PagerDuty vs Rootly
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of The 11 Best Incident Management Software Tools (2026). Last verified June 26, 2026.
The short answer
PagerDuty ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #11) for IT and DevOps teams tracking, resolving, and learning from system incidents. The market leader for its proven reliability in on-call scheduling and its massive integration ecosystem.
At a glance
| PagerDuty | Rootly | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #1 / The 11 Best Incident Management Software Tools (2026) | #11 / The 11 Best Incident Management Software Tools (2026) |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 9.2 | 7 |
| Best for | Mature on-call & alerting | Slack-native incident automation |
| Pricing | $$$ ($25 to $100+/user/mo) | $$$ (Custom Quote) |
| HQ | San Francisco, USA | San Francisco, USA |
| Founded | 2009 | 2020 |
PagerDuty
The market leader for its proven reliability in on-call scheduling and its massive integration ecosystem.
www.pagerduty.comSee full entry in The 11 Best Incident Management Software Tools (2026)
Rootly
A Slack-native platform that automates boilerplate incident tasks directly within your chat client.
www.rootly.comSee full entry in The 11 Best Incident Management Software Tools (2026)
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