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OpenStatus

Open-source alternative to Better Stack uptime monitoring, UptimeRobot, Atlassian Statuspage

OpenStatus is an open-source alternative to UptimeRobot, Better Stack, and Atlassian Statuspage for watching your websites and services stay online. It checks your sites at regular intervals, monitors APIs, and publishes public status pages when incidents happen. It is made for developers and indie makers who want reliable uptime alerts without a paid plan.

Best for: Developers and small teams who need uptime monitoring and status pages.

Key features

  • Uptime monitoring for websites
  • Public status pages
  • API monitoring

Before you switch

Developer tools live or die by their community. Before switching, glance at recent commit activity, open issues, and documentation quality — a healthy project answers questions quickly. Most open-source dev tools install with a single command and play well with existing workflows, so you can trial one alongside your current stack. If your team depends on it daily, check the release cadence and whether commercial support is available.

Like every project on OpenShelf, OpenStatus is developed in the open — you can read the code, follow development, and even contribute. Check the system requirements and the project’s own documentation linked on this page before installing.