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OpenStatus vs Better Stack Status Page: catalog facts
OpenStatus	Better Stack Status Page
Freemium Free to start, with paid hosted plans from $30 per month; self-hosting is available.	Freemium A branded status page on your subdomain is free, with paid and enterprise options.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Web
Monitors can be managed as code with Terraform or the CLI Hosted or self-hosted, including a status-page-only setup	Free branded page on your own subdomain Email subscriptions per component
Self-hosting the full stack takes more setup than the hosted service Agent and MCP features assume an AI tooling workflow some teams will not use	Hosted only, no self-hosted option Part of a larger commercial platform with enterprise sales
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	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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