PagerDuty alternatives

PagerDuty: Incident response and on-call scheduling for engineering teams.

PagerDuty is the classic on-call tool, but it's expensive and feels old. These incident tools run inside Slack, cost less or bundle monitoring.

Last updated September 25, 2026

5 alternatives to PagerDuty

incident.io

incident.io runs your whole incident in Slack, with on-call and status pages. It's from the UK.
- Freemium
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made in United Kingdom
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Rootly

Rootly is also built around Slack, with on-call and retrospectives.
- Paid
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made in United States
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FireHydrant

FireHydrant has runbooks, retrospectives and status pages.
- Paid
- Web
- Made in United States
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Better Stack

Better Stack combines monitoring with on-call and incidents, so fewer tools are needed.
- Freemium
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made in Czech Republic
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Squadcast

Squadcast is a cheaper on-call and incident tool for SRE teams.
- Freemium
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made in United States
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PagerDuty alternatives compared

Product	Pricing	Platforms	Made in
incident.io	Freemium	Web, iOS, Android	United Kingdom
Rootly	Paid	Web, iOS, Android	United States
FireHydrant	Paid	Web	United States
Better Stack	Freemium	Web, iOS, Android	Czech Republic
Squadcast	Freemium	Web, iOS, Android	United States

PagerDuty alternatives: frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to PagerDuty?

Popular alternatives to PagerDuty are incident.io, Rootly and FireHydrant. You can compare their pricing, platforms and the country they're made in on this page.

Is there a free alternative to PagerDuty?

Yes. incident.io, Better Stack and Squadcast have a free plan.

Which PagerDuty alternatives work on iPhone and Android?

incident.io, Rootly, Better Stack and Squadcast have apps for both iPhone and Android.

Is there a European alternative to PagerDuty?

Yes. incident.io (United Kingdom) and Better Stack (Czech Republic) are made in Europe.