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How StatusGator Makes Money

Cloud service status monitoring and alerts platform

How did StatusGator monetize?

Summary of the sourced claims below

StatusGator monetizes primarily through recurring subscription plans with tiered pricing. They also generate revenue by selling data from site visitors to enterprise customers who purchase the service and alerts.

Revenue sources

2 sources · grouped by how StatusGator makes money
  • Recurring subscriptions

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “We had raised prices many, many times on new customers starting at $10 a month in 2015 to now $79 a month ... it's like $72 a month for starter, $137 for teams, $275 for corporate ... We do a lot of sales demos ... The hard part was you can't just tell people, well, you have more money, please pa...”
    high
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    “So when I first launched the Rails app it had a rudimentary subscription system and a single $9.99/month pricing plan.”
    high
  • Usage-based fees

    · 1 mention
    “The reality is we basically sell data from visitors to our site to enterprise customers. It doesn't cost you to report an outage. People come to us to buy the service, buy those alerts.”
    medium

How 1,861 businesses make money

Of businesses with mapped revenue sources, the share using each — StatusGator’s highlighted.
  • Recurring subscriptions
    54%
  • Services & consulting
    29%
  • Physical products
    29%
  • One-time / lifetime deals
    23%
  • Affiliate / referral commissions
    15%
  • Course / training sales
    13%
  • Sponsorships & partnerships
    10%
  • Usage-based fees
    9%
  • Advertising revenue
    9%
  • Add-ons & upsells
    9%
  • Marketplace commissions
    6%
  • Licensing
    2%
  • Setup / onboarding fees
    2%
  • Donations & tips
    2%