# Page 9 | Google Alerts Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 9 - 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 9 - Reviews of Google Alerts ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 201-225 of 315 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use CTK Catherine Tulina K. Country Director Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Gives us the instant notification" May 21, 2023 5.0 Pros Provides instant notifications about our website, easy to configure and deploy Cons Software requires a lot of knowledge to create reports Review Source AM Andrea M. Student Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "These alerts keep me progressing " May 12, 2021 5.0 I love using google alerts to keep me on track with my work! Pros Google alerts helps me keep on top of my work and when my meetings are! Cons I cannot think of any real cons of google alerts. Review Source JF Joseph F. Pharmacist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Google Alerts Review" October 11, 2020 5.0 Overall, I like using the software. Pros I like how it keeps me up to date on the news, targeting topics I find appealing. Cons I don't have any complaints regarding this software. Review Source AG Anitha G. Postdoc Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Google Alerts" April 15, 2021 5.0 Overall I like google alerts for quick news and scientific articles reading. Pros I love google alerts for the fact that it sends my favorite news and scientific articles related to my area of interest, it helps to keep me updated. Cons Some times I miss one or two notifications other than that so far I had no issues with google alerts. Review Source SA Saif A. Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Help me to Keep eye on Competitors " February 14, 2022 5.0 Overall Google alters deserve 10 out of 10 for its service Pros Google alert is best tool that keep me update about the industry all over the Google index. Also Google alert have option to add keywords for alerts and set the frequency how frequently you need the update Cons No, nothing about google alert that i like least. It is best tool and saves my lot of efforts Review Source AC Apoorva C. None Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best and free" April 21, 2021 4.0 The overall experience has been great. It helps in keeping me updated. Pros The best part is that it's free. Great way to set alerts for thing you are interested in whether it's jobs or sports or entertainment. Also, we can set the frequency at which we get alerts. Cons Sometimes the alerts are random and not as per your requirements. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Legal Secretary Intern Legal Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Best Alert Ever" September 2, 2021 5.0 It's been great have managed to do my work smoothly and it has been the reason I do not forget to do certain things with its constant notifications. Pros User friendly, its notifications allows me to keep up to dated with other users. Cons I wouldn't change a thing, thus has been the for me personally and I would recommend it to anyone anytime. Review Source Sukesha W. Content curator Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great way to stay uptodate on news & tech" December 6, 2022 5.0 It has been a good overall experience using google alerts Pros The feature i like most about Google alerts is the ease of setting it up, and the daily notifications on pages and sites that might interest me Cons the alerts can be too frequent at times or distracting but nothing that you cannot update from your mail settings Review Source Soledad M. UX Designer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good tool for Public Relations and Brand following" November 3, 2020 5.0 Pros You can see in fact mentions about a topic or a brand. I used it to see my brand, personal name in professional contexts and topics. Cons The frequency which Google Alerts gets terms from web it's a bit lazy. Even when you know that a term is frequently used, it shows you little information. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of UX development, social media and SEO/SEM Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Setting up Google alerts for a new project is a must " May 25, 2021 5.0 Overall I am happy to have Google Alerts accessible as a tool to compliment my other monitoring tools. Pros Love being able to receive alerts for triggers that are project, client, or personal related. I have other tools for mentions in social media channels, but having one for Google is a must. Cons I wish I could just create a slack channel or something similarly easy to scan through for my alerts. Having them digested over to my email is an outdated form of delivery. Review Source SW SHAMEEM W. Business Manager Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for receiving specific information" July 21, 2021 5.0 Google alerts is great for bringing the search items to you on a scheduled bases. Great for keeping up to date on topics or interests. Pros \- Can choose how often you would like to get alerts - Can choose how broad or specific your search terms can be - Is great for business in which you need to be up to date on certain news ex. real estate Cons \- Can sometimes provide too many results if the search term is too broad, where some of the results are not as relevant Review Source SC Suzanne C. dentist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Make your life easy with Google Alerts" September 9, 2021 5.0 Pros Easy to use, easy to view. You will not regret getting this. Cons Sometimes I am alerted to things I am not interested in. Review Source JB Joshua B. game developer and youtuber Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "great for protecting your account from hackers" May 11, 2020 5.0 Pros it lets you know if some is trying to hack or get into your account Cons i have no complaints at all with this software Review Source JT Jyotsna T. Executive Director E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An alert system that monitors the web for you" July 12, 2021 4.0 It helps manage multiple alerts for us for different topics related to websites, competitors, and the industry. Pros It setups alerts for any particular topic/keyword/term, so you get a notification email if any new content about that topic is appearing is on the web. It sends an email notification with the link Cons The email notifications about the topic alerts sometimes get delayed which makes repetitive content for you since you would have seen it. Review Source SB Sarah B. Bartender Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing " May 10, 2021 5.0 My experience was amazing Pros It is easy to use and very quick I love it Cons It took me a little while to get use to it Review Source EM Eric M. Fire protection engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Secure" May 15, 2020 5.0 Pros Easy to use and secure. Notifications are quick. Cons Is there a way to put notifications to sleep at night? Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate Director for Cinespace Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Essential for Automating Online Research" July 9, 2020 5.0 Overall I am very satisfied that a product like Google Alerts exists because it saves me time when doing an important part of my job. Pros I need to track pricing on certain pieces of equipment and setting a Google Alert is a great way for me to do that. Cons It might be that I need to learn more about the features but I do find the alerts to be a little too general and they frequently return info that is not very relevant to what I'm looking for. Review Source PB Patrick B. Owner Consumer Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Get Alerts from Google" October 13, 2020 3.0 Not a great experience overall. I would like for it to be more useful. Pros The idea of the software is great. If I want to be alerted when someone types in "FLOODED BASEMENT" or "CARPET CLEANING" or something else that I want to know about. Often times the words are broken up into multiple searches and so I don't see exactly when someone is looking for the full phrase. Cons Often times the words are broken up into multiple searches and so I don't see exactly when someone is looking for the full phrase. Review Source Molly B. Owner Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Know when you are trending out there" August 6, 2020 1.0 I’ve use this for years. And occasionally it offers me good information. I will continue to use it. Pros Know when you are trending out there. It’s hard to keep up with your feeds. If you have a web presence, this is a great way to find out if your marketing efforts are working. Cons My name isn’t that common but there are several other people who work in my industry with the same name. This often leads to false alerts. That is a pain. Review Source LS Lyconia S. Nurse Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Never Miss A Thing" June 8, 2020 3.0 Pros It was easy to use and navigate the system Cons I can't say that I found anything that I didn't like Review Source Febriani P. International Content Marketing Manager Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I always relevant contents with Google Alerts" June 11, 2020 5.0 Doing a strategic watch using Google Alerts is very efficient, I am up to date regarding the market thanks to this software. Pros With google alerts, I am more up to date because I receive relevant informations based on my interdits. Cons Sometimes, the website referenced by Google Alerts could be unreliable, only the headlines are relevant but the contents could sometimes be not high quality. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Analista Banking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "It improved my life." May 25, 2021 5.0 An experience of comfort and convenience of receiving the information you need without the effort of searching for hours Pros With Google Alerts I can receive the main information I need right in my email box without any effort and I don’t need to keep looking on the internet Cons I have nothing bad to say about this feature that Google created. It really facilitated my search for information Review Source RC Raquel C. Maquiadora Cosmetics Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Google Alert to warn about news in general" July 11, 2020 3.0 Pros Because it's a very important feature that helps us when we need to know some news or something urgent that we don't have time to see or don't remember to access the site saves us time Cons I think sometimes the alert fails and sometimes its functions do not work properly, some news does not appear to alert me, so sometimes I miss the news because it does not signal and I have to remember later Review Source BJ Bertha J. Director Food Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Keep track of your interest" June 15, 2020 5.0 Pros I like that I can keep track on different topics that you are interested, including industries, products and your competition. Cons I dont like that sometimes you get news that are a bit random and not centrally pertain to your key words. Review Source DW Dominic W. Paralegal Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Handy tool for keeping abreast of keywords" April 14, 2022 4.0 Pros Handy tool for selecting keywords and using them to sift through news, current awareness, for interview prep, and in keeping an eye out for hot deals and offers. Cons Sometimes not the 'smartest' search, even when boolean search strings/terms are used. But a good starting point if you are folloing a topic. Review Source Similar Products Featured