VictorOps was acquired by Splunk and rebranded as Splunk On-Call, shifting further toward large-enterprise incident management. PingParrot is a straightforward, self-serve alternative — repeating push, email, SMS, on-call scheduling, and escalations, starting free.
| PingParrot | VictorOps | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 3 pagers, all features | Trial only — no permanent free tier |
| Starting price | CA$8/pager/month | From ~CA$29/user/month |
| Still independently branded | No — now Splunk On-Call | |
| Repeating push notifications | ||
| Email notifications | ||
| SMS notifications | CA$4/pager/month add-on | Included on higher plans |
| On-call scheduling | ||
| Escalation policies | ||
| Calendar sync (iCal) | ||
| REST API | ||
| Outgoing webhooks | ||
| Maintenance windows | ||
| iOS & Android apps | ||
| Setup time | Minutes | Hours to days |
| Contract required | No — month to month | Often annual on enterprise plans |
All prices in CAD. VictorOps was rebranded Splunk On-Call following Splunk's 2018 acquisition; pricing sourced from public pages (originally in USD, converted at ~1.37) and may have changed. Verify at splunk.com/en_us/products/on-call.html.
Convinced? Your first 3 pagers are free forever — no sales call, no procurement process.
Start Free →Since the Splunk acquisition, the product has moved further upmarket toward large-enterprise incident management. PingParrot stays focused on the core job: reliable, repeating alerts for on-call teams.
Create an account and start paging in minutes. No demo calls, no procurement forms, no minimum seat counts.
Repeating push notifications, automatic email with every page, and optional SMS — all in one platform.
3 pagers with full feature access — schedules, escalation policies, API, webhooks — forever free, not a time-limited trial.