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Head-to-head · Alert Management Software

AlertOps vs Keep

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score AlertOps #4 in Alert Management Software 9.0/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AlertOps
Keep #5 in Alert Management Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Keep

AlertOps leads on 1 check, Keep on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAlertOps · 9.0/10
  • Lowest starting priceAlertOps · $8/user/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly AlertOps
  • Most featuresKeep · 4 of 4

AlertOps scores higher on our rubric for alert management software: 9.0 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #5.

AlertOps is cheaper to start at $8/mo against $199/mo.

AlertOps is the better fit for teams needing alerting plus incident response. Keep is the better fit for teams wanting automation and AI correlation.

  • AlertOps fits best

    Teams needing alerting plus incident response

  • Keep fits best

    Teams wanting automation and AI correlation

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Side by side

Feature AlertOps 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Keep 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.9
Ranking #4 in Alert Management Software #5 in Alert Management Software
Best for Teams needing alerting plus incident response Teams wanting automation and AI correlation
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $8/user/mo (best) $199/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Integrations 200+ integrations 10 integrations
Features AlertOps 0/4 · Keep 4/4
Alert deduplication Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Routing rules Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Alert enrichment Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Suppression rules Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Included alert volume Not checked yet 200 /mo
Alert retention Not checked yet 14 days
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan includes basic routing, on-call scheduling, and 200+ integrations
  • Routes by severity, service, or source and escalates unacknowledged alerts
  • Status Hub, workflow automation, and incident analytics support response work
  • Deduplicates and groups alerts to reduce noise.
  • Automates responses with configurable workflow triggers and actions.
  • Connects monitoring, incident, ticketing, and communication tools.
Cons
  • Live call routing and workflow automation start at Premium
  • Custom integrations and a dedicated account manager require Enterprise
  • Paid plans are priced per user, which can raise costs as teams grow
  • Startup is limited to 5 workflows, 1 integration, and 1 user.
  • Growth caps deduplicated alerts at 200 per month and retention at 14 days.
  • AI correlation and enterprise controls are reserved for Enterprise + AI.
Our verdict

AlertOps brings alert routing and incident response into one service for IT operations, NOC, DevOps, SRE, OT, and data center teams. It ingests events from monitoring and connected tools, routes them by severity, service, or source, maps…

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Keep is an open-source alert management and AIOps platform for SRE, operations, and engineering teams that need to bring alerts from monitoring and incident tools into one interface. It groups and deduplicates incoming alerts, adds context…

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  1. AlertOpsAlert Management Software 9.0Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. KeepAlert Management Software 8.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • AlertOps — where it wins

    • Free plan includes basic routing, on-call scheduling, and 200+ integrations
    • Routes by severity, service, or source and escalates unacknowledged alerts
    • Status Hub, workflow automation, and incident analytics support response work

    Where it doesn't

    • Live call routing and workflow automation start at Premium
    • Custom integrations and a dedicated account manager require Enterprise
    • Paid plans are priced per user, which can raise costs as teams grow

  • Keep — where it wins

    • Deduplicates and groups alerts to reduce noise.
    • Automates responses with configurable workflow triggers and actions.
    • Connects monitoring, incident, ticketing, and communication tools.

    Where it doesn't

    • Startup is limited to 5 workflows, 1 integration, and 1 user.
    • Growth caps deduplicated alerts at 200 per month and retention at 14 days.
    • AI correlation and enterprise controls are reserved for Enterprise + AI.
  • AlertOps9.0/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    Alert routing and incident response with a free plan and paid escalation tiers.

    Visit AlertOpsFull verdict →
  • Keep8.9/10 · Free plan

    Keep groups and enriches alerts, then automates response workflows across connected tools.

    Visit KeepFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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