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Category: Incident Response / On-CallVerified for 2025
Top Recommended Replacements
Grafana OnCall
FREEBest Direct Replacement
Why we like it
Available as Open Source (self-host) or Cloud; the Cloud Free Tier includes 3 users with unlimited phone/SMS alerts (a huge value); integrates natively with Slack and Telegram for ChatOps.
Keep in mind
Self-hosting requires setting up your own Twilio account for phone calls.
Keep (Open Source)
FREEBest for AIOps
Why we like it
A modern, developer-first AIOps platform; consolidates alerts from Datadog, Sentry, and Prometheus into one dashboard; manages workflows (e.g., 'If DB high CPU, restart pod') automatically.
Keep in mind
Newer platform; primarily focused on workflows rather than just scheduling.
Uptime Kuma
FREEBest for Status Pages
Why we like it
The best self-hosted status page; replaces PagerDuty's 'Status Page' feature and UptimeRobot; sends alerts to Discord/Slack/Telegram when services go down; beautiful UI.
Keep in mind
Does not handle 'On-Call Schedules' (rotations) natively; it's just a monitor.
Better Uptime (Better Stack)
FREEBest UI/UX
Why we like it
Combines monitoring, logging, and incident management in a stunningly designed interface; 'Incident Management' is free for small teams; unlimited email alerts.
Keep in mind
Phone call alerts are locked behind paid plans.
Openground
FREEBest Lightweight Option
Why we like it
A simple, no-nonsense on-call rotation tool; excellent if you just need 'Call Bob, then call Alice' functionality without the enterprise bloat of PagerDuty.
Keep in mind
Less integration richness than Grafana.
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