Do I really need a status page as an early-stage startup?

If you're selling to other businesses, yes. Enterprise prospects check for a status page during due diligence. SOC 2 auditors expect documented incident communication (CC2.3). And your first SLA agreement will likely require one. The question isn't whether you need it — it's whether you have one when someone asks.

How long does setup take?

Most teams go from signup to a live, branded status page in under 10 minutes. Pick a theme, add your components, connect your custom domain, and you're done. No engineering work required.

What does the free plan include?

The free plan gives you 1 status page, 1 monitor, and incident reporting — enough to evaluate the product and see how it looks. When you need a custom domain, subscriber notifications, or more components, the Starter plan is $30/mo.

How is openstatus different from Atlassian Statuspage?

Atlassian Statuspage starts at $79/mo, charges per subscriber, requires a separate monitoring tool, and takes time to configure. Openstatus is $30/mo flat with monitoring included, no per-subscriber fees, and a status page that looks better out of the box. It's built for startups, not enterprises with dedicated SRE teams.

Is openstatus reliable enough to depend on?

We're bootstrapped and profitable — no runway pressure, no risk of shutting down. Cal.com, Documenso, Midday, and other growing teams trust us. The codebase is open-source (AGPL-3.0), so you can inspect every line.

Can I use openstatus for SOC 2 compliance?

Yes. Every incident report is timestamped and stored, and subscriber notifications are logged automatically. This satisfies SOC 2 CC2.3 (incident communication with external parties) without extra configuration. See our compliance use case for details.

Status Pages for Startups

Apr 12, 2026 | by openstatus | [Startups]

The moment you realize you need a status page

It usually happens in one of three places:

A sales call. Your enterprise prospect asks: "Can you share your status page?" You don't have one.
A SOC 2 audit. The auditor flags CC2.3 — incident communication with external parties. You have nothing to show.
Your first SLA. The contract requires a public status page. You scramble to put something together.

You didn't wake up wanting a status page. Someone external asked for one, and now you need it this week.

Why most alternatives don't fit

Atlassian Statuspage is the name people know. But it starts at $79/mo, charges per subscriber, requires a separate monitoring tool, and takes time to configure. It's built for companies with dedicated SRE teams — not a 5-person startup.

Building it yourself sounds quick until you realize you need timestamped incident history, subscriber notifications, maintenance windows, and a design that doesn't look like a side project. That's days of engineering time — and your status page is now running on the same infrastructure it's supposed to report on. When your servers go down, your status page goes down with them.

A Notion page or GitHub repo won't pass enterprise scrutiny. No timestamps, no notifications, no professional appearance. It signals "we don't take this seriously."

What openstatus gives you

A status page that looks like you spent a week on it

Pick a theme from the Theme Explorer and your status page looks polished and professional immediately. Your enterprise prospect sees status.yourcompany.com — not a default template on someone else's domain.

Audit-ready from day one

Every incident report is timestamped and stored. Subscriber notifications are logged. Maintenance windows are documented. When your SOC 2 auditor asks about incident communication, you point them to your status page and move on.

Monitoring included — not sold separately

Built-in uptime monitoring from multiple regions comes with every plan. You don't need to buy, configure, and connect a separate monitoring tool. One bill, one dashboard.

Flat pricing

$30/mo flat on Starter. No per-subscriber fees. No per-seat pricing. Your team grows from 3 to 10 people and your audience grows from 50 to 1,000 subscribers — your bill stays the same.

Open-source

The entire codebase is public on GitHub under AGPL-3.0. Read the code, open an issue, contribute a fix.

How it works

Sign up — create your account for free
Pick a theme — choose a design from the Theme Explorer that matches your brand or contribute your own
Add your services — list the components your customers care about
Connect your domain (Starter plan) — point status.yourcompany.com to openstatus
You're live — professional status page, ready for your next sales call or audit

Most teams finish in under 10 minutes.

Your enterprise prospect is going to ask. Be ready.

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