Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Better Stack
Better Stack clearly comes out ahead of Rootly on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Better Stack has a free tier; Rootly does not. Paid plans start at $9/mo for Better Stack and $20/mo for Rootly.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Better Stack | Rootly |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Better Stack
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| Feature | better-stack | rootly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Status Page | ||
| Advanced Security | ||
| 10 Monitors & Heartbeats | ||
| Compliance Features | ||
| Advanced Incident Workflows | ||
| Core Incident Management Foundations | ||
| Ai Post-Mortems | ||
| Premium Integrations | ||
| Basic Single-Channel Integration | ||
| Scim | ||
| Incident Management | ||
| Unlimited Workflow Automations | ||
| Manage On-Call Schedules | ||
| On-Call Scheduling | ||
| Shareable Dashboards | ||
| Slack & E-Mail Alerts | ||
| Slack & Teams-Based Native Incident Management | ||
| Sms Alerts | ||
| Status Pages | ||
| Track Mtta, Mttr | ||
| Unlimited Phone Call Alerts | ||
| Unlimited Team Members | ||
| Uptime Monitoring |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Better Stack comes out ahead overall, though Rootly can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Better Stack's paid plans start at $9/mo and Rootly's start at $20/mo, so Better Stack is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Better Stack offers a free tier; Rootly does not currently list one.
Better Stack scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
