UpCanary vs Atlassian Statuspage
Statuspage is a status communication tool from Atlassian. It publishes your service status but does not monitor anything. You need a separate monitoring tool, which means two products, two bills, and manual updates when something goes down.
The short version
Statuspage charges $99/mo for custom CSS and $399/mo for custom HTML/JS, and caps teams at 25 members. It does not include monitoring. UpCanary bundles monitoring and status pages for $9 to $29/mo with automated status updates, unlimited team members on Pro, and global monitoring from 6 continents.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Statuspage | UpCanary |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime monitoring included | No (status page only) | Yes, built in |
| Auto status updates from monitoring | No (manual or third party) | Yes, real time |
| Starting price (with monitoring) | $29/mo + separate monitoring tool | $9/mo (monitoring included) |
| Custom domain | $29/mo (Hobby plan) | $29/mo (Pro plan) |
| Custom CSS | $99/mo (Startup plan) | $29/mo (Pro plan) |
| Custom HTML/JS injection | $399/mo (Business plan) | $29/mo (Pro plan) |
| Team members (paid plans) | 5 on Hobby, 10 on Startup, 25 on Business | 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro |
| SMS notifications | $99/mo (Startup plan) | Included on all plans |
| SSO | $99/mo (Startup plan) | Enterprise plan |
| Global monitoring regions | N/A (no monitoring) | 6 continents |
| Check interval | N/A (no monitoring) | Down to 30 seconds |
| API access | All plans | All plans |
| Subscriber notifications | 100 free, 250 Hobby, 1,000 Startup | Unlimited on all plans |
| Jira integration | Native (Atlassian ecosystem) | Planned (auto issue creation from incidents) |
Real cost comparison
Statuspage
Status page only, no monitoring
- Free: $0/mo (2 team members, 100 subscribers)
- Hobby: $29/mo (5 team, custom domain)
- Startup: $99/mo (10 team, SMS, SSO, custom CSS)
- Business: $399/mo (25 team, custom HTML/JS)
- Enterprise: $1,499/mo (50 team)
Add $15 to $50+/mo for a separate monitoring tool.
UpCanary
Monitoring + status pages, one tool
- Free: $0/mo (100K credits, 1 status page)
- Starter: $9/mo (5 team seats, 3 status pages)
- Pro: $29/mo (unlimited seats, custom domain, CSS)
- Enterprise: Custom (SSO, API, audit log)
Monitoring included on every plan. No extra tools needed.
Honest pros and cons
Where Statuspage is strong
- + Mature product with a large ecosystem of 150+ third party integrations
- + Backed by Atlassian, integrates with Jira, Opsgenie, and the rest of the Atlassian stack
- + Private and audience specific status pages for internal teams
- + REST API available on all plans including free
Where UpCanary wins
- + Monitoring included: no need for a second tool or bill
- + Automated updates: status page reflects real monitoring data
- + Cheaper white label: $29/mo for CSS + HTML/JS vs $99/mo for CSS alone or $399/mo for HTML/JS
- + Unlimited team members on Pro ($29/mo) vs 25 seats on Business ($399/mo)
- + Global monitoring: 6 continents with sub 3 second detection
- + Credit based pricing: pay for what you use, not fixed tiers
- + Jira and Atlassian integration (planned): automatic issue creation from incidents, so you get the Atlassian workflow without the Atlassian price tag
Frequently asked questions
Does Statuspage include uptime monitoring?
No. Atlassian Statuspage is a status communication tool only. It does not monitor your services. You need a separate tool like Pingdom, Datadog, or New Relic to detect outages, then manually update Statuspage or build an integration. UpCanary bundles monitoring and status pages together, so your status page updates automatically when an outage is detected.
How much does Statuspage really cost with monitoring?
Statuspage starts at $29/mo for the Hobby plan (status page only). Adding a monitoring tool like Pingdom ($15+/mo) or Datadog ($23+/host/mo) brings the real cost to $44 or more per month. UpCanary starts at $9/mo with monitoring included.
Can I migrate from Statuspage to UpCanary?
Yes. You can set up your monitors and status page in UpCanary in under 5 minutes. Since Statuspage does not include monitoring, you are likely already running a separate monitoring tool. Simply recreate those monitors in UpCanary and point your custom domain to your new status page.
Is UpCanary suitable for enterprise teams?
Yes. UpCanary offers SSO, REST API, unlimited status pages, audit logs, and dedicated support on the Enterprise plan. Unlike Statuspage where team collaboration requires higher tiers ($399/mo for 25 seats), UpCanary Pro gives you unlimited team members for $29/mo.
Does UpCanary integrate with Jira and the Atlassian stack?
Jira integration with automatic issue creation from incidents is on our roadmap. When an outage is detected, UpCanary will be able to create a Jira issue automatically, giving your team the Atlassian workflow for incident tracking without needing Statuspage.
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