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Downdetector vs StatusGator: catalog facts
Downdetector	StatusGator
Free Free to use; Downdetector Explorer is a separate product for businesses.	Freemium Offers a free trial with no credit card required, with paid plans for teams.
Android, Web	Web, Browser extension
Covers more than 35,000 services across 72 countries Shows outages as users report them	Tracks the status pages of over 10,000 services Early warnings from crowdsourced reports
Based on user reports rather than direct checks of each service Cannot check your own site or server on demand	Hosted service that requires an account Mainly relies on vendors' own status pages
Downloadable app, Web application	Hosted service, Browser extension
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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