{"category":{"slug":"self-hosted-status-pages","label":"Self-hosted status page tools"},"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","date":"2026-09-08","engine":null,"available_dates":["2026-09-08","2026-08-19","2026-08-18","2026-08-10","2026-08-09","2026-07-29","2026-07-25","2026-07-22","2026-07-05","2026-07-04","2026-06-17","2026-06-16"],"policy":{"quotable_engines":["anthropic","openai","gemini"],"max_excerpt_chars":400,"full_text_public":false,"customer_runs_public":false,"full_text_retention":"retained at least 24 months, then operator review","notes":["Only Index category runs are archived publicly — customer scans never appear.","The quotable unit is a short excerpt of at most 400 characters, never the full answer.","Engines outside the verbatim allowlist are recorded as having answered, with the excerpt withheld under their terms.","Prompt intent is published; the prompt text itself is not."]},"status":"ok","count":21,"limit":50,"truncated":false,"engines":[{"engine":"gemini","count":7,"withheld":false,"answers":[{"engine":"gemini","answered_on":"2026-09-08","prompt_intent":"alternatives","excerpt":"For organizations seeking open-source alternatives to popular hosted status page services, several robust options are available that offer varying features, deployment methods, and levels of control. 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