# Page 7 | Google Alerts Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - Is Google Alerts the right Website Monitoring solution for you? Explore 315 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/202337/Google-Alerts/reviews --- Google Alerts 4.7 (315) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/202337/Google-Alerts/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 7 - Reviews of Google Alerts ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 315 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use AM Angela M. contract administrator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "google alerts" April 28, 2021 5.0 it is very good! easy to access and keep track of my meetings. Pros Google Alerts are very easy to set and easy to search using key words. It helps to update myself. I use google alert for my daily meeting schedule so that I don't go late or miss any meetings. The most important thing about Google Alert is it is free! Cons I have been using Google Alerts for several years and so far had NO issues. Review Source MAH Mohammad Arif H. Graduate Teaching Assistant Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Google Alerts for keep tracking of task and profile" July 29, 2021 5.0 Pros Google Alerts is amazing to keep tracking of profile and emails with google. We can keep tracking of events. The features make our lives easier. Cons We need to customize the alerts for some purposes, otherwise, anyone can get a massive number of alerts. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PCA Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "So easy for anything!" July 22, 2021 4.0 It does what it says it does and keeps it simple for the most part! Pros It keeps me up to date on anything and alerts me of anything coming up, such as appts or meetings so I remember. Cons Sometimes it wouldnt sync correctly with my calander or notes, but that only happened once or twice Review Source NB Nastazija B. CSA Outbound Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for every day use" April 6, 2021 5.0 I have a very good experience with Google Alerts so far. Pros I like that it will alert/remind you about pretty much anything that you need to be reminded off and even send you suggestions and trends. Cons It can be annoying at times when you are in the middle of doing something or especially when you are on the phone and you hear the alert notifications in the background. Review Source GA Gianluca A. Sales dev representative Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Google Alerts: thank you " April 20, 2021 5.0 i love Google ALerts, it keeps me updates on my daily topics Pros I discovered Google Alerts a few years ago and haven't left it since. It allows me to stay constantly updated on some very important topics for my work, with almost always accurate information. Cons i don't find big flaws in google alerts, maybe i would prefer to have more results in daily reporting Review Source RC Ria C. Quantum software developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Google Alerts Review" June 12, 2020 5.0 Great way to constantly learn about a topic and see what's currently going on! Pros It's a great way to stay up to date with a topic by getting alerts to learn about the topic. Gives great information and news on a topic and is extremely relevant information. Cons Sometimes the alerts come a bit too often and could be a bit troublesome to manage the notifications. Review Source MC Marina C. Sales assistant Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Benefici a portata di una notifica " January 2, 2024 5.0 Pros Un app attenta a informarti su ciò che ti interessa ,senza fare minimo sforzo di ricerca tutto verrà mandato al tuo indirizzo email. Il massimo del comfort Cons A volte può disturbare il fatto di ricevere email e notifiche, vi è un limite di 1000 alerts per persona, alerts che una persona in media non leggerà mai. Inoltre a volte sono mandati alerts anche non strettamente inerenti a ciò di cui si è interessati Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Co-Founder Public Relations and Communications Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Starting point of any media monitoring jobs" August 1, 2021 5.0 I love this free tool. Saved my life. I won't be able to do my job without it. Pros This is a no-brainer for those who need to monitor their online presence. Google Alert gives you (almost) real-time online review Cons The alerts are rarely real-time even if you set them as real-time alerts. There's always a few hours delay, which is not really public relations-friendly. It also doesn't really have the most accurate results. But it needs a little training that's all. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Handler Consumer Electronics Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Get notified for anything " April 15, 2020 5.0 Pros Google Alerts is extremely helpful with keeping tabs on anything in your industry. Whether it be your clients, your competitors, or your own company. Extremely easy to use and notifies you almost immediately. Cons I have no cons to list as Google Alerts has done nothing but good for me Review Source CF Camila F. Marketing Analyst Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using Google Alerts helped us to be aware of News about Us" June 16, 2021 5.0 Google Alerts is part of the routine of my company. We have multiple google alerts for better managing what's being said about us or the topics we work with. Pros How easy to configure the alert according to that what is your need. Cons It's rare, but I do sometimes receive alerts with words I've pre-scheduled to not appear. Review Source fB francesco B. operatore socio sanitario Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Applicativo utile per restare sempre aggiornati sulle attività che ci interessano" July 20, 2023 4.0 Si può rimanere aggiornati senza ricevere fastidiosi annunci , non inerenti, mantenere sempre aggiornate le ricerche in tempo reale fa risparmiare tempo. Pros E' uno strumento intuitivo , facile da impostare o modificare, permette di rimanere aggiornati e di selezionare solo ciò che più affine ai nostri gusti. Cons nessuno che impatti sull'esperienza d'uso Review Source gG grace G. student E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good app that offers useful service" February 9, 2021 4.0 Overall Alerts is a great application that is able to provide a good service that would otherwise take forever to do manually Pros Its a useful application, and does what it mentions in the bio. The landing page is very simple, UI Is simple too Cons I wish the instructions/tutorials were more explicit though so its more user-friendly for beginners Review Source SG Sergio G. Account Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Google" April 13, 2020 5.0 Pros The ease of use through google is much easier then other products. Having just one login through google to access any platform help me not to memorize so am ay passwords for each program. Cons I really don’t have anything bad to say I’ve been a google user for over 6 years and it’s improve year after year. Review Source ML Manuel L. Responsable Departamento técnico Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cumple con lo que promete" September 14, 2022 5.0 Pros Lo que más me gusta es poner alertas sobre palabras clave o temas de mi interes y recibir un mail con un resumen de las noticias relacionadas con ese tema con la periodicidad elegida. Muy interesante Cons Hay veces que los temas de las notificaciones se repiten, por lo demás, cumple con lo que promete. Review Source kS kelly S. inspector Automotive Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "google alerts" March 10, 2023 5.0 Pros That you can get them at any time even when you are doing somethig else Cons i have not any cons with it that i have really found but im pretty easy to get along with Review Source HA Hajime A. postdoc Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "You can collect what you want" September 11, 2022 5.0 Pros You can choose keywords you like. Google Alerts is a part of Google, so if you have a Google account, you had better use it! Cons Sometimes it collect news which I do not want to see. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Encarregado d estoque Building Materials Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Andre Google alerts " August 2, 2023 4.0 Experiência muito boa porque você sempre se atualizando. Pros Muito fácil de usar, bem integrado e simples de acessar. Cons No geral não tenho do que reclamar, esporadicamente aparece algo que noa procurei mas no geral é muito bom Review Source KZ Kendall Z. Student Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "I would recommend Goggle Alerts" April 6, 2020 5.0 My overall experience is great. I enjoy egtting the emails and I even got my friend to get them too. Pros Google alerts sends emails to the user —such as web pages,blogs, newspaper articles, or scientific research. It helps me stay up to date with what is going on in the world. It also helps me find websites that I wouldnt have known about if I wasnt sent alerts! Cons The only con is that sometimes it can fill up my email and get to be to much but other then that I love it. Review Source KC Kevon C. Attorney-at-Law Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Feature " May 15, 2023 5.0 Google is a must have for everyone. The peace of mind it provides is superb Pros Google Alerts provides the peace of mind that any user needs. It is the electronic security that puts one's mind at rest Cons Though it may seem a bit intrusive at times, the protection supersedes this annoyance Review Source AC Amy C. Outreach Worker Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Google alerts rock" September 24, 2022 5.0 Pros I like how I can monitor topics that are important to me. Cons I dislike how sometimes I get too many alerts. Review Source IA Isaac A. Business Development Specialist Program Development Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Internet surfing doesn't have to be 90% time wasting" September 24, 2021 5.0 Google alerts has been useful for both my personal interests and work needs. Tracking developments and updates on my study courses and scholarship opportunities, as well as developments on professional entities or stories we are pursuing have been made 500% more efficient and productive thanks to Google alerts. Pros The search results are very comprehensive, and I have always found the most useful leads through my Google alert queries. I also like that I can adjust the notification settings to have them optimized to suit my daily work time breakdowns. Cons Beyond traditional websites, it would have been great to have leads sourced from Social media mentions as well. Review Source CB ChanYoung B. HR Manager Individual & Family Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Google User? You need this." May 27, 2021 5.0 Overall, i had to set the setting for long time to get the alerts. Pros Anything relates of google apps, if you use google alerts, you can check up things like a facebook alerts. Cons You must specify the app that you wanted to get alert. Otherwise, you will get tons of notification if you are google user. Review Source CK Clio K. Freelancer Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A handy reminder" August 3, 2020 5.0 I found this software very useful in my everyday life. It helped with personal updates as well as work related updates Pros It allowed for me being alerted to information being put out. When I needed to stay on top of a topic I could rely on it Cons It inundated me with information. Perhaps there should be a filter Review Source VR Verified Reviewer administrator Import and Export Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "great product i recommended " April 13, 2021 5.0 Pros anytime that is singing to any of my accounts I get an alert and that gives me a peace of mine Cons no cons to this app I really like it so i recommend any person that haves android todownload this app Review Source DH Deanna H. Marketing rep Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use" September 27, 2020 5.0 Pros I love that in all the years I have used this program, I have never, and I mean never, had an alert not make it to me..they show in m6 email, on my phone, on my iPad. Sometimes I even think I get to many alerts. :) Cons I haven’t found one thing I don’t like about this product. Review Source Similar Products Featured