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Comparison · Infra & APIs
OpenStatus vs Depot
A side-by-side editorial comparison of OpenStatus and Depot — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
OpenStatus vs Depot: at a glance
| Feature | OpenStatus | Depot |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Infra & APIs | Infra & APIs |
| Velocity score | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| Sparks · 30d | 1 | 2 |
| Top themes | uptime-monitoring, status-pages, self-hosted, saml-sso | ci-acceleration, test-analytics, source-control, ai-diagnostics |
| Last editorial update | 1d ago | 2h ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is OpenStatus?
openstatus is adding the enterprise surface without giving up the self-host story
openstatus is an open-source uptime monitoring and status page platform, shipping small, well-scoped features every week or two. The recent run covers SAML single sign-on, a command menu in the dashboard, CSS-variable theming for status pages, Python and PHP SDKs, and social cross-posting of status updates. Underneath it, an AI chat assistant added in May was made self-hostable against any OpenAI-compatible model in July.
What is Depot?
Depot now owns every tier from bare metal to git — build acceleration became a full CI platform.
Depot has expanded well past remote build acceleration. In the last month it moved its CI and Sandboxes onto its own bare-metal compute platform, took test results to general availability with org-wide flaky and slow-test analytics, opened a private beta of its own git hosting, and made its Sherlock AI analysis available on any run rather than only failed ones. The integration surface kept widening in parallel — Tailscale for CI jobs, GitLab OIDC, Datadog CI Visibility, and three more GitHub Actions triggers.
OpenStatus vs Depot: editorial side-by-side
OpenStatus
6.3INFRA · APIS
openstatus is adding the enterprise surface without giving up the self-host story
◆ Current state
openstatus is an open-source uptime monitoring and status page platform, shipping small, well-scoped features every week or two. The recent run covers SAML single sign-on, a command menu in the dashboard, CSS-variable theming for status pages, Python and PHP SDKs, and social cross-posting of status updates. Underneath it, an AI chat assistant added in May was made self-hostable against any OpenAI-compatible model in July.
◆ Where it's heading
Two lines are running in parallel and they point the same way. One is enterprise readiness — SAML against Okta and Entra ID, configurable history retention, component-level impact on incident updates. The other is keeping every one of those capabilities available to self-hosters, most pointedly by letting the AI assistant run on NVIDIA NIM, vLLM or Ollama instead of a hosted API. openstatus is positioning as the status page you can run yourself without accepting a stripped-down version.
◆ Prediction
SAML usually arrives with the rest of the enterprise access package close behind, so directory provisioning or role-based permissions are the likely next additions; the SDK line (Python, PHP) also looks unfinished at two languages.
Depot
7.5INFRA · APIS
Depot now owns every tier from bare metal to git — build acceleration became a full CI platform.
◆ Current state
Depot has expanded well past remote build acceleration. In the last month it moved its CI and Sandboxes onto its own bare-metal compute platform, took test results to general availability with org-wide flaky and slow-test analytics, opened a private beta of its own git hosting, and made its Sherlock AI analysis available on any run rather than only failed ones. The integration surface kept widening in parallel — Tailscale for CI jobs, GitLab OIDC, Datadog CI Visibility, and three more GitHub Actions triggers.
◆ Where it's heading
The pattern is vertical integration. Depot Metal gives it control of the hypervisor and storage tiers, test results give it the data layer above the job, and Depot Code moves storage of the source itself in-house. Each layer feeds the next: timing data from test reports drives shard splitting, and Depot Code plugs straight into Depot CI. What began as a faster Docker builder is turning into a full replacement for the GitHub Actions stack, with GitHub kept as a mirror rather than the system of record.
◆ Prediction
The Depot Metal post states that GitHub Actions runners and container builds move onto it over the coming months, so expect that migration to finish and the performance claims to be restated against the full product line. Depot Code is the piece to watch next: it is private beta with plain git working today, and the obvious follow-on is CI triggering natively off Depot-hosted repositories instead of GitHub-delivered events.
Alternatives to OpenStatus and Depot
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either OpenStatus or Depot.
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SigNoz
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Retool
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Daytona
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Recent activity from OpenStatus and Depot
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoOpenStatusSAML single sign-on
- 1d agoDepotTest results are now generally available ⚡
- 7d agoOpenStatusCommand Menu for the Dashboard
- 9d agoDepotAI analysis available for all Depot CI workflows and jobs
- 15d agoDepotSplit CI test suites with historical timing data (beta)
- 20d agoDepotDepot CI now supports Tailscale
- 21d agoDepotDepot Code is now available in private beta ⚡
- 22d agoOpenStatusCustom theme for status pages
- 23d agoDepotDepot CI and Sandboxes now run on Depot Metal
- 27d agoOpenStatusSelf-host the AI assistant with your own model ⚡
- 1mo agoOpenStatusAuto-post status updates to X and Bluesky
- 1mo agoOpenStatusConfigurable status page history
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between OpenStatus and Depot?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Depot is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 6.3), with 2 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 1. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is OpenStatus better than Depot?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Depot is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 7.5 vs 6.3), with 2 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 1. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to OpenStatus?
Top OpenStatus alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenStatus alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openstatus for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Depot?
Top Depot alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Depot alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/depot for the full list with editorial commentary on each.