Rootly comparisons
Rootly is compared head-to-head with ilert, Better Stack and FireHydrant and more: 5 head-to-heads in IT Incident Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Rootly head-to-head
Rootly vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | On-call scheduling | Escalation policies | Status page | Post-incident reviews | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Rootly | No | $20/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Advanced | Yes | 8.9 |
| 2 | ilert | Yes | Yes | Yes | Advanced | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 4 | Better Stack | Yes | $29/seat/mo | Yes | Yes | Advanced | Yes | 9.1 |
| 5 | FireHydrant | Yes | $25/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Advanced | Yes | 9.0 |
| 7 | BigPanda | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |||
| 8 | OpsKnight | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Basic | Yes | 8.7 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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