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At a Glance
PagerDuty
PagerDuty
Star Rating
(889)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about PagerDuty
xMatters
xMatters
Star Rating
(637)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (68.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Learn more about xMatters
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that PagerDuty excels in "Workload Processing" with a score of 9.8, indicating its strong capability to handle high volumes of alerts efficiently, while xMatters also performs well but does not match this level of efficiency.
  • Reviewers mention that xMatters has a slight edge in "Quality of Support" with a score of 9.1 compared to PagerDuty's 8.9, suggesting that users find xMatters more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
  • G2 users highlight that PagerDuty's "Automation" features, particularly in "Intelligent Automation" with a score of 9.7, are superior, allowing for more streamlined incident management compared to xMatters.
  • Users on G2 note that xMatters shines in "Ease of Admin" with a score of 8.8, making it easier for administrators to manage the system, while PagerDuty scores slightly lower at 8.5.
  • Reviewers say that both products have strong "Integrations" capabilities, but PagerDuty's score of 9.7 indicates a broader range of integrations that users find beneficial for their workflows.
  • Users report that xMatters offers better "Compliance Standards Adherence" with a score of 8.3, which is crucial for organizations needing to meet specific regulatory requirements, while PagerDuty's score in this area is not as strong.
Featured Products
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PagerDuty
No pricing available
xMatters
Free
Free
10 Users Per Month
Learn more about xMatters
Free Trial
PagerDuty
Free Trial is available
xMatters
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
762
9.1
442
Ease of Use
8.6
768
8.8
458
Ease of Setup
8.2
395
8.7
235
Ease of Admin
8.5
397
8.8
167
Quality of Support
8.9
575
9.1
373
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
335
9.3
161
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
759
9.1
429
Features by Category
9.7
529
Not enough data
Automation
9.8
45
Not enough data
9.6
45
Not enough data
9.7
43
Not enough data
Administration
9.8
45
Not enough data
9.7
45
Not enough data
9.7
45
Not enough data
9.7
44
Not enough data
9.7
43
Not enough data
9.8
43
Not enough data
Functionality
9.6
44
Not enough data
9.6
44
Not enough data
9.7
43
Not enough data
9.2
855
9.1
1,461
Monitoring
9.2
128
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Verified
9.2
240
|
Verified
9.5
144
|
Verified
9.4
267
|
Verified
9.2
136
|
Verified
9.1
246
|
Verified
Management Tools
9.2
132
|
Verified
9.1
237
9.1
162
9.0
241
|
Verified
9.0
153
|
Verified
8.9
230
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.6
315
Not enough data
Functionality
9.7
34
Not enough data
9.5
34
Not enough data
9.7
35
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
9.6
35
Not enough data
9.6
34
Not enough data
9.8
35
Not enough data
Management
9.6
36
Not enough data
9.7
36
Not enough data
9.6
36
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
40
Not enough data
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Performance - Runbook Automation
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Store AppsHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
9.6
82
9.3
105
ServiceNow Apps
9.6
41
9.3
52
9.6
41
9.3
53
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PagerDuty
PagerDuty
xMatters
xMatters
PagerDuty and xMatters are categorized as ServiceNow Store Apps, IT Alerting, and Incident Management
Unique Categories
PagerDuty
PagerDuty is categorized as AIOps Platforms, Workload Automation, and Runbook Automation
xMatters
xMatters has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PagerDuty
PagerDuty
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.3%
xMatters
xMatters
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
68.0%
Reviewers' Industry
PagerDuty
PagerDuty
Information Technology and Services
22.5%
Computer Software
21.3%
Financial Services
5.7%
Internet
5.6%
Retail
3.8%
Other
41.2%
xMatters
xMatters
Information Technology and Services
19.0%
Financial Services
9.4%
Hospital & Health Care
6.8%
Computer Software
6.0%
Banking
5.5%
Other
53.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
PagerDuty
PagerDuty
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Telecommunications

Affords ability to provide more granular access to specific tasks than typical access control systems. For example you might need a sysadmin to be able to run a command on a specific subset of servers that requires elevated privileges but do not wish to...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

Not possible to deduplicate alerts in order to avoid same notification twice and have a history

xMatters
xMatters
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Todd H.
TH
Todd H.
Verified User in Automotive

Mainly the platform is easy to use, allowing my team to exit the manual notification process when problems arise. The tool runs smoothly, especially after we move to the cloud. I love the design of the instrument, which is very easy to use. I feel the...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

I have not found the least helpful about xMatters and the downsides of using xMatters yet. Currently our infrastructure team is still implementing, confifuring and testing this application, we are still in the testing phase for this application, therefore...

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Discussions
PagerDuty
PagerDuty Discussions
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. Read more
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
What is PagerDuty used for?
1 comment
Andrea Maie R.
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
xMatters
xMatters Discussions
Why xMatters tool crashes sometimes?
1 comment
Scott H.
SH
I've never had a problem with it. Have you raised a case to the xMatters support team? They are really good and will help find the problem.Read more
Can the option of xmatter be enabled only for few audience
1 comment
RT
People who have accounts created in xMatters can "use" xMatters. There will be different use cases for different people based on their jobs. Some will only...Read more
What is xMatters Flow Designer?
1 comment
Official Response from xMatters
Flow Designer is a visual workflow builder for incident management. With it, our customers can easily orchestrate communication across their enterprise...Read more