Freshstatus Shut Down — Here Are Your Best Alternatives in 2026

Freshworks shut down Freshstatus on March 31, 2026. If your old Freshstatus page is now offline, you need a replacement status page your customers can reach.

Here's what you need to know and what alternatives exist.

Why Freshstatus Is Shutting Down

Freshstatus was a free status page product from Freshworks, launched as a companion to their helpdesk and support tools. While popular (especially for its free tier), it never became a core product focus.

Freshworks consolidated their portfolio, and Freshstatus didn't make the cut. Freshstatus shut down on March 31, 2026 — old Freshstatus pages now return errors.

What Happens If You Don't Migrate

• Your status page URL (yourcompany.freshstatus.io) will stop working
• Anyone visiting your status page will see an error
• During an outage, customers won't be able to check if the problem is known
• Your support inbox will fill up with "is it down?" questions

This is the worst time for your status page to disappear.

What to Look for in a Freshstatus Alternative

Freshstatus was good at a few things. Any replacement should match or improve on:

1. Status Page Hosting

Your status page needs to be publicly accessible and reliable. Ideally hosted independently from your own infrastructure so it stays up even when your servers don't.

2. Subscriber Notifications

Freshstatus let users subscribe to updates and receive emails when incidents were posted. Your replacement should do the same.

3. Incident Management

The ability to post updates, track incident lifecycle (investigating → identified → resolved), and maintain an incident history.

4. Free Tier

Many Freshstatus users chose it because it was free. A good alternative should offer a usable free tier.

5. What Freshstatus Lacked: Built-in Monitoring

Freshstatus was display-only. You needed a separate monitoring tool (Pingdom, UptimeRobot, etc.) to actually detect problems, then manually update the status page.

A better alternative includes monitoring and auto-updates your status page when something breaks.

Freshstatus Alternatives Compared

Our Recommendation: Upwarden

We're biased (we built Upwarden), but here's why it's a strong Freshstatus alternative:

Built-in Monitoring

Upwarden monitors your endpoints every 30 seconds. When a check fails, your status page updates automatically. No manual intervention needed during incidents.

EU-Hosted, GDPR-Native

All data stored on Hetzner servers in Germany. Downloadable DPA without a sales call. Built for EU teams from day one.

Stays Up When You Go Down

Upwarden runs on independent infrastructure. Your status page remains accessible even if your own servers are completely offline.

Flat Pricing

No per-seat fees. No per-subscriber fees. €9.99/month for 15 monitors, 1-minute check intervals, and subscriber notifications.

Free Tier

2 monitors, 1 status page, 10-minute check intervals. Enough to replace a basic Freshstatus setup immediately.

How to Migrate from Freshstatus

1. Create your Upwarden account — free, no credit card required
2. Set up your status page — add your components and customize branding
3. Add monitors — enter the URLs you want to watch
4. Update your links — change your docs, support pages, and DNS to point to your new status page
5. Notify subscribers — let existing Freshstatus subscribers know where to find the new page

Total time: under 5 minutes for a basic setup.

Replace Your Offline Page

Freshstatus shut down on March 31, 2026. If your old page is offline, publish a replacement before your next incident — your status page is your customers' lifeline during outages.

Create replacement status page →

Updated March 2026. If you're reading this after March 31, Freshstatus is already gone. The alternatives above are still valid.