Best OpenEWS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from mass notification software ranked against OpenEWS on the same published basis.
- 1OpenEWS vs SA-Announce
- 2OpenEWS vs EMMA Notify
- 3OpenEWS vs Honeywell Forge
- 4OpenEWS vs NetSupport Notify
- 5OpenEWS vs PushPulse
- 6OpenEWS vs Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All)
- 7OpenEWS vs TextSpeak NOTIFY!
- 8OpenEWS vs CrisisGo
- 9OpenEWS vs Alertus Unified Mass Notification
- 10OpenEWS vs DialMyCalls
- 11OpenEWS vs Everbridge Crisis Management
- 12OpenEWS vs InformaCast
- 13OpenEWS vs OnPage
- 14OpenEWS vs Open Paging Server
- 15OpenEWS vs AlertFind
- 16OpenEWS vs BlackBerry AtHoc
- 17OpenEWS vs Castatus Crisis Manager
- 18OpenEWS vs Crises Control PING
- 19OpenEWS vs Hyper-Reach
- 20OpenEWS vs AlertMedia Incident Management & Response
OpenEWS alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SA-Announce | 7.6 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 2 | EMMA Notify | 7.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Honeywell Forge | 7.5 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | NetSupport Notify | 7.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | PushPulse | 7.4 | No | $45/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All) | 7.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 7 | TextSpeak NOTIFY! | 7.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | CrisisGo | 7.2 | No | $210/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Alertus Unified Mass Notification | 7.1 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 10 | DialMyCalls | 7.1 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 11 | Everbridge Crisis Management | 7.1 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | InformaCast | 6.9 | No | — | Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | OnPage | 6.9 | No | $1.17/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 14 | Open Paging Server | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | AlertFind | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 16 | BlackBerry AtHoc | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 17 | Castatus Crisis Manager | 6.8 | No | — | iOS, Web |
| 18 | Crises Control PING | 6.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Hyper-Reach | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 20 | AlertMedia Incident Management & Response | 6.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
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Questions about OpenEWS alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenEWS?
SA-Announce, number 1 in mass notification software with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: EMMA Notify, Honeywell Forge, NetSupport Notify and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenEWS?
Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All) is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 2 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives 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.