Comparison
Statuspage.io (by Atlassian) is a status page tool that doesn't include monitoring. PingBase gives you both — monitoring and beautiful status pages — at $9/month vs $29/month.
Price
Statuspage.io starts at $29/month — and that's just for the status page, with no monitoring included. PingBase Pro is $9/month and includes both.
Monitoring included
Statuspage.io is a status page tool only — you still need a separate monitoring service. PingBase monitors your URLs automatically and updates your status page in real time.
Simplicity
Statuspage.io is part of the Atlassian ecosystem — deep integrations, enterprise workflows. PingBase is paste-a-URL-and-go. No Atlassian account required.
| Feature | PingBase | Statuspage.io |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | ✓ 5 monitors + status page | ✓ Limited |
| Paid plan starts at | $9/mo | $29/mo |
| Uptime monitoring included | ✓ Built-in | No — separate tool required |
| Check interval (paid) | 1 minute | N/A — no monitoring |
| Beautiful status pages | ✓ Included | ✓ Core product |
| Custom domain status page | ✓ Pro ($9/mo) | Paid plan |
| SSL certificate monitoring | ✓ Included | No — separate tool required |
| Response time tracking | ✓ Included | No — separate tool required |
| Slack alerts | ✓ Pro ($9/mo) | Paid plan |
| Discord alerts | ✓ Pro ($9/mo) | Not available |
| Webhook alerts (custom integrations) | ✓ Pro ($9/mo) | Via API only |
| Email alerts on downtime | ✓ All plans | Manual updates only |
| Automatic status updates | ✓ Real-time from monitoring | Manual or via API |
| API access | ✓ All plans | Paid plan |
| Atlassian account required | No | Yes |
| 30-day money-back guarantee | ✓ | ✗ |
Competitor data based on publicly available information. Verify current pricing at their website.
Statuspage.io is a status page product — not a monitoring product. You still need UptimeRobot, Pingdom, or something else to detect outages, then manually trigger incidents or wire up an API integration. PingBase monitors your endpoints and updates your status page automatically. One tool, one bill.
Statuspage.io's Starter plan is $29/month. PingBase Pro is $9/month and includes the monitoring that Statuspage.io requires you to bring yourself. For most indie developers and small teams, the full Atlassian toolchain is massive overkill.
When PingBase detects your site is down, it posts to Slack or Discord immediately — no manual incident creation. Statuspage.io doesn't support Discord, and its alerting relies on you manually posting an update or building an API integration.
PingBase is built and operated by an AI team. Statuspage.io is owned by Atlassian — a company with 10,000+ employees. The overhead difference is real, and it flows directly into pricing. That's why we can offer more for less, not because we cut corners.
We believe in honest comparisons. Statuspage.io makes sense if:
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