Compare the Key Features of SharePoint Alert Customization Webparts

Features

OOTB

Pentalogic
Reminder

Bamboo
Alert Plus

Alert Reminder
Boost

Virto Alerts
Customizer

Supports

WSS 2 / SPS 2003

N/A

WSS 3 / MOSS 2007

N/A

SharePoint 2010

N/A

Customise Email

Customise the contents of the email

Include information from your list

Conditions

Date based (due soon / overdue / Due today)

Easily set overdue/due soon etc without using formula

Existing items

Items Added / Modified

Filter using SharePoint views

Partial

Approval Status

Resend if a specific field change (e.g. Who a task is assigned to)

Control number of emails sent

List Lookup

Manual Entry

Recurring Events

Recurring Event

Partial

Scheduling

Alerts at a specific time of the day

Due/Overdue works with sites in different time zones

N/A

Alerts sent on specific days of the week

Alerts sent monthly (e.g. Last Friday of month) / yearly e.g. A specific day of the year

Alerts related to your event time (e.g. 30 mins before your meeting or if an issue is still open after 4 hours)

Email Features

Easy one-click installer

N/A

Recipients from list item (e.g. Assigned To)

from multiple columns (e.g. Assigned To and Reported By)

CC/BCC/Reply To

Email SharePoint groups

Contacts lists

Email users not registered on site

Rich Text Formatting

Trial Version

Trial Version

N/A

Cost

Entry level pricing	$995	$700	$199	$695
Email Support & Maintenance	Included	$140	Included	$149 + $139
Telephone support	Included	N/A	$38	N/A
Money Back Guarantee	Included	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total	$995	$700 + $140p/y	$199	$695 + $288 p/y