An Instatus alternative for agencies with many client pages
Instatus and Greenbar both give you a public status page with monitoring built in. The biggest difference for agencies is how pricing counts pages. This page sets out each product's plans and features side by side, using each company's own pricing page.
What each is for
Instatus offers status pages, monitoring and on-call, with public pages on every plan and other page types on Business. It bills per project (status page), so you choose a plan for each page; one Business subscription covers up to 3 pages. [I1]
Greenbar is uptime monitoring with a public status page for every client, made for freelancers and small agencies. One account holds many client status pages, priced per agency. [G1]
Side by side
| Instatus | Greenbar | |
|---|---|---|
| How billing counts pages | Per project (status page); Business covers up to 3 pages [I1] | Per agency: 1 client page on Free, 10 on Freelancer, 30 on Agency [G1] |
| Free plan | Starter: 15 monitors, 2-minute checks, email alerts, 5 team members, public status page, 200 subscribers [I1] | Free: 1 client page, 5 monitors, checks every 5 minutes, email alerts, 7-day check history [G1] |
| Paid plans | Pro from $20/month (per the pricing page title); Business and Enterprise [I1] | Freelancer $15/month or $150/year; Agency $35/month or $350/year; both with 90-day check history [G1] |
| Monitors on paid plans | Pro 50, Business 1,000 [I1] | Freelancer 50, Agency 150 [G1] |
| Shortest check interval | 30 seconds on Pro and Business [I1] | Every minute on paid plans [G1] |
| Alert channels | Email (Starter); email and SMS (Pro); SMS and calls (Business) [I1] | Email on every plan; Slack and signed webhooks on paid plans [G1] |
| Team | 5 team members on Starter, 50 on Pro [I1] | Up to 3 logins on Agency; no per-seat fees [G1] |
| On-call | 2 on-call members on Starter, 20 on Pro, 50 on Business [I1] | Not offered [G1] |
| Subscribers | 200 / 5,000 / 25,000 by plan [I1] | Not offered [G1] |
| Page types | Public on Starter and Pro; all page types on Business [I1] | Public status page per client [G1] |
| Page address | Custom domain: 1+ on Pro, 3+ on Business, none on Starter [I1] | Each client's status page lives at its own address, like yourclient.usegreenbar.com [G1] |
| Single sign-on | SAML SSO on Business; multiple SSO connections and SCIM on Enterprise [I1] | Not offered [G1] |
Where Instatus offers more
- Shorter check intervals: 30 seconds on Pro and Business. [I1]
- SMS and phone-call alerts, plus on-call members. [I1]
- More monitors at the top end (1,000 on Business). [I1]
- Subscribers who can follow your page (up to 25,000 on Business). [I1]
- Custom domains: 1+ on Pro and 3+ on Business. [I1]
- Private and other page types on Business, SAML SSO, and SCIM on Enterprise. [I1]
- A free Pro account for non-profits and open-source projects, per its FAQ. [I1]
If you run one product with a large audience and an on-call rota, Instatus is built for that.
Where Greenbar fits
- Pages counted per agency, not per page. Freelancer includes 10 client pages and 50 monitors for $15/month; Agency includes 30 client pages and 150 monitors for $35/month. [G1]
- Checks included. HTTP(S) GET/HEAD checks with expected status codes and an optional "contains / does not contain" keyword check. [G1]
- Client-ready pages. 90-day uptime bars on every status page, plus an overall banner, each monitor's state, incident history, light and dark mode, and a mobile-friendly layout. You choose which monitors show, and monitor URLs are never shown. Each client's page lives at its own address, like yourclient.usegreenbar.com. [G1]
- Incidents. An incident opens after 2 failed checks in a row, and manual incidents have a timeline. [G1]
FAQ
How does Instatus pricing work?
Instatus has a free Starter plan, and its pricing page title lists Pro from $20/month. Billing is per project (status page), and one Business subscription covers up to 3 pages. Yearly billing is shown as 25% off, which its FAQ describes as three months free. [I1]
How does Greenbar pricing work?
Greenbar is priced per agency, with no per-seat fees: Free ($0, 1 client page, 5 monitors, 7-day check history), Freelancer ($15/month or $150/year, 10 client pages, 50 monitors, 90-day check history) and Agency ($35/month or $350/year, 30 client pages, 150 monitors, 90-day check history, up to 3 logins). [G1]
Does Greenbar have SMS or on-call?
No. Greenbar alerts by email on every plan, and by Slack and signed webhooks on paid plans. Instatus lists SMS, calls and on-call members. [G1][I1]
Can I hide the Greenbar branding on client pages?
Yes, on paid plans you can hide the "Powered by Greenbar" footer and add the client's logo and brand colour. [G1]
Do I need a card to start with Greenbar?
No. New accounts get $100 free credit, no card needed. You can cancel anytime from your billing page. [G1]
See what your clients would see.
New accounts get $100 free credit, no card needed.
Accuracy note
Competitor details on this page were checked on October 25, 2026 against Instatus's own pricing page, linked below. Prices and features change, so check the linked page for current details. Greenbar is not affiliated with Instatus.
Sources
- [I1] Instatus pricing (plans table, FAQ and page title): https://instatus.com/pricing (checked Oct 25, 2026)
- [G1] Greenbar pricing: https://usegreenbar.com/pricing (checked Oct 25, 2026)