StillOnline vs Instatus
Instatus bundles uptime monitoring + status pages + on-call (pricing). StillOnline focuses the same category for indie SaaS: simpler tiers $0 / $9 / $29, MCP on Pro, RU/EN.
Prior research (Wave 1): Instatus cited around $20/mo Pro, 50 monitors — verify on instatus.com/pricing.
TL;DR
- Instatus — stronger team/on-call positioning, higher monitor counts on upper tiers.
- StillOnline — agent API/MCP on Pro ($9), project → auto page, bilingual UI.
- Statuspage-only stack is different — see vs Statuspage.
Quick comparison
| Feature | StillOnline | Instatus |
|---|---|---|
| Positioning | Indie micro-SaaS | Teams + status + on-call |
| Free tier | 1 project, 1 check, status page | Starter: 15 monitors (per pricing page) |
| Paid entry | $9 Pro | Pro tier (see Instatus site) |
| Top tier | $29 Ultimate (100 projects) | Business (1000 monitors) |
| HTTP monitoring | Core | Included |
| Status page | Auto per project | Public / private / audience pages |
| MCP / agent API | Pro+ v1 | REST (verify docs) |
| Languages | EN + RU | Primarily EN |
What Instatus does well
From Instatus pricing:
- Starter free with monitors + public status page (15 monitors listed).
- Pro/Business scale to many monitors, SMS/calls, SAML on Business.
- Marketing angle: replace Pingdom + PagerDuty + Statuspage with one bill (calculator on their site).
Where StillOnline wins
Indie price ladder
StillOnline Pro $9 vs Instatus Pro (typically higher — Wave 1 benchmark ~$20/mo). For a solo founder with 1–3 URLs, StillOnline is sized intentionally small.
MCP-first on Pro
StillOnline ships @stillonline/mcp for Cursor/Claude — create checks after deploy without learning Instatus’s full ops surface.
Russian + English
StillOnline UI in RU and EN — Instatus is English-first.
No “status page without probes” trap
StillOnline ties page health to real HTTP checks on your project. Instatus can do both, but StillOnline’s onboarding is project → page → URL in one flow.
When to choose Instatus
- You need on-call rotations, SMS/calls at scale, SAML for a larger org.
- You want 1000+ monitors on one vendor.
When to choose StillOnline
- Solo / small team, 1–10 projects, need public status fast.
- You want predictable $9/$29 and AI agent integration.
FAQ
Is StillOnline cheaper than Instatus for solo founders?
Usually yes on Pro tier for narrow scope (few URLs, one status page per project).