Best OpenEWS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from mass notification software ranked against OpenEWS on the same published basis.
- 1OpenEWS vs Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All)
- 2OpenEWS vs Open Paging Server
- 3OpenEWS vs EMMA Notify
- 4OpenEWS vs Honeywell Forge
- 5OpenEWS vs CrisisGo
- 6OpenEWS vs SA-Announce
- 7OpenEWS vs AlertFind
- 8OpenEWS vs Alertable
- 9OpenEWS vs EmReach
- 10OpenEWS vs Hyper-Reach
- 11OpenEWS vs InformaCast
- 12OpenEWS vs Omnilert
- 13OpenEWS vs Regroup Mass Notification
- 14OpenEWS vs Vismo Notify
- 15OpenEWS vs Alertus Unified Mass Notification
- 16OpenEWS vs CivicPlus Mass Notification
- 17OpenEWS vs Everbridge Crisis Management
- 18OpenEWS vs Konexus Critical Communications
- 19OpenEWS vs PushPulse
- 20OpenEWS vs TextSpeak NOTIFY!
OpenEWS alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Text-Em-All (formerly Call-Em-All) | 6.6 | Free plan | $19/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 2 | Open Paging Server | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | EMMA Notify | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Honeywell Forge | 5.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | CrisisGo | 5.7 | No | $210/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | SA-Announce | 5.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | AlertFind | 5.5 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 8 | Alertable | 5.4 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 9 | EmReach | 5.4 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 10 | Hyper-Reach | 5.4 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 11 | InformaCast | 5.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Omnilert | 5.4 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 13 | Regroup Mass Notification | 5.4 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 14 | Vismo Notify | 5.4 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 15 | Alertus Unified Mass Notification | 5.3 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | CivicPlus Mass Notification | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Android |
| 17 | Everbridge Crisis Management | 5.3 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Konexus Critical Communications | 5.3 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 19 | PushPulse | 5.3 | No | $45/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | TextSpeak NOTIFY! | 5.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
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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 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Open Paging Server, EMMA Notify, Honeywell Forge 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.