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Platform coverage

Core monitoring in one account

Included
Server metrics
Uptime checks
Status pages
Workflows
Cron jobs
SNMP

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Quick Comparison

The rows that usually decide whether Instatus stays in the stack or Fivenines replaces it.

Feature I Instatus Fivenines logo Fivenines
Status pages
Status page subscribers Several channels Email (Pro+)
Uptime monitoring
Server monitoring
Database & service monitoring
Scheduled maintenance windows
Custom domains Pro+
Workflow automation
Docker monitoring
Starting price Free / $20+/mo €19/mo

Why teams consider Fivenines instead of Instatus

  • Monitoring + status pages in one tool

    Instatus requires a separate monitoring tool. Fivenines monitors your services AND publishes a status page - from the same platform, with the same subscription.

  • Automatic incident updates

    When a workflow detects an outage, your status page updates automatically. No manual toggling between your monitoring tool and Instatus.

  • No separate monitoring subscription

    With Instatus you still need UptimeRobot or Datadog for the monitoring itself. Fivenines replaces both tools with one platform: 14-day trial, then €19/mo.

Why teams switch from Instatus

Instatus is a status page, not a monitoring tool. You still need UptimeRobot, Datadog, or something else to detect outages, then manually update Instatus when things break. Fivenines monitors your services, creates incidents automatically, and updates your status page. One platform, one subscription, zero manual toggling.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I choose Fivenines over Instatus? +
Both tools run uptime checks and publish a status page that updates itself, so the question is what else you need watched. Instatus checks endpoints from outside. Fivenines does that too, and also collects from inside the machine - CPU, memory, disk, containers, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and the rest of the stack - then drives the same status page from it. If a status page is all you need, Instatus is a focused tool with more design control. If the thing you are publishing status about is servers you run, one platform covers both.
Does Fivenines have the same status page customization as Instatus? +
No. Instatus offers more design customization, and more ways for subscribers to follow a page than our email subscriptions. Fivenines covers custom domains, per-item public labels, grouped sections, scheduled maintenance windows and embeddable badges, with the emphasis on pages that update themselves from monitoring data rather than on design control.
Can I use both Instatus and Fivenines? +
You can, and it is a reasonable setup if you have already invested in an Instatus page and want Fivenines purely for infrastructure monitoring - route alerts into it by webhook. The reason most teams do not is that Fivenines already includes status pages that update from the same monitoring, so running both means maintaining two systems.

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