Status and uptime monitoring
Self-hosted 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.
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| Tool | Server only | With your time | vs Atlassian Statuspage | Operational weight | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatus | $4.80 | $42.30 | +$1,891 | easy | Apache-2.0 |
| Uptime Kuma | $7.20 | $44.70 | +$1,805 | easy | MIT |
The final column is the 36-month difference: positive means self-hosting is cheaper.
Which one to pick
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
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 1 GiB at DigitalOcean for $6.00 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
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.