Grafana OnCall is built for teams already standardized on Grafana Cloud. PingParrot works the same way with any monitoring tool — Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or your own scripts — with repeating push, email, SMS, scheduling, and escalations, starting free.
| PingParrot | Grafana OnCall | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 3 pagers, all features | Limited — bundled into Grafana Cloud free plan |
| Starting price | CA$8/pager/month | Usage-based, bundled with Grafana Cloud plans |
| Standalone product | ||
| Requires a Grafana Cloud account | No | Yes |
| Repeating push notifications | ||
| Email notifications | ||
| SMS notifications | CA$4/pager/month add-on | Add-on, varies by plan |
| On-call scheduling | ||
| Escalation policies | ||
| Calendar sync (iCal) | ||
| REST API | ||
| Outgoing webhooks | ||
| Maintenance windows | ||
| iOS & Android apps | ||
| Contract required | No — month to month | No — usage-based |
All prices in CAD. Competitor pricing sourced from public pages (originally in USD, converted at ~1.37) and may have changed. Verify at grafana.com/products/oncall.
Convinced? Your first 3 pagers are free forever — works with any monitoring stack, not just Grafana.
Start Free →Grafana OnCall is a great fit if your whole stack is Grafana Cloud. If you use a mix of monitoring tools — or none of them are Grafana — PingParrot works the same way for everyone via a simple API.
One REST API endpoint. Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, custom scripts — PingParrot doesn't care what triggers the alert.
PingParrot is a standalone product with its own account and billing — not tied to a broader observability platform subscription.
3 pagers free with every feature included — schedules, escalation policies, API, webhooks. Upgrade only when your team grows.