Instatus makes fast, affordable status pages.
Convot gives you a branded status page in the same widget as your support.
Instatus is a clean, fast standalone status-page product with incident comms and subscriber notifications. Convot ships a branded status page with built-in uptime monitoring and auto-incidents, on your domain and inside your widget, alongside live chat, a help center, roadmap voting, and scheduling.
Free under $1k MRR · Live in minutes · No credit card
When should you use each?
Instatus is a good fit when…
- You want a dedicated, fast, well-designed status page as a standalone tool
- You need deep subscriber management and many notification channels
- Status and incident comms is its own function
- You don't need it tied to support or Shopify revenue
Convot wins when…
- You want a status page bundled with your support, not a separate subscription
- You want built-in uptime monitoring that auto-creates incidents on downtime
- You want the status section inside the same widget as chat, help, and roadmap
- You're a lean Shopify app team that wants one bill and one brand
How they stack up
A direct comparison across the capabilities Shopify app teams care about most.
| Capability | Convot | Instatus |
|---|---|---|
| Public status page | ✓ | ✓ |
| Incident timeline | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in uptime monitoring | ✓ | External / add-on |
| Auto-incident on downtime | ✓ | Partial |
| On your own domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inside your support widget | ✓ Only on Convot | – |
| Live chat + help center + roadmap + scheduling | ✓ Built-in | – |
| Shopify revenue intelligence | ✓ Only on Convot | – |
| Starting price | Free / from $49/mo | Free / from $20/mo |
✓ = available · Partial = limited or add-on · – = not available. Pricing as of June 2026.
What changes when you move to Convot
Revenue beside every thread
Every conversation shows the merchant's plan, MRR, LTV, and churn risk, pulled live from the Shopify Partner API. You stop treating all merchants the same and start protecting the ones who matter most.
AI that closes the churn loop
When a merchant uninstalls, Convot's AI examines the support history and tells you whether support was the cause, a signal no other tool can produce, so you fix the right thing.
Many tools become one
Chat, shared inbox, help center, changelog, roadmap voting, status page, scheduling, and a Shopify MRR dashboard, all under one login, one brand, and one bill instead of five subscriptions.
Built for Shopify app teams
Convot is purpose-built for the 1–10-person teams behind Shopify apps, Shopify-native (CORS for *.myshopify.com out of the box), revenue-aware, and live in minutes.
Convot as a Instatus alternative
Is Convot a good Instatus alternative?
For Shopify app teams, yes. Convot covers the same support essentials as Instatus — live chat, a shared inbox, and a help center on your own domain — and adds Shopify revenue intelligence (MRR, plan, LTV, and churn risk) beside every conversation that Instatus can't show. It's purpose-built for 1–10-person Shopify app teams and goes live in minutes, not a multi-week rollout.
How much does Convot cost compared to Instatus?
Convot is free under $1,000 MRR and starts at $49/month after that, with no per-agent pricing. Its grounded AI agent, Cove AI, is $0.20 per resolution. See the pricing page for current plans (pricing as of June 2026).
Can I migrate from Instatus to Convot?
Yes. Setting up Convot takes minutes, and our team will help you move your help center content and set up chat and a shared inbox. Most Shopify app teams are live the same day — book a demo and we'll plan your switch.
What does Convot do that Instatus doesn't?
Convot shows live Shopify Partner revenue data — MRR, plan, LTV, and churn risk — beside every conversation, and its AI can attribute churn to support after an uninstall. It also bundles a changelog, roadmap voting, status page, and in-chat scheduling that usually need separate tools, all under one login and one bill.
Further reading
Put status where your merchants already are.
A branded status page with built-in uptime monitoring, inside the same widget as your support. Free under $1k MRR, no credit card.