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BigPanda vs PagerDuty Operations Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.5
BigPanda offers efficiency benefits for managing over 10,000 events weekly, saving time and resources compared to tools like Netcool.
Sentiment score
6.6
PagerDuty Operations Cloud enhances incident management by reducing downtime, alert fatigue, and MTTR, improving uptime and operational efficiency.
BigPanda offers significant time-saving, cost-saving, and resource-saving benefits.
Technical Lead
BigPanda saves time with its advanced features and manages large environments while requiring fewer resources compared to our previous tool, Netcool.
Software Engineer at Trianz
The escalation was not possible at all before, which led to the L1 team being under too much stress.
Software Developer at Webspruce
The alert reduction feature has greatly impacted our ability to prevent costly incidents, as we can accurately respond to alerts with the help of autonomous AI agents, which reduces erroneous notifications.
Senior Dev Ops Engineer at Scaler Academy
We definitely save time with PagerDuty Operations Cloud. It saves more than half an hour—30 minutes—for each incident.
Sr. Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
BigPanda's customer service is responsive and helpful, with noted inconsistencies like slow emails and no phone support.
Sentiment score
7.9
PagerDuty Operations Cloud provides efficient support with quick responses, valuable workflow solutions, and high ratings despite interface complexity.
If BigPanda can consistently provide such competent contacts, I would rate the support ten out of ten, otherwise, it is an eight out of ten.
Engineer - Cloud and Infrastructure Services at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Companies like CoreLogix, which is a log platform, achieve ten out of ten due to their responsiveness.
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
For technical support, we have only had to address password resets and alert mismatching.
Technical Lead
we have never had an issue when reaching out to someone in customer service
Senior Cloud Operations Engineer at IMO Health
They understand our concerns and are willing to implement solutions that integrate into PagerDuty Operations Cloud effectively.
Senior SRE at IBM
I received good responses from PagerDuty Operations Cloud, and they provide informative assistance when required.
Network Operations Center Engineer at HTC Global Inc
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
BigPanda is scalable and integrates well, although experiences vary based on configuration efforts and peak time performance.
Sentiment score
7.4
PagerDuty Operations Cloud excels in scalability and adaptability, effectively managing alerts and integrations, though pricing may hinder smaller teams.
It handles large volumes of alerts without limitations.
We manage a large environment with over 50,000 servers and various monitoring tools like Dynatrace, New Relic, Splunk, Nagios, and Datadog.
Software Engineer at Trianz
I rate the scalability of BigPanda at eight.
Manager Observability at ICE
Scalability for PagerDuty Operations Cloud is excellent, and I rate it at 9.9.
Network Operations Center Engineer at HTC Global Inc
Whatever top-notch tools we are using as an enterprise solution, PagerDuty Operations Cloud has kept itself current and integrates nicely with all the tools we use these days.
Lead Engineer, Cloud Operations at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
The product was highly scalable, with no limits on the number of applications or event routing rules.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
BigPanda is stable with minimal downtime and effective incident management, though occasional service interruptions are promptly addressed.
Sentiment score
8.4
PagerDuty Operations Cloud excels in reliable alert management and stability, ensuring seamless performance and minimal downtime across infrastructures.
BigPanda is now stable.
I would rate the availability of BigPanda at nine because it's almost 99.99% available.
Manager Observability at ICE
However, when handling critical traffic, the BigPanda site can slow down, which we manage with a load balancer.
Software Engineer at Trianz
We have never experienced any downtime or latency issues from PagerDuty Operations Cloud.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It never breaks down for us, and considering I have devoted 20 years of my career to IT infrastructure operations, where everything typically breaks down, including Jira and ServiceNow, it is impressive to say that PagerDuty Operations Cloud has not caused disruptions.
CSO C Apac at Autodesk, Inc.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is definitely stable, providing faster incident management and making managing our on-call roster easy along with effective escalation and notification channels.
Senior SRE at IBM
 

Room For Improvement

BigPanda requires enhancements in analytics, usability, integration, UI, and cost while improving accuracy, dashboards, and multi-cloud observability.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud enhances integration, analytics, and UI, but users want better pricing, customization, security, automation, and support.
A 'deep dive' analysis feature would be appreciated to give detailed insights such as CPU usage and disk space analysis.
It would be beneficial if BigPanda leveraged AI to solve critical issues related to editing and sending alerts based on enrichment mapping files.
Software Engineer at Trianz
If BigPanda could integrate AI, it would enhance the platform significantly by offering chatbot functionality within the BigPanda UI.
Engineer - Cloud and Infrastructure Services at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It would be useful to have a way to define all configurations in code that is similar to how Terraform operates.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
With many new members, they need training to set up runbook workflows, event orchestration, and manage complex on-call schedules across 23 services, making it a challenge for new users.
Senior SRE at IBM
Additionally, I think a sandbox mode would be helpful for new team members, allowing us to guide them in simulating alerts, performing escalation policies, and creating PagerDuty Operations Cloud channels.
Dev Ops Engineer | Cloud Cost Optimization at HCLSoftware
 

Setup Cost

BigPanda offers cost-effective pricing at $200,000 annually, providing flexibility and competitive advantages for high-growth companies.
Enterprise users find PagerDuty pricing varied, with tier-based models affecting cost; some seek trial versions or find alternatives cheaper.
The pricing for BigPanda is reasonable compared to other event management tools, given its advantages.
Software Engineer at Trianz
I had around seven users part of it for a base pricing of around $450 per user, primarily for custom workflows and the ITSM part.
Senior SRE at IBM
We have been using PagerDuty Operations Cloud for several years, so our pricing and cost have definitely increased over time, especially as we have hired additional engineers.
Senior Cloud Operations Engineer at IMO Health
I hear from my manager that the pricing is very high for PagerDuty Operations Cloud, and only a few of us have the main business tier accounts.
Dev Ops Engineer | Cloud Cost Optimization at HCLSoftware
 

Valuable Features

BigPanda streamlines incident management with AI-driven alert deduplication, offering seamless integration and enhancing real-time incident resolution.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud optimizes incident response with automation, integrations, AI-driven alerts, and efficient communication tools, enhancing workflow efficiency.
Its automation has significantly improved incident response times, reducing the process to within one minute.
It can correlate multiple issues within a single device, create a single incident, and thus reduce noise and provide faster resolution.
Manager Observability at ICE
BigPanda improves service reliability with instant resolution, increased uptime, and reduced mean time to resolution, thus enhancing service quality.
Technical Lead
It integrates with multiple applications and is highly customizable, with policies, escalation procedures, and an event routing tool that ensures contacting the right person.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
In addition to those features, I also find the integration and reporting aspects of PagerDuty Operations Cloud valuable, as it records all triggered calls and incidents, enabling us to analyze patterns and identify the times when systems go down, thus assisting us in understanding and addressing the underlying causes.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Before, setting up everything was very difficult. Now, we don't have to think about it. We can simply set it up in PagerDuty and it works.
Software Developer at Webspruce
 

Categories and Ranking

BigPanda
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
10th
Ranking in AIOps
9th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (23rd)
PagerDuty Operations Cloud
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
1st
Ranking in AIOps
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
61
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (5th), Critical Event Management (CEM) (1st), Autonomous Operational Resilience (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category, the mindshare of BigPanda is 2.7%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PagerDuty Operations Cloud is 11.0%, down from 20.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Alerting and Incident Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PagerDuty Operations Cloud11.0%
BigPanda2.7%
Other86.3%
IT Alerting and Incident Management
 

Featured Reviews

Michael Wenn - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO / Co-Founder at Aiops ltd
Automated incident workflows have reduced alert noise and now improve response efficiency
In my opinion, the best feature of BigPanda is its speed in terms of deployment. It has very strong integration with all of the major platforms and workflows that organizations need. The biggest customers are enterprises like HSBC and Barclays. Implementing something effective for them that dramatically reduces meantime to repair and the number of incidents is substantially difficult, as projects can often extend three years with very small results. BigPanda is different; it is a tool relied on by many enterprises, fitting over existing toolsets rather than trying to replace them, which makes it non-competitive to many existing alerts and monitoring tools. It enhances existing systems to provide actionable intelligence for business solutions.
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Senior SRE at IBM
Automated incident workflows have transformed on-call operations and improved response times
Since I host our internal services, I want more customization relating to our specific use case. The needed improvements include the configuration process, as new team members face a steep learning curve to understand the platform. With many new members, they need training to set up runbook workflows, event orchestration, and manage complex on-call schedules across 23 services, making it a challenge for new users. Additionally, I feel the web interface requires improvements. I would rate PagerDuty Operations Cloud as eight out of ten because the cons include a complex configuration process and high costs for each add-on that I try to obtain, making subscriptions costly, along with limited customization in certain incident workflows. The primary reasons for rating it an eight include the complex configuration which makes it challenging for new users, as well as their difficulty in setting up advanced runbook workflows and managing complex on-call setups. The web user interface also requires improvement. Although I receive alerts via the mobile app, which is beneficial for handling schedule maintenance, the same features should be added to the web interface. Customization issues persist, such as the inability to clone entire schedules as part of the workflows, and I want to keep incidents open for a specified duration, neither of which I can currently customize. Thus, I raised a ticket with PagerDuty Operations Cloud to address these concerns. Furthermore, the cost is high, making it one of the more expensive incident management solutions.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
Retailer
5%
Performing Arts
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

Any advice about APM solutions?
There are many factors and we know little about your requirements (size of org, technology stack, management systems, the scope of implementation). Our goal was to consolidate APM and infra monitor...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BigPanda?
The pricing of BigPanda includes considerations for pricing, licensing, and setup costs of the solution.
What needs improvement with BigPanda?
There is room for improvement in BigPanda, and I believe they are fixing this. Agentic operations exist in these types of tools, and companies are catching up. Logic Monitor has a slightly differen...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PagerDuty?
The setup cost and pricing for PagerDuty Operations Cloud are very cost-effective, but I have a suggestion: if PagerDuty could provide a trial version for individual users, rather than just corpora...
What needs improvement with PagerDuty?
I do not have anything that I dislike about PagerDuty Operations Cloud. Sometimes it hangs and occasionally I am unable to open PagerDuty Operations Cloud, which occurs due to an outage or similar ...
What is your primary use case for PagerDuty?
The major part of PagerDuty Operations Cloud is for communication and pinging people and engaging them and pulling them into the call.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Nagios, ServiceNow, ITSM, NOC, CMDB Evolved, RemedyIncident Management Process
40% of the Fortune 100 TrustPagerDuty. Customers include: Slack, Intuit, Zendesk, Panasonic, Pinterest, Airbnb, eHarmony, McKesson, Comcast
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