Open-Source Alternatives to PagerDuty / Opsgenie
Based on our dataset, the self-hostable open-source alternatives to PagerDuty / Opsgenie are Keep HQ / GoAlert. The PagerDuty / Opsgenie plan we benchmark is Professional ($21-$41/user/mo).
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Quick comparison
| Alternative | License | RAM in starter config | Needs Postgres / Redis | Migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep HQ / GoAlert | Apache-2.0 | 512 MB | Yes / No | Easy |
Keep HQ / GoAlert
Open-source AIOps alert management and on-call scheduling platform built by Target / Keep
- Deduplicates noisy alerts across Prometheus, Datadog & Sentry
- Automated escalation policies & SMS/Slack paging
- 100% Apache-2.0 open source
Docker image keephq/keep-api:latest. GitHub: keephq/keep (8.4k stars when our data was last updated). Website: https://www.keephq.dev
Switching from PagerDuty / Opsgenie
- Pick an alternative above and open its comparison page for the cost breakdown.
- Generate a free starter
docker-compose.ymlin the stack builder. - Test it on a small server with a copy of your data before moving the team over.
- Check the migration notes in the table, and the official docs of the tool you pick.
More detail: Replace PagerDuty / Opsgenie guide.
FAQ
What are the open-source alternatives to PagerDuty / Opsgenie?
In the StackSwitcher dataset, the self-hostable open-source alternatives to PagerDuty / Opsgenie are Keep HQ / GoAlert.
Which PagerDuty / Opsgenie plan does StackSwitcher compare against?
We benchmark PagerDuty / Opsgenie Professional ($21-$41/user/mo). The main pain point we note: Paying $21-$41/mo per engineer just to receive on-call rotation alerts when an endpoint goes down.
How much RAM does Keep HQ / GoAlert need when self-hosted?
Our starter Docker config budgets 512 MB of RAM for Keep HQ / GoAlert plus Postgres. Real needs depend on your usage.
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