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Categories and Ranking

Everbridge Mass Notification
Ranking in Mass Notification Software
1st
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OnSolve Platform for Critic...
Ranking in Mass Notification Software
2nd
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (13th), Critical Event Management (CEM) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Mass Notification Software category, the mindshare of Everbridge Mass Notification is 26.0%, up from 20.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OnSolve Platform for Critical Event Management is 15.2%, down from 24.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Chris Saenz - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables us to communicate quickly with a large base, and we're able to build and target dynamic recipient groups
Our organization has seen benefits from the reporting tools that come with Everbridge. As a company, Everbridge has different applications that you can pay for, and we don't have all of them. It's possible that some of those might provide even more reporting. But the reporting we have is very intuitive and provides good insight into the results when we send out a mass notification: Who is responding? How long is it taking? When do they receive the messages and through which medium? Are they replying through text messages? Are they replying through a website? That's a lot of information that helps us know how our audiences are responding.
it_user826692 - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows for a systematic and uniform method of alerting personnel in every location, but the user interface is too complicated
Emergency alerting for a global company in 14 countries It allows for a systematic and uniform method of alerting personnel in every location. It has the same general functions as most emergency alerting systems. The placeholder dropdowns for message templates are useful. The user interface is…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We find the templates useful. We can pre-write them, save them, and reuse them over and over. For instance, we get snow and ice storms in the Northeast, so we have school delays and cancellations. Instead of drafting a new message for distribution each time, you create a template and deploy it. You can change the date of the event and specific information. It might say that class times will be delayed or we'll be closed for a day."
"Predefined templates with predefined contact lists attached allow an operator to send a message out to a contact list quickly."
"One of the most valuable features is that we can select specific users to whom we want to message by area. We can draw on the map within the interface and send a message to all our subscribers within that area, ensuring relevant and targeted alerting. This prevents us from disturbing all of our subscribers with messages that aren't relevant to them."
"We like the simulation mode, a relatively new feature for Everbridge. It allows our users to practice sending out alerts, which is especially useful for new users transitioning to the platform, and was only possible after this feature was added. If we can't practice regularly, we'll be more nervous in an emergency which increases the chance of mistakes, and we need to be ready to send out those alerts."
"SAME and polygonal geographic targeting allow for localized mass notification which reduces communication volume."
"Everbridge can break up our organization into groups for sending targeted notifications. That's probably the feature I find most helpful. Tornadoes are a huge issue here in Oklahoma, and our campuses are about 30 miles apart. Using this feature, I can send tornado warnings to the campus that's in immediate danger."
"I like how Everbridge can deliver notifications in multiple modes simultaneously. We can set up several emails and phone numbers for each employee so that they can receive information in as many different ways as possible."
"From research into competing products, there are no products on the market that appear to be decidedly better."
"The placeholder dropdowns for message templates are useful.​"
"It allows for a systematic and uniform method of alerting personnel in every location.​"
 

Cons

"A contact database upload/download/sync should be included in the next release."
"Regarding improvement, it could be clearer around selecting groups of users to notify; it could be more intuitive to pick who we want to send messages to."
"Online training materials and support documentation could be improved."
"You can manage the structure of the groups in two different ways, and I'd like to see some consolidation. They have something called "groups" and another called "rules." You can achieve your objective with either, but it's somewhat redundant."
"Everbridge has a huge amount of documentation, which is great. I think they've done a wonderful job on that. However, it can be difficult to sort through all of that to find what you need."
"The way Everbridge has set up permissions is somewhat tricky. Administrator-level permissions could be more intuitive. It could be easier to give people the specific permissions you want them to have."
"The technical support is inconsistent."
"When using the simulation mode, the capacity to send an email or text message to a small test group would be good, so those practicing with the solution can see what notifications look like on the user end."
"Conference calling requires a complicated syntax formula.​"
"The user interface is too complicated and aspects that should be offered, such as email subject line editing, are not."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We recently renewed our contract, and the pricing is on the higher end. We have a yearly license with a three-year commitment, which seems standard, so we have no issues with that."
"The product's pricing is the most competitive of the three solutions we evaluated. One feature we have yet to use is the keyword opt-in functionality, which Everbridge included in the price. In contrast, Rave Alert wanted to charge us extra."
"We changed plans halfway through our engagement with Everbridge. It was one of those things where I liked the original license agreement a little better, but I understand the model they went to. They shifted to a consumption-based model, which isn't ideal. It has limited my use of the platform to some degree, but I get it. I understand where they're coming from."
"Everbridge is a little pricey for what it offers. It's a bit overpriced from that standpoint. I'm aware of another company called AlertMedia that has a little more competitive pricing than Everbridge."
"Considering what the product offers, the price is fairly reasonable."
"The product is fairly priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
13%
Government
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Everbridge Mass Notification?
I like how Everbridge can deliver notifications in multiple modes simultaneously. We can set up several emails and phone numbers for each employee so that they can receive information in as many di...
What needs improvement with Everbridge Mass Notification?
Regarding improvement, it could be clearer around selecting groups of users to notify; it could be more intuitive to pick who we want to send messages to. In terms of pain points, it was more diffi...
What is your primary use case for Everbridge Mass Notification?
We use Everbridge for various emergencies where we must rapidly notify everyone at a location simultaneously. For example, we once had multiple tornadoes touch down close to one of our sites, so we...
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Also Known As

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Send Word Now, OnSolve MIR3, OnSolve CodeRED, OnSolve SmartNotice, OnSolve TelAlert
 

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Sample Customers

Pratt & Whitney, Westfield Gas & Electric, Gerald Eve, CIBC Mellon, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Gift of Life Michigan, The Salvation Army Greater New York Division, PR Newswire, Carnival Group, The United Network for Organ Sharing, Virgin Atlantic, University of Delaware, NetApp, CME Group