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Head-to-head · Alert Management Software

Keep vs AlertOps

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Keep #3 in Alert Management Software 7.9/10 Free plan · paid from $199/mo Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Keep
AlertOps #6 in Alert Management Software 7.6/10 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AlertOps

Keep leads on 4 checks, AlertOps on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreKeep · 7.9/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresKeep · 4 of 4

Keep scores higher on our rubric for alert management software: 7.9 against 7.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Keep offers alert deduplication; AlertOps doesn't publish it. Keep offers routing rules; AlertOps doesn't publish it. Keep offers alert enrichment; AlertOps doesn't publish it. Keep offers suppression rules; AlertOps doesn't publish it.

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

  • Keep fits best

    Teams wanting automation and AI correlation

  • AlertOps fits best

    Teams needing alerting plus incident response

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Side by side

Feature Keep 7.9/10 Visit ↗ AlertOps 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.9 7.6
Ranking #3 in Alert Management Software #6 in Alert Management Software
Best for Teams wanting automation and AI correlation Teams needing alerting plus incident response
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $199/mo Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Integrations 10 integrations 200+ integrations
Features Keep 4/4 · AlertOps 0/4
Alert deduplication ✓ (best) Not published
Routing rules ✓ (best) Not published
Alert enrichment ✓ (best) Not published
Suppression rules ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Included alert volume 200 /mo Not published
Alert retention 14 days Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Deduplicates and groups alerts to reduce noise.
  • Automates responses with configurable workflow triggers and actions.
  • Connects monitoring, incident, ticketing, and communication tools.
  • 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
Cons
  • 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.
  • 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
Our verdict

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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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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  1. KeepAlert Management Software 7.9Free plan · paid from $199/mo
  2. AlertOpsAlert Management Software 7.6Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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.

  • 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
  • Keep7.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $199/mo

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

    Visit KeepFull verdict →
  • AlertOps7.6/10 · Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo · 14-day trial

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

    Visit AlertOpsFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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