Status page software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank status page software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Incident communication platforms used to publish system status, outage updates, maintenance notices, and uptime transparency for customers. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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When exploring Status page software, AI engines frequently recommend Instatus as the leading choice, with 87.5% visibility. Others frequently mentioned include Atlassian Statuspage and Hyperping. Instatus stands out due to its high citation percentage, making it a prominent option in the AI responses.
The rankings are shaped by the data sources AI engines rely on, such as openstatus.dev, hyperping.com, and guideflow.com. These sources are often aggregator and review sites, which compile extensive user feedback and industry insights, contributing to the prominence of brands like Instatus in AI-generated answers.
For those evaluating Status page software, consider that AI engines prioritize recent reviews and third-party endorsements. This emphasis suggests the importance of looking for brands with current, positive feedback and established credibility within the subcategory, guiding you towards well-supported choices.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Instatus and Atlassian Statuspage both sit at 87.5% visibility, far above the category average of 11.9%, which means the top two brands collectively dominate AI-generated responses in this space. The composite score gap between rank 2 (68.8) and rank 3 (61.2) is moderate, but the cliff from rank 3 to rank 4 is severe, with Status.io scoring just 8.8. This concentration means the vast majority of the 20 tracked brands receive near-zero AI presence.
Hyperping is the clearest example of visibility diverging from citation in this category. It holds only 50.0% visibility, yet its citation rate of 87.5% is the highest of any brand, well above Instatus at 37.5% and Atlassian Statuspage at 25.0%. Conversely, Statuspal has zero visibility but a 25.0% citation rate, confirming that being named in an AI response and being trusted enough to cite as a source are distinct and sometimes disconnected signals.
Google AI Mode is the dominant engine for every tracked brand in this category, with no brand recording a top engine other than Google AI Mode. The top cited sources list includes third-party and community domains such as openstatus.dev, guideflow.com, uptimerobot.com, and atomping.com alongside brand-owned domains, suggesting the AI is anchoring its responses on external review and monitoring ecosystem content rather than vendor pages alone.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Atlassian Statuspage 12% → 88% · rank #3 → #2+75pp
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Instatus 50% → 88% · rank #2 → #1+38pp
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Hyperping 38% → 50% · rank #1 → #3+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
instatus.com
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88% | 38% | Google AI Mode |
Instatus leads with a 87.5% visibility and 37.5% citation rate, both above category averages of 11.9% and 10.6%, and gained 37.5 percentage points in visibility versus the prior period. |
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| 2 |
atlassian.com
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88% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Atlassian Statuspage matches Instatus on visibility at 87.5% but trails on citation at 25.0%, and recorded the largest single-period visibility jump of 75.0 percentage points in the category. |
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| 3 |
hyperping.com
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50% | 88% | Google AI Mode |
Hyperping's citation rate of 87.5% is the highest in the category despite its visibility of only 50.0%, indicating it is heavily referenced as a source even when not prominently named in responses. |
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| 4 |
status.io
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Status.io sits at just 12.5% visibility and 0.0% citation, placing it near the bottom tier despite holding rank 4, signalling almost no meaningful AI presence in this category. |
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| 5 |
statuspal.io
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Statuspal records 0.0% visibility yet a 25.0% citation rate, an unusual split suggesting it appears in cited source lists without being surfaced as a named recommendation in AI responses. |
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| 6 |
betterstack.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
sorryapp.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
checklyhq.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
hund.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
cachethq.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
uptime.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
freshworks.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
statushub.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
pingdom.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
ohdear.app
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
pulsetic.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
cronitor.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
uptrends.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
hetrixtools.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
cachethq.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on status page software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about status page software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in status page software?
Instatus and Atlassian Statuspage are tied on visibility at 87.5%, both far above the category average of 11.9%. Instatus holds a narrow composite score lead of 72.5 versus 68.8.
Which brand is most cited as a source in AI responses for this category?
Hyperping has the highest citation rate at 87.5%, exceeding both Instatus at 37.5% and Atlassian Statuspage at 25.0%, despite having lower overall visibility than either of those two brands.
What sources does AI cite most for status page software research?
The top cited sources include third-party and ecosystem domains such as openstatus.dev, guideflow.com, uptimerobot.com, and atomping.com alongside brand-owned domains like hyperping.com and instatus.com.
How concentrated is AI visibility across the 20 brands in this category?
Visibility is highly concentrated, with only three brands scoring above zero on visibility and the category average sitting at just 11.9%, meaning most of the 20 tracked brands have no measurable AI presence.
Which brand showed the biggest recent change in AI visibility?
Atlassian Statuspage recorded the largest visibility gain, rising 75.0 percentage points from 12.5% to 87.5%, moving it from rank 3 to rank 2 in the current period.
Can a brand have citation presence without appearing in AI-named recommendations in this category?
Yes, Statuspal shows 0.0% visibility but a 25.0% citation rate, demonstrating that a brand can be referenced as a cited source without being surfaced as a named option in AI responses.