---
title: "Statusentry vs Instatus (2026) — Pricing, Limits & Features Compared"
description: "Statusentry vs Instatus: plans, subscriber and team limits, monitoring, SMS, private pages and pricing side by side, checked October 2026."
url: https://statusentry.com/statusentry-vs-instatus
updated: 2026-10-10
---

Comparison

# Statusentry vs Instatus

Both are modern, affordable Atlassian Statuspage alternatives. Instatus has a strong $20 Pro plan with SMS; Statusentry is cheaper to start, scales much further before prices jump, and adds an AI writing assistant. Here's an honest side-by-side.

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Updated October 2026 · Monthly list prices from each vendor's public pricing page

Short answer

## Statusentry or Instatus?

Instatus Pro ($20/mo) and Statusentry Business ($19.99/mo) cost about the same and both include 5,000 subscribers and a custom domain. Instatus gives more team members, SMS and faster monitoring at that tier. Statusentry is cheaper to start ($9.99 with 1,000 subscribers, webhooks and API) and much cheaper at scale: 50,000 subscribers and unlimited team members for $39.99/mo, where Instatus Business is $300/mo for 25,000 subscribers.

Pricing

## Statusentry vs Instatus pricing

| Limit | Instatus | Statusentry | Saving |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan | Starter — 200 subscribers, 5 team members, 15 monitors, email only, no custom domain | Free — 1 team member, 2 services, no subscribers | — |
| Entry paid plan | Pro — $20/mo | Start Up — $9.99/mo (1,000 subscribers, 10 team members, API, monitoring) | 50% |
| ~5,000 subscribers + custom domain | Pro — $20/mo (50 team members) | Business — $19.99/mo (25 team members) | ≈ same |
| 25,000+ subscribers | Business — $300/mo (25,000 subscribers) | Enterprise — $39.99/mo (50,000 subscribers, unlimited team members) | 87% |

Instatus figures from instatus.com/pricing, checked October 2026. Statusentry figures from [statusentry.com/pricing](https://statusentry.com/pricing). “—” means not offered or not comparable.

Features

## Feature comparison

The honest side-by-side, including where Instatus is the better choice.

| Feature | Instatus | Statusentry |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Where Statusentry leads** |  |  |
| Price above 5,000 subscribers | $300/mo (Business) | **$39.99/mo** for 50,000 Statusentry advantage |
| Subscribers on the top self-serve plan | 25,000 | **50,000** Statusentry advantage |
| Cheapest paid plan | $20/mo (Pro) | **$9.99/mo** (1,000 subscribers, API, monitoring) Statusentry advantage |
| AI writing assistant for incident updates | — | Yes, all plans Statusentry advantage |
| Post updates to X (Twitter) | — | Yes, from $9.99 Statusentry advantage |
| **Included in both** |  |  |
| Hosted public status page | Yes | Yes |
| Incidents and scheduled maintenance | Yes | Yes |
| Uptime history | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in uptime monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain with SSL | Yes | Yes |
| Email subscribers | Yes | Yes |
| REST API | Yes | Yes |
| **Where Instatus leads** |  |  |
| SMS notifications | Yes, from Pro ($20) | No |
| Free plan with subscribers | 200 subscribers | No subscribers on Free |
| Team members at ~$20 | 50 (Pro) | 25 (Business) |
| Fastest monitoring check interval | 30 seconds (Pro) | 5 minutes |
| Private & audience-specific pages | Yes, Business plan | No |
| Phone call alerts and SAML SSO | Yes, Business plan | No |

Based on each vendor's published pricing and plan pages, October 2026. Verify current details with each vendor.

## Choose Statusentry if…

- you want the lowest entry price with 1,000 subscribers, webhooks and API ($9.99)
- you expect to grow past 5,000 subscribers without a jump to $300/mo
- you want unlimited team members on a self-serve plan
- your team would benefit from an AI assistant for clear, calm updates

## Choose Instatus if…

- you need SMS notifications to subscribers
- you need private or audience-specific pages
- you want 30-second monitoring checks
- you need a free plan that already includes subscribers

## Statusentry vs Instatus FAQ

**Is Statusentry cheaper than Instatus?**

At the entry level and at scale, yes. Statusentry Start Up is $9.99/mo vs $20/mo for Instatus Pro, and 50,000 subscribers cost $39.99/mo on Statusentry vs $300/mo for 25,000 on Instatus Business. Around 5,000 subscribers the two are about the same price ($19.99 vs $20).

**Does Instatus have features Statusentry doesn't?**

Yes: SMS notifications on Pro, a free plan with 200 subscribers, 30-second monitoring checks, and private or audience-specific pages, SSO and phone alerts on Business.

**Can I move from Instatus to Statusentry?**

Yes. Recreate your components in Statusentry, connect your channels, then point your status subdomain's CNAME to Statusentry (Business or Enterprise). SSL is issued automatically. Email support@statusentry.com for help with large setups.

Comparing more tools? Read [the best Statuspage alternatives in 2026](https://statusentry.com/blog/statuspage-alternatives) or [Statusentry vs Atlassian Statuspage](https://statusentry.com/atlassian-statuspage-alternative).

## Try Statusentry free.

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

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