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SMS alerts enabled for Early Warning Signals

When service disruptions happen, every second counts. That’s why we’re excited to announce a major update to StatusGator: Early Warning Signals are now available via SMS. Early Warning Signals have already been helping teams stay ahead of outages via email and Slack alerts — and now, with SMS support, you can get real-time notifications directly on your phone, even before incidents are publicly acknowledged.

How the StatusGator name was born

More than 10 years ago, StatusGator pioneered the concept of a status page aggregator. How was the StatusGator name created? In a group chat, of course! The incubator of crazy ideas and nerdy discussions, our friendly group chat was a place where I originally discussed the product idea, validated its use cases, and solicited feedback on name concepts. I recently unearthed screenshots from the original group chat among my friends.

Introducing the new search box on StatusGator

Recently we hit an exciting milestone at StatusGator: 6,000+ services now tracked! To mark the occasion, we’ve made it even easier to find the apps you care about and report outages: A brand-new, lightning-fast search box is now live on the StatusGator website. It’s built right into the top navigation, accessible from any page — and works beautifully on mobile, too.

How OutboundSync Improved Transparency with StatusGator

OutboundSync, a powerful platform that helps marketers sync outbound sales data to CRMs like HubSpot and Salesforce, knows that transparency is key component of delivering a service that hundreds of teams rely on. And as an integration platform, OutboundSync is deeply reliant on other providers, making vendor reliability a key part of their own transparency.

Status Page Aggregator: Best Practices and Use Cases

A status page aggregator is a powerful tool that brings together the status updates of multiple cloud services, SaaS providers, and third-party services into a single, unified view. Whether you’re tracking the health of critical dependencies like AWS, Cloudflare, or niche SaaS tools your teams rely on, a status page aggregator simplifies monitoring and helps you stay ahead of outages.

Top 5 outages detected by StatusGator in June 2025

June 2025 saw several high-impact outages across popular cloud services — from infrastructure giants like Google Cloud to developer platforms like Supabase and Heroku. For IT teams, MSPs, and developers, even short service disruptions can have ripple effects across workflows and customer experience. At StatusGator, we continuously monitor thousands of services to detect issues in real time — often before they’re publicly acknowledged.

StatusGator now monitors 6,000+ services

Today, StatusGator monitors over 6,000 cloud services and tools — a massive expansion that reflects how far we’ve come, and how deeply embedded we are in the fabric of modern infrastructure. In today’s world, your product’s reliability depends on a web of vendors — authentication providers, analytics platforms, CDNs, payment processors, communication tools, and more. At 6,000+ services, StatusGator now reflects your entire digital supply chain.

New: Status modal integration is here!

At StatusGator, our mission is to make status transparency effortless—for you and your users. Today, we’re introducing a new way to keep your users informed in real time: the Status Modal Embed. Now you can display a compact, customizable modal on your website that shows the current status of your services—incidents, maintenance, or full operational status—all with a direct link to your full status page.