Best Alert Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Wazuh is ranked #1 of 30 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of AlertOps and Grafana Cloud Application Observability. The best-ranked option with a free plan is AlertOps. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Grafana Cloud Application Observability at $0.03/mo.
When alerts arrive from multiple sources, the rules for filtering and routing them can shape how a team responds. Compared on alert deduplication, enrichment, retention, included alert volume, routing rules, and suppression rules, these entries let you assess how alert handling is specified. Wazuh, AlertOps, and Grafana Cloud Application Observability are among the products to compare. Check free-plan availability and paid-from pricing as well, and consider how the listed volume and retention details relate to your needs. The features offer a way to weigh alert handling and cost together without losing sight of the workflow your team wants.
30 alert management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
30ranked
9free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Alert Management Software 25 channels on this page · 90 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromAlert deduplicationRouting rulesAlert enrichmentSuppression rulesIncluded alert volumeAlert retention Spec sheet Score
01 Wazuh Free planYesPaid from$571/moAlert deduplicationNoRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.9
02 AlertOps Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.6
03 Grafana Cloud Application Observability Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.6
04 PagerDuty Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.6
05 Elastic Observability Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.5
06 xMatters Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.5
07 TrueWatch Log Management Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.4
08 UTMStack Free planYesPaid from$238.8/moAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.4
09 Zabbix Free planYesPaid from$50/moAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.4
10 Nova AI Ops Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retention60 days 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
11 Prometheus Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
12 Keep Free planYesPaid from$199/moAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volume$200/moAlert retention14 days 8/8spec lines stated 6.9
13 Alerta Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.8
14 FirstWave opEvents Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retention180 days 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
15 New Relic Applied Intelligence Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
16 CloudFabrix Data-centric AIOps Platform Free planNoPaid from$19/moAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
17 OpenObserve Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
18 OpenText AI Operations Management (formerly Operations Bridge) Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
19 RightITnow ECM Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
20 SolarWinds Incident Response Free planNoPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.1
21 SEC (Simple Event Correlator) Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesYesIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
22 MISP Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.8
23 OpenNMS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesnot statedAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retentionnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.8
24 HookFeed Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationnot statedRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentYesSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volumenot statedAlert retention30 days 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
25 Saneops Free planYesPaid fromnot statedAlert deduplicationYesRouting rulesYesAlert enrichmentnot statedSuppression rulesnot statedIncluded alert volume$1,000/moAlert retentionnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.7
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Alert deduplication | Routing rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wazuh | 7.9 | Free plan | $571/mo | Yes | 571 /mo | No | Yes |
| 2 | AlertOps | 7.6 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 3 | Grafana Cloud Application Observability | 7.6 | Free plan | $0.03/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | PagerDuty | 7.6 | Free plan | $233.33/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 5 | Elastic Observability | 7.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 6 | xMatters | 7.5 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 7 | TrueWatch Log Management | 7.4 | Free plan | $0.11/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | UTMStack | 7.4 | No | $238.80/mo | Yes | 238.8 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Zabbix | 7.4 | No | — | Yes | 50 /mo | — | — |
| 10 | Nova AI Ops | 7.3 | No | $16/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Prometheus | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 12 | Keep | 6.9 | No | $199/mo | Yes | 199 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Alerta | 6.8 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 14 | FirstWave opEvents | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | New Relic Applied Intelligence | 6.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | CloudFabrix Data-centric AIOps Platform | 6.6 | No | $19,999/mo | No | 19 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | OpenObserve | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 18 | OpenText AI Operations Management (formerly Operations Bridge) | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 19 | RightITnow ECM | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 20 | SolarWinds Incident Response | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | SEC (Simple Event Correlator) | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | MISP | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 23 | OpenNMS | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 24 | HookFeed | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 25 | Saneops | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which alert management software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Wazuh is ranked #1 of 30 with a score of 7.9. AlertOps is second and Grafana Cloud Application Observability third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 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, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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