StatusPage.io
Web and SaaS
status page hosting
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
10 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 1 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score +0.37.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy setup and simple to create and update outage reports
From 1 comment
I've been playing around with this for a little while now and it seems like a great service for the status page itch. One that we weren't scratching very well in the past. I…
covati on HN
Saves engineering time; good value for the price
From 2 comments
When I heard about this product, I was excited. There are 100 small things you need to have in place when you start to become a real business. I am happy as a clam when people…
sudonim on HNBut it adds operational overhead, as now you need to set up a second hosting provider, manage another environment, etc. An internally-hosted status page isn't very useful when…
mnutt on HN
Pricing page is easy to find
From 1 comment
On the pricing page, those two rows where the bold is not at the beginning slightly annoys me (I like things that match and line up). I do like how easy it is to access pricing…
mkeung on HN
Objections
Unclear where the service is hosted, so availability may be a concern
From 1 comment
It would be good to mention where the service is hosted so that we can make sure that the availability profile isn't the same than our service. Right now the meta page is hosted…
zimbatm on HN
Unclear whether a market exists for paid status pages versus building in-house
From 2 comments
Interested to know what people think about the market for something like this. While it definitely serves a purpose, is this something that is sustainable and that people will…
jnankin on HNIf you don't have the resources to build and host your own status page, then you're probably too small for people to care about your status.
dreamdu5t on HN
Meta status page link is broken
From 1 comment
The statuspage.io link on that meta page is broken btw - the : is missing from the url. Edit: really like the service - considering using it for our status page
bjpirt on HN
Requests
Support custom domains via the company's own DNS
From 2 comments
Question - if this is really to be the ultimate status page - a service wouldn't want to use their own DNS - correct? They'll want to use [domain].statuspage.io - right?
mrclark411 on HNPerhaps. Or have multiple domains and DNS providers and point both status subdomains to statuspage. (We created status.phaxio.com and status.phaxio.co after the whole Zerigo…
jnankin on HN
Offer more premium layouts and metrics tracking
From 1 comment
We're looking to do more premium layouts and add metrics tracking in the near future. Where can I email you at to talk more about this?
stevenklein on HN
Questions
Is a paid status page service sustainable?
From 1 comment
Interested to know what people think about the market for something like this. While it definitely serves a purpose, is this something that is sustainable and that people will…
jnankin on HN
Does StatusPage.io use its own status page?
From 1 comment
The meta question. Does StatusPage.io use StatusPage.io...
tehnorm on HN
Alternatives named
Building an internal status page
From 2 comments
Interested to know what people think about the market for something like this. While it definitely serves a purpose, is this something that is sustainable and that people will…
jnankin on HNIf you don't have the resources to build and host your own status page, then you're probably too small for people to care about your status.
dreamdu5t on HN
Status.io
From 1 comment
Very happy to see this project. Had status.io (recently sold) for the very same purpose but wasn't able to implement it. Please make it more than just a status page, make…
radimm on HN