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Instatus vs Phare: catalog facts
Instatus	Phare
Freemium A free forever plan is available, with paid plans on the pricing page.	Freemium Monitoring can start on a free plan; paid plans add more capacity.
Web	Web
Monitoring, alerting and status page in one service Incident work from Slack and Teams	Checks from multiple regions every 30 seconds Combines monitoring, alerting, incidents and status pages
Hosted only, no self-hosted option Aimed at teams running online services rather than individuals	Hosted only, with no self-hosted option Larger monitoring needs require a paid plan
Hosted service	Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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