What is Status.io?
Status.io (status.io) is a dedicated status-page and incident-communication platform. It hosts public, private and internal status pages, organises services into components, tracks incidents and scheduled maintenance, and broadcasts updates to subscribers by email, SMS, RSS, Slack, Microsoft Teams and X. It leans toward enterprise needs with SSO (OIDC/SAML), IP access control, audit trails and granular subscriber filtering.
One thing Status.io does not do is monitor your infrastructure. It is a communication layer: you push status from external monitoring tools (New Relic, Pingdom and similar) via webhooks or the Custom Metric API, or you update components by hand. Pricing has no free plan and starts at $79/month (Basic, 500 subscribers, 5 metrics), rising to $149 (Standard), $349 (Plus) and $999+ (Enterprise). A custom domain with TLS is included on every paid tier, while private mode, SSO and audit trails unlock on the higher plans.
When Status.io is the right tool
Status.io is a strong fit when status communication itself is the core need:
- Private and internal status pages. Identity-provider or IP-based access control, SSO and audit trails make restricted, employee-only pages first-class.
- Granular subscriber controls. Component-level subscription filtering, large subscriber lists and SMS, Slack and Teams channels are well developed.
- Enterprise incident comms. Metrics, calendar feeds, white-label branding and custom HTML/JS give large teams fine-grained control over a high-traffic page.
Where Status.io stops being enough
- It does not monitor anything. You still pay for separate uptime and API monitoring and wire it in, or update status manually, which drifts from reality.
- It is another subscription, with no free tier. The entry point is $79/month on top of whatever you already pay for monitoring.
- No load testing or page-speed monitoring. Status.io is single-purpose, so performance testing lives in other tools and bills.
LoadFocus vs Status.io: feature comparison
| Feature | LoadFocus | Status.io |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in API and uptime monitoring | Included | None, bring your own |
| Status page driven automatically by your monitors | Yes | Via webhooks, API or manual |
| 90-day uptime from real check data | Yes | Depends on wired-in data |
| Incidents and scheduled maintenance | Yes | Yes |
| Email subscribers | Yes | Yes (plus SMS, Slack, Teams) |
| Private and internal pages with SSO | Public pages | Yes (higher tiers) |
| Custom domain with automatic HTTPS | Paid plans, certificate included | Paid plans ($79/mo+) |
| Load testing and page-speed monitoring in the same tool | Yes | No |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
When LoadFocus is the right alternative to Status.io
You already run API or uptime monitoring
With LoadFocus API monitoring, your status page is driven by the checks you already run. Component status and 90-day uptime reflect real results from 25+ regions automatically, with no webhooks to wire up and nothing to update by hand.
You want one bill, not two
Instead of a monitoring tool plus a separate Status.io subscription that starts at $79/month, LoadFocus bundles the monitoring and the public status page together, with a free tier to start and a custom domain on paid plans.
You also need load and performance testing
The same account covers cloud load testing, JMeter load testing and page-speed monitoring, so performance and status live in one place.
You want a status page without enterprise overhead
If you do not need private SSO pages, SMS subscribers or component-level subscription filtering, LoadFocus gives you a clean public status page in minutes, driven by real monitoring data.
Migration from Status.io
Moving is straightforward: recreate your components in the LoadFocus status-page editor, map each one to the monitors that power it (status then flows automatically rather than through webhooks or the Custom Metric API), add your incidents and maintenance templates, and point your status. subdomain at LoadFocus using the two DNS records shown in the editor. HTTPS is issued and auto-renewed for you. See the Status Pages guide to get started.
FAQ: LoadFocus vs Status.io
Can LoadFocus replace Status.io?
For teams that want a public status page driven by their own monitoring, yes. If you depend on private or internal pages with SSO, SMS subscribers or granular component-level subscription controls, Status.io remains more specialised.
Does Status.io monitor uptime?
No. Status.io displays status that you provide through webhooks, the Custom Metric API or manual updates; it does not run checks itself. LoadFocus includes the monitoring and drives the page from it.
How does pricing compare?
Status.io has no free plan and starts at $79/month, with the monitoring billed separately elsewhere. LoadFocus offers a free public status page and bundles a custom domain into paid plans alongside the monitoring you are already paying for.
Will my status page update automatically?
Yes. LoadFocus components are mapped to your monitors, so live status and 90-day uptime update from real check results without manual edits or webhook plumbing.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes, on paid plans you can serve the page at status.yourcompany.com with an automatically issued, auto-renewing HTTPS certificate.
Can I use both tools together?
Yes. Some teams keep Status.io for enterprise incident comms and private pages, and use LoadFocus for monitoring, load testing and a public status page. Many teams consolidate over time.
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