Alertmanager vs xMatters

AAlertmanager8.7Visit xMatters8.6Visit

Higher score A Alertmanager #6 in IT Alerting Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Alertmanager

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xMatters #7 in IT Alerting Software 8.6/10 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo (annual) Free plan✓ 2 of 5 features Visit xMatters

• Alertmanager fits best

  Teams routing alerts from self-hosted Prometheus

• xMatters fits best

  Teams coordinating enterprise incident workflows

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Side by side

Feature	AAlertmanager 8.7/10 Visit ↗	xMatters 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#6 in IT Alerting Software	#7 in IT Alerting Software
Best for	Teams routing alerts from self-hosted Prometheus	Teams coordinating enterprise incident workflows
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	$15/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	17 integrations	200+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alertmanager 0/5 · xMatters 2/5
On-call scheduling	Not published	✓ (best)
Escalation policies	Not published	✓ (best)
Alert acknowledgment	Not published	Not published
Incident status pages	Not published	Not published
Mobile apps	Not published	Not published
Specs
Alert source integrations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Deduplicates and groups alerts before notification. Routing trees direct notifications to configured receivers. Supports silencing, inhibition and high-availability clustering.	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 native on-call scheduling. Requires self-hosted deployment and configuration. Support is through community resources and 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	Alertmanager handles alerts in the Prometheus ecosystem, receiving them from Prometheus and other clients before sending notifications to configured receivers. It is a fit for teams that operate their own monitoring infrastructure and need… 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

• Alertmanager — where it wins

  • Deduplicates and groups alerts before notification.
  • Routing trees direct notifications to configured receivers.
  • Supports silencing, inhibition and high-availability clustering.

  Where it doesn't

  • No native on-call scheduling.
  • Requires self-hosted deployment and configuration.
  • Support is through community resources and 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

• AAlertmanager8.7/10 · Free plan

  A self-hosted Prometheus component for grouping, routing and managing alerts.

  Visit AlertmanagerFull verdict →
• xMatters8.6/10 · Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo (annual)

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

  Visit xMattersFull verdict →