Opsgenie vs Rootly comparison

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Atlassian and Rootly are both solutions in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category. Atlassian is ranked #8, while Rootly is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.0. Atlassian holds a 5.7% mindshare in IMS, compared to Rootly’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Atlassian users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Rootly users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Opsgenie and Rootly based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Alerting and Incident Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Opsgenie

Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Rootly

Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category, the mindshare of Opsgenie is 5.7%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rootly is 2.8%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

IT Alerting and Incident Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Opsgenie	5.7%
Rootly	2.8%
Other	91.5%

IT Alerting and Incident Management

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Pramodh M

DevSecOps Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Offers different levels of notification options, including WhatsApp integration

Opsgenie has been most valuable in managing our incident response. We use Opsgenie for on-call management of AWS services, and its integration with CloudWatch has been particularly beneficial. Opsgenie alerts us to anomalies in cloud services, not just incidents but also performance issues like delayed response times or execution errors. So, we will quickly know about the issue, and it allows us to take swift action. It has been very helpful to us. Opsgenie's strength lies in its configurable alerting levels, from first responders to escalation managers. It offers different levels of notification options, including WhatsApp integration, ensuring timely alerts to the relevant team members. We also use the on-call scheduling feature. It is easy to use. The on-call scheduling feature is user-friendly and easily integrates with our existing systems, streamlining schedule management without added complexity.

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MatthewTaylor

Lead Dev Ops Engineer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

On-call workflows have become reliable and onboarding new engineers runs smoothly

The best feature that Rootly offers, which I really appreciated when we onboarded Rootly, is the shadowing feature. I evaluated quite a few tools but Rootly was the only one at the time that had this, and this allowed us to onboard new engineers into the on-call rota smoothly, which was a really cool feature. Regarding how the shadowing feature helped with onboarding new engineers, rather than manually tweaking schedules to try to hack a way to shadow existing engineers, Rootly gave us a shadow feature which allowed us to say person X, please shadow person Y, using these times and these days, very customizable, and it allowed us to onboard people in a much more graceful manner.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the features my team found valuable in Opsgenie is the alert. There's also the option to install an app on your phone, so even if you don't have any mobile reception, but you're still connected to WiFi, you still get the alerts via the app, not just via phone call or SMS. The combination of both options was very useful because sometimes you have data and you don't have coverage by mobile, or vice versa. To have both options in terms of receiving alerts was very useful. Another valuable feature of Opsgenie is the on-call rotation with alerts. I belonged to a small team of three, then the team expanded into four members where everyone was on a weekly on-call basis, with each team member having a week of being on-call. At first, it was a bi-weekly on-call rotation, then it became once every three weeks, and after that, it was once every four weeks, so the on-call rotation with an alert feature was useful. My previous company had two separate environments, on the cloud and on-premises. My team was in charge of the on-premise environment, so there was a queue for my team with everything in Opsgenie, then the DevOps team had its queue on a group of infrastructure related to the cloud. Each team had its own devices organized in a group that was only managed per team. The on-call rotation was also separated between groups. Opsgenie is a very convenient solution for both teams in my previous company."

"We can rely on the product to organize our schedules. We don't have to think about who will be next on-call. The system already gives us the answer. We don't have to waste time organizing how people are going to be covering each of their rotations. There's also an override option. So, it's easy to reschedule or reorganize our schedules when someone goes on vacation or when someone is on sick leave."

"The rotation and scheduling are beneficial."

"I am a Jira admin. The best feature for me is that I do not need to write different code when I integrate with multiple applications. OpsGenie made it easier for me. All I need to do is create a field and give a value. I need to set the parameters and give a value. I can write only one script so that it directly interacts with my Jira and feeds all the data."

"The solution has helped us stay alert on incidents and improved our response times."

"Opsgenie has streamlined our communications and alerting."

"Opsgenie integrates with Atlassian and other web monitoring and incident management tools."

"We went with OpsGenie because it was simpler to integrate with Atlassian products."

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"Rootly has positively impacted my organization by saving time with manually adding timelines, as they are already built in when timelines are added in Slack through integration."

"Rootly has positively impacted our organization because, in comparison to ObsGenie, the tool we used before Rootly, it is much more user-friendly, including the user interface and the whole approach to alerting and routing these alerts."

"We were missing alerts due to our legacy tool that was unable to call out engineers effectively, but now we have achieved a 100% success rate of alert delivery, which is a massive step especially when trying to fix and identify these problems."

"With the strategic approach of putting everyone in a Slack group to resolve incidents, we have reduced the percentage of incidents created in a month by thirty percent during the first three months of using Rootly."

Cons

"In a future release, we would like to receive alerts when a specific threshold is reached and to escalate the reason for that alert."

"They could introduce many more features, which we believe is on their roadmap."

"The installation of other applications is difficult in Opsgenie. I would like to see more flexible reporting methodologies. Scalability and pricing also need to be improved."

"We can't rely on the output that we're getting from the platform."

"We are using the cloud version of Atlassian products now, but I think the Data Center version we used earlier was much more user-friendly. There are lots of limitations in the cloud version The add-on or features that work with the Data Center versions are not compatible with the cloud version."

"The user interface could be improved."

"OpsGenie needs to keep up with its competitors in terms of new features and pricing."

"It should also come with cloud integrations, which are not that great with OpsGenie as of now."

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"The integration process could be easier, perhaps with the addition of AI to facilitate smoother integrations with other applications, especially since those who manage integrations often need technical knowledge about web services and single sign-on processes, which can be challenging for non-technical users."

"There are a few areas where Rootly can be improved."

"Regarding Rootly's AI capabilities, we had one incident when we lost alerting generally because Rootly crashed, and we did not like it."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm not the person who dealt with Opsgenie in terms of pricing, and I don't know how the solution compares to other solutions in the market, price-wise. I won't be able to say if it gives you the best value for money or not, but if Opsgenie gives good value for money, then I don't see a reason why you shouldn't use it."

"We have opted for a yearly subscription. The initial quote given was about $29, but I don't know the actual price. There might be some negotiations during renewal."

"In the company I'm working for, currently, we are using the standard edition of Opsgenie. We're paying around $3,000 a month. It's a bit expensive compared to the other tools we use for different purposes. We find it a bit expensive because although Opsgenie is a complete tool for monitoring, it does not provide us with everything."

"From the pricing perspective, they are on the higher side as compared to other competitors."

"I rate Opsgenie eight out of 10 for affordability. Opsgenie is on the cheaper side, and it fits our budget. I estimate the license costs around $400 to 500 annually for 15 users. The price is available on the internet. It's a standard, straightforward price."

"The cost of the solution depends on the package you select and is per user."

"The pricing is fine. I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with one being high price and ten being low price."

"Integration with other solutions is one of the most valuable features of Opsgenie."

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Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	4

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rootly?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was really easy. Rootly scheduled a call with us and was very quick to give us a POC license to trial out the full product. They were not pushy...

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What needs improvement with Rootly?

The team at Rootly seems to always be adapting and looking at what the market is doing and adding new features, so for us, Rootly currently fits the bill. If there was something we needed, we could...

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What is your primary use case for Rootly?

My main use case for Rootly is on-call alerts. In my use case for on-call alerts, we plug into various applications using Rootly's out of the box plugins. If an alert triggers, Rootly is then respo...

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Overview

Opsgenie provides a comprehensive incident management platform integrating with numerous tools to deliver efficient alerting options via SMS, email, phone calls, and app notifications.

Opsgenie offers robust integration capabilities with applications like Jira, Grafana, and AWS, facilitating smooth operations and swift incident response. It supports on-call rotation scheduling to enhance team management efficiency and features alert routing and escalation functions. Opsgenie's user-friendly platform accommodates newcomers while allowing advanced customization. Despite challenges in integration with cloud services like AWS and Azure and improvement needs in scalability, reporting, and API management, it remains a vital tool for incident tracking and root cause analysis.

What are the key features of Opsgenie?

Integration capabilities: Connect with Jira, Grafana, AWS, and more for streamlined operations.
Alerting options: Notify teams via SMS, email, phone calls, and app notifications.
On-call rotation scheduling: Enhance management of team schedules.
Customizable interface: Adapts to both newcomers and advanced users.
Alert routing and escalation: Efficient handling of incidents.

What benefits should users consider?

Incident management: Ensure prompt response and resolution.
Operational efficiency: Maintain smooth workflows with tool integrations.
User accessibility: Simplified use for all team members.
Customization: Tailor settings to specific needs.
Multi-channel alerts: Diverse alerting methods ensure notification delivery.

Opsgenie finds application across sectors where incident management is critical. In industries like IT services, companies utilize it for managing on-call schedules, alerting on critical infrastructure, and integrating with tools like Nagios and SolarWinds. Its capacity to handle cloud deployment and multi-geography alert routing is highly valuable. Integration with Jira supports detailed incident logging and root cause analysis, proving essential for maintaining infrastructure health.

Atlassian

Rootly is an essential tool for effectively addressing and managing incidents within any system or organization. With quick and reliable incident alerts, comprehensive incident management capabilities, and efficient problem-solving features, Rootly helps users to identify, prioritize, and resolve incidents, resulting in improved system reliability and reduced downtime. The solution is highly regarded for its reliability, excellent customer support, and overall value to users.

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