Best OpenEWS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from mass notification software ranked against OpenEWS on the same published basis.
- 1OpenEWS vs Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All)
- 2OpenEWS vs SA-Announce
- 3OpenEWS vs Honeywell Forge
- 4OpenEWS vs Everbridge Crisis Management
- 5OpenEWS vs AlertMedia Incident Management & Response
- 6OpenEWS vs Alertus Unified Mass Notification
- 7OpenEWS vs DialMyCalls
- 8OpenEWS vs Open Paging Server
- 9OpenEWS vs EMMA Notify
- 10OpenEWS vs CrisisGo
- 11OpenEWS vs PushPulse
- 12OpenEWS vs Castatus Crisis Manager
- 13OpenEWS vs Crises Control PING
- 14OpenEWS vs TextSpeak NOTIFY!
- 15OpenEWS vs Alertable
- 16OpenEWS vs CentrAlert C-DAC
- 17OpenEWS vs CivicPlus Mass Notification
- 18OpenEWS vs EmReach
- 19OpenEWS vs Hyper-Reach
- 20OpenEWS vs InformaCast
OpenEWS alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All) | 7.4 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 2 | SA-Announce | 7.0 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Honeywell Forge | 6.9 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Everbridge Crisis Management | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | AlertMedia Incident Management & Response | 6.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 6 | Alertus Unified Mass Notification | 6.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 7 | DialMyCalls | 6.7 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 8 | Open Paging Server | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | EMMA Notify | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 10 | CrisisGo | 5.5 | No | $210/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | PushPulse | 5.4 | No | $45/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Castatus Crisis Manager | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Web |
| 13 | Crises Control PING | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 14 | TextSpeak NOTIFY! | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Alertable | 5.2 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 16 | CentrAlert C-DAC | 5.2 | No | — | — |
| 17 | CivicPlus Mass Notification | 5.2 | No | — | Web, Android |
| 18 | EmReach | 5.2 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 19 | Hyper-Reach | 5.2 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 20 | InformaCast | 5.2 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
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Questions about OpenEWS alternatives
What is the best alternative to OpenEWS?
Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All), number 1 in mass notification software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: SA-Announce, Honeywell Forge, Everbridge Crisis Management and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to OpenEWS?
Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All) is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 2 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.