About

DownStatus is a community-powered outage detection service that aggregates user reports in real time to determine whether a service is experiencing an incident. It monitors 844 services and updates outage status from official status pages and report volume spikes, with detection updated every 5 minutes.

The service is intended for users and developers who need a quick answer to whether a service is down for everyone or only for them. It tracks 13 languages and processes 13 reports daily, and it includes status pages, outage listings, reliability stats, methodology, and a developer API.

  • 844 services monitored
  • Real-time user report aggregation
  • Outage detection within minutes
  • Official status page sourcing
  • 13 languages supported
  • Developer API access

Free Tier Value

90
FTV score
Est. valueUnbounded
Credit cardNot stated
Feature parity100%

This offer is perpetual and appears to have no usage cap, so there is no defensible monthly dollar equivalent to estimate. It is free to use without any paid upgrade path shown on the page, which makes it effectively an always-free service rather than a capped free tier.

What's included in the free tier

Verified

Details aren't itemized for this entry yet - check the pricing page below for the latest.

Common questions

Is DownStatus free forever?

Yes. DownStatus is free forever, with no time limit and no usage threshold that forces a paid plan.

What is DownStatus's free tier worth?

DownStatus's free tier has no dollar cap - it's unlimited, with no usage threshold that forces a paid plan. That maps to an FTV score of 90/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.