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PagerDuty Operations Cloud vs incident.io comparison

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

incident.io
Ranking in Critical Event Management (CEM)
9th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PagerDuty Operations Cloud
Ranking in Critical Event Management (CEM)
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (5th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (1st), AIOps (6th), Autonomous Operational Resilience (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Critical Event Management (CEM) category, the mindshare of incident.io is 4.4%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PagerDuty Operations Cloud is 5.3%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Critical Event Management (CEM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
PagerDuty Operations Cloud5.3%
incident.io4.4%
Other90.3%
Critical Event Management (CEM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2796066 - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Improved incident response and RCA have saved hours while high AI costs still need adjustment
incident.io's best features include incident management and the AI features that help us recognize issues and conduct RCA. These features assist in later stages, meaning similar issues can be resolved quickly in the future. The AI features help me recognize issues and speed up resolution by creating a channel for a particular incident, adding the required people to that channel, and providing the RCA of that incident. They explain the root cause, how it occurred, and what the possible solutions could be. incident.io has positively impacted my organization by helping with incident resolution and reducing time in incident management. Incidents that previously took about five to six hours to determine the RCA have been reduced to three to four hours, meaning it has helped in reducing time by one to two hours.
NS
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"incident.io has positively impacted my organization by helping with incident resolution and reducing time in incident management."
"Having a tool like PagerDuty to support us from that standpoint is really key, so that we can perform well when we have issues."
"PagerDuty is of central importance to the continued smooth function of my company and its IT-related infrastructure and applications."
"Obviously, scheduling the calls is a valuable feature."
"PagerDuty is very stable and very reliable."
"The most valuable feature is the phone app that allows us to send notifications without the additional fees when sending by SMS or phone calls."
"PagerDuty Operations Cloud positively impacts my organization by helping us win customer trust; when problems occur, the speed of our reaction and involvement with customers is crucial, and PagerDuty Operations Cloud facilitates quick responses to potential issues."
"A cool feature is that it helps us to understand the flow of the alert. If the alert was coming to the current on-call and he didn't catch the call or didn't notice it for any reason, it starts being escalated automatically, according to the escalation schedule, or to other teammates. You can see the flow very easily on your phone or via the website, if you want to do a post-mortem."
"The most valuable feature of PagerDuty is its integration with other tools, such as Amazon AWS, to receive notifications or create automatic instances."
 

Cons

"The AI features are quite expensive pricing-wise, and the pricing should be reduced."
"PagerDuty's webhooks need some improvement."
"It always needs more integrated applications, especially if you are not a software developer."
"It cannot be integrated with our upgraded Jira system."
"The user interface could be more intuitive."
"PagerDuty could improve the event orchestration by enhancing features, such as easier condition setup inside the orchestration."
"PagerDuty's webhooks need some improvement."
"PagerDuty should be integrated with other tools, so it can import the IT roster automatically. Our other rules continue to work once they're configured, but the roster must be added manually."
"They could include incident merging and alert grouping features in the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"They're very good in pricing compared to the competitors in the area. I would rate them a five out of five in terms of pricing."
"PagerDuty has monthly and yearly licenses available, the costs of which can get quite high if you have a large number of users."
"The pricing may be about $1,000 per user."
"The solution is paid on a monthly basis and represents about 1% of the platform's budget."
"The cost is based on the package you select."
"Licensing costs are around $700 a month, and the only additional costs, are phone costs in some instances."
"The price is very high."
"The cost is quite high. But if you want to get a full-featured application and you have a big team..."
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Top Industries

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Performing Arts
15%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise42
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for incident.io?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was great. The team was helpful in setting up everything. Initially, I faced some issues with integration and permissions, but those were resol...
What needs improvement with incident.io?
The AI features are quite expensive pricing-wise, and the pricing should be reduced. Apart from pricing, there are no other improvements needed for incident.io.
What is your primary use case for incident.io?
My main use case for incident.io is incident management and conducting root cause analysis for all incidents reported in my organization. A specific example of how I use incident.io for management ...
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.
 

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Sample Customers

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40% of the Fortune 100 TrustPagerDuty. Customers include: Slack, Intuit, Zendesk, Panasonic, Pinterest, Airbnb, eHarmony, McKesson, Comcast