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If you\u2019re a Squadcast user, you\u2019ve likely heard the big news: SolarWinds acquired Squadcast<\/a>. This major change might have you wondering what happens next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will your familiar tool change? Are price increases coming despite the “no immediate changes” promise? What about the product roadmap you’ve been counting on?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are valid concerns for any Squadcast customer. While the FAQ page offers reassurances, acquisitions often bring unexpected changes. That’s why many teams are now exploring Squadcast alternatives<\/strong> that offer stability and certainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog post presents six squadcast alternatives if you’re considering a switch. Each alternative provides distinct advantages that might better serve your incident management<\/a> needs going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Better Squadcast Alternatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Platform<\/th>Best For<\/strong><\/th>Starting Price <\/strong>
(billed annually)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Spike<\/td>Teams of all sizes seeking simplicity<\/td>$6.4\/per user\/month<\/td><\/tr>
PagerDuty<\/td>Large enterprises and organizations<\/td>$21\/per user\/month<\/td><\/tr>
incident.io<\/td>Chat-first teams<\/td>$15 per user for incident response and additional $10 per user for oncall per month<\/td><\/tr>
Datadog Oncall<\/td>Datadog platform users<\/td>$20\/per user\/month<\/td><\/tr>
xMatters<\/td>Enterprise organizations<\/td>$9\/per user\/month<\/td><\/tr>
Splunk Oncall<\/td>Splunk ecosystem users<\/td>$5\/per user\/month<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1. Spike<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Spike's<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Spike<\/a> is a modern incident response platform that focuses on\u00a0simplicity<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0user experience<\/strong>. With over 15 million<\/strong> incidents processed, 750,000<\/strong> alerts sent, and 90,000+<\/strong> on-call shifts rotated, it’s rapidly becoming a go-to choice for many teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Choose Spike as Squadcast Alternative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n