Compare Better Stack and PagerDuty 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial 5 Users Per Month
Better Stack
Star Rating
(312)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansPagerDuty
Star Rating
(916)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 5 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that PagerDuty excels in delivering critical alerts efficiently, with users highlighting its ability to ensure notifications reach the right people through various channels like mobile app, SMS, and email. This capability is crucial for minimizing downtime and responding swiftly to incidents.
- Users say that Better Stack stands out for its ease of setup, with many first-time users praising its intuitive design that allows for quick implementation. Reviewers appreciate how straightforward the onboarding process is, making it accessible for those who may not be as tech-savvy.
- According to verified reviews, PagerDuty's on-call scheduling and escalation policies are particularly effective, helping teams manage incidents more efficiently. Users mention that these features contribute significantly to reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR) in production environments.
- Reviewers mention that Better Stack's independence is a key advantage, as it continues to operate and send alerts even when hosting servers are down. This reliability is a major plus for users who need assurance that they won't miss critical notifications during outages.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while PagerDuty has a slightly lower overall satisfaction score, it still maintains a strong presence in the mid-market segment, indicating its effectiveness for larger teams. Users appreciate the comprehensive alerting features that keep their teams organized and responsive.
- Users report that Better Stack's user interface is clear and easy to navigate, which enhances the overall user experience. This simplicity is often contrasted with PagerDuty's more complex features, which, while powerful, may require a steeper learning curve for new users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Better Stack
Free plan
$0.00
A great way to get started!
- 10 monitors & heartbeats
- 1 status page
- Slack & e-mail alerts
PagerDuty
Free
Free Trial
5 Users Per Month
Start with on-call and incident response for small teams.
- 100/month international phone/SMS notifications included
- 1 On-call Schedule
- 1 Escalation Policy
Free Trial
Better Stack
Free Trial is available
PagerDuty
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
227
9.1
789
Ease of Use
9.5
246
8.6
796
Ease of Setup
9.6
218
8.3
422
Ease of Admin
9.7
158
8.5
409
Quality of Support
9.5
150
8.9
600
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
125
8.9
347
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
210
8.4
786
Features by Category
Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.6
49
Not enough data
9.5
47
Administration
Not enough data
9.8
49
Not enough data
9.6
49
Not enough data
9.7
49
Not enough data
9.6
48
Not enough data
9.6
47
Not enough data
9.8
47
Functionality
Not enough data
9.6
48
Not enough data
9.6
48
Not enough data
9.6
47
Agentic AI - Workload Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
125
Not enough data
9.7
138
Not enough data
9.7
128
Not enough data
9.3
126
Not enough data
9.1
123
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.6
92
9.2
151
9.6
92
9.5
168
|
Verified
9.2
82
9.2
157
|
Verified
7.3
8
7.8
15
Management Tools
9.2
78
9.2
155
|
Verified
9.3
77
9.1
183
9.2
78
9.0
173
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.6
39
8.0
42
6.4
39
8.1
42
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Functionality
Not enough data
9.7
34
Not enough data
9.5
34
Not enough data
9.7
35
Issue Resolution
Not enough data
9.6
35
Not enough data
9.6
34
Not enough data
9.8
35
Management
Not enough data
9.6
36
Not enough data
9.7
36
Not enough data
9.6
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility
9.2
58
Not enough data
9.1
56
Not enough data
9.1
51
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
49
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
9.4
55
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
Not enough data
9.6
41
Not enough data
9.6
41
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Preparation
9.3
36
Not enough data
8.6
31
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.7
34
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
Visualization
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Performance Monitoring (APM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Response
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
37
8.5
28
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Performance - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Agentic AI - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Telemetry Collection & Ingestion - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Observability Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization & Dashboards - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Correlation & Root Cause Analysis - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability & Ecosystem Integration - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Features - Observability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Better Stack and PagerDuty are categorized as IT Alerting and Incident Management
Unique Categories
Better Stack is categorized as Log Monitoring, Website Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Analysis, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), and Observability Software
PagerDuty is categorized as AIOps Platforms, ServiceNow Store Apps, Workload Automation, and Runbook Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Better Stack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PagerDuty
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
18.9%
Information Technology and Services
18.9%
Computer & Network Security
7.1%
Internet
5.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Other
44.4%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Computer Software
21.4%
Financial Services
5.6%
Internet
5.4%
Retail
3.7%
Other
41.3%
Discussions
Is better Uptime free?
7 Comments
AR
you can start with the free version
Read more
Better Stack has no more discussions with answers
What is PagerDuty used for?
2 Comments
AR
As part of the Customer Experience Team, we use it as automation for the distribution of workloads. While other departments use it as a ticketing tool for IT...Read more
How can we do better?
1 Comment
CC
Hi Subhash,
I've passed your question over to our Client Services team. They should be reaching to you via email shortly.
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How much does PagerDuty cost?
1 Comment
GO
This really depends on what you need from Pagerduty and how many users need those features.Read more
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