--- description: Learn how Google Alerts can help your business. GetApp provides users in New Zealand with the most detailed information on software reviews, prices and features. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Google Alerts Reviews, Pricing & Ratings | GetApp NZ 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Competitive Intelligence Software](/directory/305/competitive-intelligence/software) > [Google Alerts](/software/131703/google-alerts) # Google Alerts Canonical: https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/131703/google-alerts Page: 1 / 14\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/131703/google-alerts?page=2) > Google Alerts is a cloud-based notification platform designed to help users receive emails about content changes and new posts across web pages, articles, research papers, and blogs. It enables users to schedule alerts on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 315 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 315 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Google Alerts is offered as a free solution. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Email Alerts - For Websites - Keyword Tracking - Mobile Alerts - Monitoring - Search/Filter - Website Monitoring ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Competitive Intelligence Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/305/competitive-intelligence/software) ## Related Categories - [Competitive Intelligence Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/305/competitive-intelligence/software) - [Website Monitoring Software](https://www.getapp.co.nz/directory/113/website-monitoring/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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When working with less urgent topics, I can avoid the inconvenience or distraction caused by real-time alerts while yet staying informed of developments as they occur. Rather than being inconvenienced or distracted by real-time alerts, I am free to concentrate on more critical activities. > > **Cons**: Google Alerts should include content from key social media platforms, as this is where the vast majority of interactions occur, owing to social media's expanding relevance. > > Despite the fact that Google Alerts is a free service, it has enabled me to greatly increase my overall productivity. I have repeatedly lost out on funding opportunities and grant competitions that could have aided me in the past. Since I began using Google Alerts, I haven't missed a single grant opportunity or competition, and it has been a big benefit. It has been a tremendous benefit to me. ----- ### "Free alerts for your intrest" — 4.0/5 > **Rajesh** | *25 February 2021* | Arts & Crafts | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: google alert is a good option to get alerts through e -mail or push notifications various are the benefits of it like 1)available free 2)time saving as you can customize alerts for you and get updated in a particular interval of time . 3)it is helpful for people having less time to surf internet to search their topics of intrest . 4) you can set alert for job, games, sports and everything you wish in this way it helps you as an assistant who will show you only what you desire to see. > > **Cons**: cons of google alerts . 1)limitation as it will mostly show the results which are listed in google for example if in my locality a school is having vacancy for a teacher and they have not listed it on google then the alert will not show me the advertisement for the vacancy . 2) most of the time it just work on the idea of key term search it means if you wish to participate in world record event and made an alert for it it will keep giving you mail having key word world record whether their is event or and old news . 3) some more filters can be added. ----- ### "Google alerts usage review" — 3.0/5 > **Nidhin** | *21 April 2021* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use, Available within google chrome, fast results > > **Cons**: Some of the search results lack authenticity a it may be outdated. > > Overall experience is neutral as it is not useful as searching in google search ----- ### "Best Solution For Alerts & Notifications" — 5.0/5 > **Abid** | *25 July 2021* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Google Alerts is a great cloud based tool to stay up-to-date on internet. It will track your interest and keep you well informed about the things you like on internet. Your appointments now will not be forgotten as you receive notification alerts before time. It also work as a excellent marketing tool and keep you up-to-date with latest trends. Google Alerts is helping both individuals and businesses in strengthening there overall working and operations on the Internet. > > **Cons**: I have not found any cons in this excellent service which google is providing without any charges so i am completely satisfied with google alerts. > > My overall experience with google alerts is very satisfied and i am enjoying this free of cost service with amazing features for last many years. ----- ### "Best tool to track global 'keyword' mentions" — 5.0/5 > **Arun Sarathy** | *23 March 2022* | Design | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I use Google alerts to set, track (and forget) specific keywords and brand names that I have used and in partnership with to create content for. This clearly sends me email notifications whenever the brand name is mentioned anywhere on the internet. Pretty decent. This takes me directly to the content so I need not speculate where a particular brand's blog post is written or mentioned. This keeps me certainly updated and on track so my face is saved whenever a brand asks me for blog posts. It basically helps me to study / research a keyword / brand name before committing. > > **Cons**: Not much of insights or analytics, and bells and whistles. Just the alerts on specified keywords. Overall, good tool and nothing much to complain. ----- Page: 1 / 14\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/131703/google-alerts?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/131703/google-alerts) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data