Atlassian Statuspage alternative with uptime monitoring built in
Published October 20, 2026
If you want a status page that updates from your own monitors, UptimePilot is an Atlassian Statuspage alternative that puts uptime checks and status pages in one plan. Statuspage lists public pages from $29 to $1,499 a month and private pages from $79, and none of those tiers include monitoring. UptimePilot starts at $24 a month billed yearly with 50 monitors and a status page included.
Why teams look for a Statuspage alternative
Statuspage is the familiar standard, and plenty of teams run it happily for years. The reasons people start pricing alternatives are usually the same four.
- The bill grows with subscribers. Public tiers step from 250 to 1,000 to 5,000 subscribers, and a product that grows past a tier pays the next price whether it needs the other features or not.
- Private pages cost more. An internal or client-only page starts at $79 a month and moves to $249 at 300 authenticated subscribers.
- Monitoring is a second bill. Statuspage tells customers what is happening, but it does not check your site or API. You pay for a separate monitoring tool and connect the two.
- Someone has to update it during the incident. Without a working integration, a component stays green until a person changes it, and that person is usually the one fixing the outage.
The last point is the expensive one. A status page that shows "All systems operational" while support fills up with tickets costs more trust than having no page at all.
Atlassian Statuspage vs UptimePilot at a glance
The table compares the two on the points buyers ask about most. Statuspage figures are list prices as published by Atlassian in October 2026, so check their pricing page before you decide.
| Atlassian Statuspage | UptimePilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in uptime monitoring | Not included, needs a separate tool | Included in every plan, 8 check types |
| Starting paid price | $29 a month (Hobby, public page) | $49 a month, or $24 a month billed yearly (Starter) |
| Private or password protected page | From $79 a month (Starter private) | Included on Business, from $124 a month billed yearly |
| Custom domain | Supported on paid plans | From Team, $49 a month billed yearly |
| Components updated by monitors | Through integrations with monitoring tools | Native, after a second region confirms |
| Subscriber notifications | Email and more, with large subscriber limits | Email updates to subscribers |
| Status pages per account | Priced per page type | 1 to 50, depending on plan |
| Best for | Large audiences, Atlassian shops, audience-specific pages | Teams that want monitoring and status in one place |
What three typical teams pay
List prices tell only half the story, because a Statuspage setup always sits next to a monitoring subscription. These three cases use the published list prices and the UptimePilot plan that fits each one.
| Team | Statuspage plan that fits | UptimePilot plan that fits |
|---|---|---|
| Small SaaS, one public page, a few hundred subscribers | Startup, $99 a month, plus a separate monitoring tool | Starter, $24 a month billed yearly, 50 monitors and 1 status page |
| Growing SaaS, public page plus an internal page for staff | Startup public $99 plus Starter private $79 a month, plus monitoring | Business, $124 a month billed yearly, 1,000 monitors and 20 password protected pages |
| Agency with several client pages on client domains | One subscription per client page type, plus monitoring | Team, $49 a month billed yearly, 5 pages on custom domains, or Business for 20 |
For most small and mid-sized teams the difference is not the status page price alone. It is that the monitoring line on the bill disappears. Agencies running client pages will find more on uptime monitoring for agencies.
How a monitor-driven status page behaves during an outage
On UptimePilot each status page component links to one or more monitors, for example the website keyword check, the API monitoring assertion on your health endpoint and the heartbeat of the worker that sends emails. When a check fails in US East, EU Central repeats it right away. Only when the second region confirms does the component switch to an outage state.
Your team then adds the human part. What is affected, what you are doing, when the next update comes. Subscribers get the update by email. When the checks pass again, the component returns to operational and the incident update closes it out. Fewer "is it down?" messages reach the help desk, which is the whole point of the page. Larger teams that also need on-call rotations and paging often pair it with dedicated incident management software that wakes the right engineer.
Scheduled maintenance works the same way. You announce the window in advance, alerts for the linked monitors pause during it and the page shows maintenance rather than an outage.
When Atlassian Statuspage is still the better choice
An honest comparison has a section like this one. Statuspage is the stronger pick in a few situations.
- You notify tens of thousands of subscribers. Statuspage tiers go up to 25,000 public subscribers, with limits published per plan.
- Your company runs on Atlassian. If incidents already live in Jira Service Management and Opsgenie, the native connections save setup work.
- You need audience-specific pages that show different components to different customer groups. Statuspage sells these from $300 a month.
- Your monitoring is already settled. If you have a monitoring stack you like and a working integration, a dedicated communication tool may be all you need.
If none of these apply, paying for two products to answer one question is hard to justify.
How to move from Statuspage in an afternoon
Switching is mostly setup, not migration. A typical move takes a few hours.
- 01 Recreate your components on UptimePilot with the same names customers already know, such as Website, API, Dashboard and Checkout.
- 02 Add the monitors behind each component: website monitoring for pages, API checks with JSON assertions for endpoints, heartbeats for background jobs.
- 03 Set the logo and colors, then point your status subdomain to the new page with one CNAME record. UptimePilot issues the TLS certificate for it.
- 04 Invite subscribers to the new page and post a short notice on the old one.
- 05 Run both pages in parallel for one billing cycle, then cancel the old subscription.
Before go-live, read through our status page best practices for component naming and update wording.
Which UptimePilot plan replaces your Statuspage setup
Every plan includes every check type, components linked to monitors, incident updates, scheduled maintenance and subscriber emails. Compare limits on uptime monitoring pricing.
- Starter, $24 a month billed yearly: 1 status page and 50 monitors, for a single product with a public page.
- Team, $49 a month billed yearly: 5 status pages on custom domains, 200 monitors and 30 second checks, the usual pick for a SaaS team.
- Business, $124 a month billed yearly: 20 status pages with password protection for internal and client-only pages, 1,000 monitors.
- Enterprise, $299 a month billed yearly: 50 status pages, 3,000 monitors and SSO (SAML) for your team.
What is the best alternative to Atlassian Statuspage?
The best alternative to Atlassian Statuspage depends on what you need besides the page. If you want monitoring and status in one tool, UptimePilot links each component to real uptime checks confirmed from two regions, from $24 a month billed yearly. If you only need a communication page with huge subscriber lists, Statuspage remains a strong option.
How much does Atlassian Statuspage cost?
Atlassian lists Statuspage public pages at $0 (Free, 100 subscribers), $29 (Hobby), $99 (Startup), $399 (Business) and $1,499 a month (Enterprise). Private pages cost $79, $249, $599 and $1,499 a month, and audience-specific pages start at $300. These are October 2026 list prices and do not include a monitoring tool.
Does Atlassian Statuspage include uptime monitoring?
No. Atlassian Statuspage is a communication tool and its pricing page does not include uptime checks. Component states change by hand or through integrations with a separate monitoring service. UptimePilot includes website, API, ping, port, SSL, domain and heartbeat monitoring in the same plan as the status page.
Can I use my own domain for a status page?
Yes. On UptimePilot you add one CNAME record, such as status.yourcompany.com, on Team, Business or Enterprise, and the TLS certificate is issued and renewed for you. The page is served separately from your own servers, so it stays up when your product is down.
How do I migrate from Statuspage?
Recreate your components with the same names, link each one to the monitors behind it, point your status subdomain to the new page with a CNAME record and invite subscribers. Run the old and new pages side by side for one billing cycle, then cancel the old plan.