Status and uptime monitoring
Open-source alternatives to Atlassian Statuspage, priced
2 open-source tools that can replace Atlassian Statuspage, each shown with what it would actually cost to run for a team of 10 people. Atlassian Statuspage on the Startup tier costs $99.00 a month at that size.
The cheapest way to replace Atlassian Statuspage here is Uptime Kuma, at $42.30 a month against $99.00, with your own time already counted.
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A free tier covers 100 subscribers, 25 components and two team members. Below that ceiling there is nothing to save.
| Tool | Server only | With your time | vs Atlassian Statuspage | Operational weight | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptime Kuma | $4.80 | $42.30 | +$1,891 | easy | MIT |
| Gatus | $4.80 | $42.30 | +$1,891 | easy | Apache-2.0 |
The final column is the 36-month difference: positive means self-hosting is cheaper.
Which one to pick
Uptime Kuma 91,286 stars
One container with SQLite. Cost scales with the number of monitors and their check interval, not with the number of people reading the dashboard.
At 10 people it needs 0.6 GB of memory and 5.1 GB of disk, which fits the Basic at Kamatera for $4.00 a month. Setting it up is roughly 2 hours of work, then 0.5 hours a month to keep it healthy.
Full Atlassian Statuspage versus Uptime Kuma breakdown · Uptime Kuma at every team size
Gatus 12,056 stars
Configuration as YAML in version control, which suits teams that want their monitoring reviewed like code. The smallest footprint on this entire site.
At 10 people it needs 0.3 GB of memory and 2.1 GB of disk, which fits the Basic 512 MiB at DigitalOcean for $4.00 a month. Setting it up is roughly 2 hours of work, then 0.5 hours a month to keep it healthy.
Full Atlassian Statuspage versus Gatus breakdown · Gatus at every team size
How the pricing was established
Atlassian Statuspage pricing was read from its own pricing page on 2026-09-12. Server prices come from the providers listed on the hosting page. The sizing model and the cost of your time are set out in full on the methodology page.
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What you would be running
| Tool | Licence | Written in | Setup | Upkeep | GitHub stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptime Kuma | MIT License | JavaScript | 2 h | 0.5 h a month | 91,286 |
| Gatus | Apache License 2.0 | Go | 2 h | 0.5 h a month | 12,056 |
Questions people actually ask
Is there a free open-source alternative to Atlassian Statuspage?
There are 2 on this page, and every one of them is free of licence cost: they are published under Apache-2.0, MIT. Running one is not free, though. The cheapest of them, Uptime Kuma, costs $42.30 a month at 10 people once the server, backups and the time to look after it are counted.
How much does Atlassian Statuspage cost?
Atlassian Statuspage Startup costs $99.00 a month at 10 people: USD 99.00 per month. That figure was read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-12.
What does it cost to self-host Uptime Kuma?
$42.30 a month at 10 people. That is $4.00 for the Basic at Kamatera, plus backups, plus 0.5 hours a month of your own time priced at the published hourly rate.
How long before Uptime Kuma is cheaper than Atlassian Statuspage?
3 months, counting $150 of first-time setup. Over 36 months the difference is $1,891.
Which Atlassian Statuspage alternative is the easiest to run?
Uptime Kuma, rated easy: about 2 hours to set up and 0.5 hours afterwards.