Splunk On-Call vs xMatters

Splunk On-Call9.0Visit xMatters8.6Visit

Higher score Splunk On-Call #3 in IT Alerting Software 9.0/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Splunk On-Call

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xMatters #7 in IT Alerting Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit xMatters

• Splunk On-Call fits best

  Low-cost established on-call operations

• xMatters fits best

  Teams coordinating enterprise incident workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Splunk On-Call 9.0/10 Visit ↗	xMatters 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in IT Alerting Software	#7 in IT Alerting Software
Best for	Low-cost established on-call operations	Teams coordinating enterprise incident workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5/user/mo (best)	$15/user/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Docs	Email, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	100+ integrations	200+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Splunk On-Call 2/5 · xMatters 2/5
On-call scheduling	✓	✓
Escalation policies	✓	✓
Alert acknowledgment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Incident status pages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mobile apps	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Alert source integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	On-call rotations, shifts, overrides and timed escalation policies 100+ IT service management integrations plus Slack and monitoring tools Web, iOS and Android response with timelines, reviews and audit trails	Rotations, escalation policies, and incident roles in one console Slack and Microsoft Teams support incident actions Workflows can notify responders, ticket, or launch remediation
Cons	No free plan; pricing starts with paid annual per-user billing Status updates use Statuspage integration rather than a built-in status page Support channel listed is documentation	Public status pages and post-incident reports require Advanced Starter is priced per user, which can add up across larger teams The Free plan's user limit is described inconsistently
Our verdict	Splunk On-Call is incident response software for engineering, DevOps and IT operations teams. It ingests alerts from infrastructure and application monitoring tools, routes them to on-duty responders, and coordinates incident actions… Read the review →	xMatters brings alert routing, on-call scheduling, and incident coordination together for IT, DevOps, and SRE teams. Its incident console organizes timelines, roles, severity, and status, while dynamic resolver engagement and collaboration… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Splunk On-Call — where it wins

  • On-call rotations, shifts, overrides and timed escalation policies
  • 100+ IT service management integrations plus Slack and monitoring tools
  • Web, iOS and Android response with timelines, reviews and audit trails

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; pricing starts with paid annual per-user billing
  • Status updates use Statuspage integration rather than a built-in status page
  • Support channel listed is documentation

• xMatters — where it wins

  • Rotations, escalation policies, and incident roles in one console
  • Slack and Microsoft Teams support incident actions
  • Workflows can notify responders, ticket, or launch remediation

  Where it doesn't

  • Public status pages and post-incident reports require Advanced
  • Starter is priced per user, which can add up across larger teams
  • The Free plan's user limit is described inconsistently

• Splunk On-Call9.0/10 · 14-day trial

  A low-cost, established on-call platform with scheduling, routing and mobile response.

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• xMatters8.6/10 · Free plan

  Connect on-call alerting, incident coordination, and automated response workflows.

  Visit xMattersFull verdict →