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Public vs Private Status Pages: Which One Should You Use? (2026)
Public vs private status pages explained. Learn the differences, use cases, pros and cons, and how SaaS teams decide what to expose to customers in 2026.
Do I Need a Status Page for a Small SaaS? Honest Answer (2026)
Do small SaaS and indie founders really need a status page? A practical, no-BS guide explaining when a status page helps, when it doesn’t, and how to keep it lightweight in 2026.
Status Page vs Uptime Monitoring: What’s the Difference and Why You Need Both
Status page vs uptime monitoring explained. Learn how they differ, when to use each, and why modern SaaS teams need both to detect outages early and communicate incidents clearly to users.
Why Your CDN Can Return 200 OK When Your App Is Down (and How to Fix Monitoring)
CDNs can serve cached pages or friendly fallbacks and still return HTTP 200, even when your origin is failing. Learn why uptime is not the same as availability, how false positives happen behind Cloudflare/Fastly/Akamai, and how to fix it with a non-cached health endpoint.
What Is a Status Page? The 2026 Practical Guide (With Examples)
A comprehensive, SEO-friendly guide explaining what a status page is, how status page software works, why uptime monitoring matters in 2026, and how to choose between hosted and self-hosted status pages. Includes examples, use cases, comparison tables, FAQ, and People Also Ask keyword sections.
Self-Hosted vs Hosted Status Pages: Which One Should You Choose?
Should you host your own status page or use a dedicated SaaS like Atlassian Statuspage or HostedStatus.page? Let’s compare the pros, cons, and hidden costs.