| Private status pagesRestrict the page to authenticated or invited viewers. | Not verified | No |
| Audience-specific pagesShow different components to different customer segments. | Not verified | No |
| Built-in uptime monitoringThe tool can detect outages itself, rather than only displaying states you set manually. | Yes | Yes |
| Public APICreate and update incidents programmatically. | Yes | Not verified |
| SSO / SAMLSingle sign-on for your internal team members. | Not verified | No |
| Self-hostableSource available and deployable on your own infrastructure. | Yes | Yes |
Yes supported · No not supported · not yet verified by us (we show a dash rather than guessing).
Pricing
Pricing
Not yet verified. We have not independently confirmed this against the vendor since the last pricing change. Check the vendor page before relying on it.
Pricing
No vendor pricing. Upptime is open source and self-hosted, so there is no subscription. The cost is the infrastructure you run it on and the time someone spends operating it.
What each one looks like
Common questions
Do OpenStatus and Upptime include uptime monitoring?
OpenStatus includes its own uptime monitoring; Upptime includes its own uptime monitoring. If you already run a monitoring stack, a bundled monitor is overlap rather than value; if you do not, buying both separately usually costs more.
Can OpenStatus or Upptime be self-hosted?
OpenStatus and Upptime can be deployed on your own infrastructure. The other option in this comparison is hosted only.
What is the main difference between OpenStatus and Upptime?
On verified features: OpenStatus supports email subscribers and Upptime does not. Beyond the checklist, younger project than the incumbents. self-hosting means you own the uptime of your uptime tool.
Which is cheaper, OpenStatus or Upptime?
Pricing in this category moves often and both vendors meter different things, so we link to the live pricing pages rather than quoting figures we have not re-verified. The variable that usually decides it is subscriber count: tools that charge per notified subscriber get expensive at exactly the point your product starts working.