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PhareOpenStatus
Freemium

Monitoring can start on a free plan; paid plans add more capacity.

 Freemium

Free to start, with paid hosted plans from $30 per month; self-hosting is available.

Web Web, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Checks from multiple regions every 30 seconds
  • Combines monitoring, alerting, incidents and status pages
  • Monitors can be managed as code with Terraform or the CLI
  • Hosted or self-hosted, including a status-page-only setup
  • Hosted only, with no self-hosted option
  • Larger monitoring needs require a paid plan
  • 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 service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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