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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (84.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
No pricing available
Better Stack
Star Rating
(304)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(13)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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- Users report that Better Stack excels in "Constant Monitoring" with a score of 9.7, providing real-time insights that help teams stay ahead of issues, while Instatus, although strong, has a slightly lower score of 9.4 in "Real-Time Monitoring".
- Reviewers mention that Better Stack's "Multi-Site Monitoring" feature, rated at 9.7, allows businesses to efficiently manage multiple locations, which is particularly beneficial for small businesses with diverse operations. In contrast, Instatus does not highlight this capability as prominently.
- G2 users highlight Better Stack's superior "Quality of Support" with a score of 9.5, noting that the support team is responsive and helpful, whereas Instatus received a higher score of 9.8, indicating that users find their support to be exceptionally reliable.
- Users on G2 mention that Better Stack's "Alerting" feature, rated at 9.7, is highly customizable, allowing users to tailor alerts to their specific needs, while Instatus's "Alerts and Notifications" feature, rated at 9.2, is effective but less flexible according to some reviewers.
- Reviewers say that Better Stack's "Data Sources" integration, with a score of 9.3, is robust, enabling seamless connections to various data platforms, while Instatus's capabilities in this area are perceived as more limited, affecting overall data versatility.
- Users report that Better Stack's "Product Direction" is viewed positively at 9.7, indicating a strong commitment to continuous improvement and feature updates, while Instatus received a perfect score of 10.0, suggesting that users feel very confident in its future development.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Better Stack
Free plan
$0.00
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- 10 monitors & heartbeats
- Slack & e-mail alerts
- 1 status page
Instatus
No pricing availableFree Trial
Better Stack
Free Trial is available
Instatus
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.4
223
9.2
11
Ease of Use
9.5
241
9.1
11
Ease of Setup
9.6
213
9.6
8
Ease of Admin
9.7
154
9.4
8
Quality of Support
9.5
147
9.8
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
121
9.3
7
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
207
10.0
10
Features by Category
Functionality
9.5
124
Not enough data
9.7
134
Not enough data
9.7
127
Not enough data
9.3
124
Not enough data
9.1
121
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
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Monitoring
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Administration
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Analysis
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Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
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AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
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Monitoring
9.6
92
Not enough data
9.6
92
Not enough data
9.2
82
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
Management Tools
9.2
78
Not enough data
9.3
77
Not enough data
9.2
78
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.6
39
Not enough data
6.4
39
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Incident Management
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Visibility
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
49
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
9.4
55
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
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Data Preparation
9.2
35
Not enough data
8.6
31
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
Visualization
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
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Monitoring
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Response
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Performance
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Functionality
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Generative AI
7.3
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
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Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
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Agentic AI - Observability Software
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Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
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Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
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Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
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AI Features - Observability
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Better Stack and Instatus are categorized as IT Alerting
Unique Categories
Better Stack is categorized as Log Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Management, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Observability Software
Instatus has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Better Stack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Instatus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.2%
Computer Software
18.5%
Computer & Network Security
7.2%
Internet
5.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Other
44.2%
Computer Software
38.5%
Computer & Network Security
15.4%
Media Production
7.7%
Internet
7.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Other
23.1%
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