---
title: "Instatus Pricing (2026): Plans, Limits & Real Cost"
description: "Instatus pricing explained: free Starter, Pro $20/mo, Business $300/mo and Enterprise. Subscriber and monitor limits, the $20→$300 jump, and cheaper options."
url: https://statusentry.com/instatus-pricing
updated: 2026-10-20
---

Pricing guide

# Instatus pricing in 2026, explained.

Instatus has a free plan, a strong **$20/month Pro plan**, and a **$300/month Business plan** for private pages and higher limits. Here is what each plan includes and where the price jumps.

[See the plans](https://statusentry.com/instatus-pricing#plans) [Compare a cheaper option](https://statusentry.com/instatus-pricing#alternative)

Updated October 2026 · List prices from instatus.com/pricing

Short answer

## How much does Instatus cost?

- **Starter:** free — 200 subscribers, 5 team members, 15 monitors, no custom domain.
- **Pro:** $20/month — 5,000 subscribers, 50 team members, 50 monitors, custom domain, SMS.
- **Business:** $300/month — 25,000 subscribers, 1,000 monitors, private and audience-specific pages, SSO.
- **Enterprise:** custom pricing. Yearly billing is 25% off.

Plans

## Instatus plans and limits

| Plan | Price / month | Subscribers | Team members | Monitors | Highlights |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | Free | 200 | 5 | 15 | Email notifications, Instatus subdomain |
| Pro | $20 | 5,000 | 50 | 50 | Custom domain, SMS, 30-second checks |
| Business | $300 | 25,000 | — | 1,000 | Private & audience-specific pages, SSO, phone alerts |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom limits and contract |

Monthly prices from instatus.com/pricing, checked October 2026. “—” means not listed. Verify current details with Instatus.

What it really costs

## What to watch for in Instatus pricing

### The $20 → $300 jump

Pro covers 5,000 subscribers. Going past that, or needing private pages, moves you straight to Business at $300/month.

### Free plan has no custom domain

Starter is generous on subscribers, but your page stays on an Instatus subdomain until you pay for Pro.

### Strong value at 5,000 subscribers

At $20/month with SMS and 50 team members, Pro is one of the best-value plans in the category.

### Yearly billing saves 25%

Instatus discounts annual plans by 25%, so Pro works out cheaper if you commit for a year.

Cheaper option

## Instatus pricing vs Statusentry

Statusentry is cheaper to start and much cheaper past 5,000 subscribers. At around 5,000 subscribers the two cost about the same.

| What you need | Instatus | Statusentry |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cheapest paid plan | Pro — $20/mo | Start Up — $9.99/mo (1,000 subscribers, API, monitoring) |
| ~5,000 subscribers + custom domain | Pro — $20/mo | Business — $19.99/mo |
| 25,000+ subscribers | Business — $300/mo (25,000) | Enterprise — $39.99/mo (50,000, unlimited team members) |
| Private status page for your team | Business — $300/mo | Enterprise — $39.99/mo, team members only — [how it works](https://statusentry.com/blog/private-status-pages) |
| Several status pages | Not stated on the pricing page | Enterprise — up to 30 pages, +$15/mo per extra page — [how it works](https://statusentry.com/blog/multiple-status-pages) |
| Service (component) subscriptions | Yes | Enterprise — $39.99/mo — [how it works](https://statusentry.com/blog/service-based-subscriptions) |

Statusentry prices from [statusentry.com/pricing](https://statusentry.com/pricing). Full feature comparison: [Statusentry vs Instatus](https://statusentry.com/statusentry-vs-instatus).

### Where Instatus is the better choice

- SMS notifications on the $20 Pro plan
- 30-second monitoring checks
- A free plan that already includes 200 subscribers
- Private and audience-specific pages, SSO and phone alerts (Business)

## Instatus pricing FAQ

**How much does Instatus cost?**

Instatus has a free Starter plan, Pro at $20/month, Business at $300/month and custom Enterprise pricing. Yearly billing is 25% off.

**Does Instatus have a free plan?**

Yes. Starter is free with 200 subscribers, 5 team members and 15 monitors, but no custom domain.

**What does Instatus Business include?**

Business ($300/month) raises the limit to 25,000 subscribers and 1,000 monitors and adds private and audience-specific pages, SSO and phone call alerts.

**Is there a cheaper alternative to Instatus?**

Statusentry starts at $9.99/month for 1,000 subscribers with webhooks, API and monitoring, and covers 50,000 subscribers for $39.99/month. Statusentry Business and Enterprise also offer SMS notifications through your own Twilio account.

More pricing guides: [Statuspage pricing](https://statusentry.com/statuspage-pricing) · [status page pricing compared](https://statusentry.com/statuspage-pricing#compare) · [8 Statuspage alternatives](https://statusentry.com/blog/statuspage-alternatives).

## Status pages from $9.99/month.

Start with a free account and a 30-day Enterprise trial. No credit card required.

[Create your status page](https://app.statusentry.com/signup) [See Statusentry plans](https://statusentry.com/pricing)