COMPARISON · VS INSTATUS
HowlOps vs Instatus
Instatus is a clean status page solution, but it stops there. HowlOps adds the monitoring, heartbeats, and on-call layer so you don't need multiple tools to know when something breaks and who to call.
Feature | HowlOps | Instatus |
|---|---|---|
| Public Status Pages | ||
| White-label Status Pages | Paid | Paid |
| Component Groups | ||
| Incident History | ||
| HTTP/HTTPS Monitoring | ||
| Multi-region Monitoring | Paid | Paid |
| Heartbeat Monitoring | ||
| On-Call Schedules | Paid | |
| Escalation Policies | Paid | |
| Alert Routing Rules | Paid | |
| PagerDuty Integration | ||
| Slack / Teams Integration | ||
| Custom Roles & Permissions | Paid | |
| SAML/SSO | Paid | Paid |
| SLO Tracking | Paid | |
| EU Data Residency | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Open API |
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Start freeFrequently Asked Questions
Does Instatus include uptime monitoring?
No. Instatus is a status page platform, so you still need a separate monitoring tool to detect outages. HowlOps includes HTTP monitoring, multi-region checks, and heartbeat monitoring natively.
Can I replace Instatus + monitoring tool with HowlOps?
Yes. HowlOps provides both public status pages and uptime monitoring, so you can consolidate your tooling and reduce costs by switching from Instatus + a separate monitor to HowlOps alone.
Does Instatus support on-call scheduling?
No. Instatus has no on-call or escalation features. HowlOps includes full on-call schedules with rotation and escalation policies, so the right person is always notified.