Best On-Call Management Software in 2026
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In short: Uptimely is ranked #1 of 26 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Grafana Cloud Application Observability and incident.io. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Grafana Cloud Application Observability. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Grafana Cloud Application Observability at $0.03/mo.
Reliable incident coverage depends in part on how teams route alerts, organize rotations and handle schedule changes. AlertOps, PagerDuty and ilert lead the entries shown, followed by xMatters and incident.io. Compare alert channels and escalation steps with rotation types, schedule overrides and on-call handoffs to see how each option maps to your coverage process. Mobile apps are another practical point to check. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing round out the comparison, helping you assess plan details alongside the listed coordination features.
26 on-call management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Uptimely Top pick · 7.4 Free plan · $29/mo
#2 Grafana Cloud Application Observability Runner-up · 7.3 Free plan · $0.03/mo
#3 incident.io Also great · 7.3 Free plan · $15/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- On-call handoffs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About UptimelyVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.03/mofirst paid tier About Grafana Cloud Application ObservabilityVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSmacOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About incident.ioVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 21 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$233.33/mofirst paid tier About PagerDutyVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$12.50/mofirst paid tier About PagerTreeVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 10 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$8/mofirst paid tier About AlertOpsVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$39/mofirst paid tier About ilertVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms€9/mofirst paid tier About MonoDutyVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About TaskCallVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About xMattersVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$25/mofirst paid tier About FireHydrantVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 12 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$12/mofirst paid tier About RunframeVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWebRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Free trial AndroidiOSmacOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Rotation types
- both
- Escalation steps
- 3 steps
- Schedule overrides
- Yes
- On-call handoffs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$4/mofirst paid tier About PagerlyVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Schedule overrides
- Yes
- On-call handoffs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$658.33/mofirst paid tier About Virbula OncallVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 4.99 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$4.99/mofirst paid tier About All QuietVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 20 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About RootlyVisit site - Free trial extensionWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Rotation types
- both
- Schedule overrides
- Yes
- On-call handoffs
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 13.99 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 22 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 6 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which on-call management software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Uptimely is ranked #1 of 26 with a score of 7.4. Grafana Cloud Application Observability is second and incident.io third.
How many of these have a free plan?
14 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Grafana Cloud Application Observability has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.03/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.