Alert Plus Enterprise Platform Pricing

Enterprise Alert Management for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online

Alert Plus is an enterprise alert management platform designed to replace and enhance SharePoint Alerts. The platform includes end-user alert creation, centralized alert administration, Azure-based alert processing, Microsoft Graph integration, and ongoing compatibility updates as Microsoft continues to evolve SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365.

Alert Plus is licensed as an annual platform subscription based on your organization size. Customers then select the platform option that best fits their operational and security requirements.

Step 1: Choose Your Annual Platform Subscription

Organization Size Annual Platform Subscription Bamboo Managed Platform Includes
Small Business $1,490 Up to 500 Active Alerts
Tier 1 (Up to 2,000 SPO Users) $5,495 Up to 2,000 Active Alerts
Tier 2 (2,000-10,000 SPO Users) $7,295 Up to 5,000 Active Alerts
Tier 3 (10,001-99,999 SPO Users) $12,995 Up to 10,000 Active Alerts
Tier 4 (>100,000 SPO Users) $18,995 Up to 15,000 Active Alerts

What is an Active Alert?

An Active Alert is a saved Alert Plus configuration that monitors a SharePoint list, library, folder, or item for changes. Your Active Alert count is based on the number of alert configurations you have created—not the number of email notifications sent. An Active Alert may trigger thousands of times without affecting your Active Alert capacity.

Every Alert Plus Platform Subscription Includes

  • Alert Me for end users
  • Alert Admin for administrators
  • SharePoint Online integration
  • Microsoft Graph integration
  • Microsoft 365 compatibility updates
  • Product enhancements and new features
  • Security updates
  • Technical support
  • Product documentation and knowledge base access
  • Unlimited SharePoint sites and site collections
  • Unlimited administrators

Step 2: Choose Your Platform Option

Alert Plus offers two platform options to meet different hosting, security, and governance requirements.

Option 1: Bamboo Managed Platform

Recommended for most customers

With the Bamboo Managed Platform, Bamboo hosts and manages the complete Alert Plus processing platform within our secure Microsoft Azure environment.

This option is ideal for organizations that want a fully managed alerting platform without managing Azure infrastructure.

Included with Bamboo Managed Platform

  • Fully managed Azure environment
  • Azure SQL database
  • Azure Storage
  • Queue processing
  • Automated monitoring
  • Performance tuning
  • Security updates
  • Platform upgrades
  • Daily health monitoring
  • Disaster recovery support
  • Microsoft Graph compatibility updates

No customer Azure subscription or infrastructure management is required.

Bamboo Managed Platform Fees

Additional Capacity Annual Fee Description
500 Active Alerts $600 Ideal for smaller deployments that need modest growth beyond the included capacity.
2,000 Active Alerts $1,200 Adds capacity for growing departments and mid-sized organizations.
5,000 Active Alerts $2,400 Recommended for larger enterprise deployments with expanding alert usage.
10,000 Active Alerts $4,800 Designed for high-volume enterprise environments.
More than 10,000 Additional Active Alerts Contact us We’ll design a custom hosting configuration based on your environment and alert volume.

How Capacity Works
Your Annual Platform Subscription already includes a base number of Alerts based on your SharePoint Online user tier. Additional capacity is simply added to your included capacity.

Example: A Tier 2 subscription includes 5,000 Active Alerts. Adding a 5,000 Active Alert Capacity Block increases your total managed capacity to 10,000 Active Alerts.

Option 2: Customer Managed Platform

With the Customer Managed Platform, Alert Plus is deployed within your own Microsoft Azure subscription while Bamboo provides ongoing platform updates, backend support, and technical guidance.

This option is ideal for organizations with internal cloud governance, compliance, or security requirements that require services to run within their own Azure tenant.

Included with Customer Managed Platform

  • Initial deployment assistance
  • Product updates
  • Backend upgrades
  • SQL schema updates
  • Microsoft 365 compatibility updates
  • Technical support
  • Health check guidance
  • Performance recommendations

Customer is responsible for Azure infrastructure costs.

Customer Managed Platform Support Fees

Active Alerts Annual Support Fee
Up to 2,000 Included
2,001 – 5,000 $1,200
5,001 – 10,000 $2,400
10,001 – 15,000 $2,800
Over 15,000 Contact Us

One-Time Platform Implementation

A one-time implementation fee applies to the installation and configuration of the Alert Plus backend platform.

Implementation Fee: $1,500

Implementation includes:

  • Deployment of Alert Plus backend services
  • Azure SQL database configuration
  • Azure Storage configuration
  • Azure Key Vault configuration
  • Microsoft Entra App Registration configuration assistance
  • Email provider configuration
  • Platform validation and testing
  • Administrator orientation

For Bamboo Managed Platform customers, Bamboo provisions and configures the hosted environment.

For Customer Managed Platform customers, Bamboo installs and configures the platform within the customer’s Azure subscription.

Platform Comparison

Feature

Bamboo Managed Platform

Customer Managed Platform
Alert Plus Software Included Included
Alert Me Included Included
Alert Admin Included Included
Azure Hosting Bamboo Customer
Azure SQL Bamboo Customer
Azure Storage Bamboo Customer
Monitoring Bamboo Customer with Bamboo guidance
Platform Updates Included Included
Microsoft Compatibility Updates Included Included
Performance Optimization Included Guidance
Infrastructure Management Bamboo Customer
Technical Support Included Included

Frequently Asked Questions

When does this pricing take effect?

New customers receive current Alert Plus Enterprise Platform pricing immediately.

Existing Alert Plus customers will transition to the new pricing model at the time of their annual subscription renewal. Bamboo will provide advance notice prior to renewal and work with each customer to determine the platform option that best fits their organization.

What Azure costs should I expect if I host Alert Plus in my own Azure subscription?

Customers selecting the Customer Managed Platform are responsible for their own Azure infrastructure costs.

Alert Plus uses standard Microsoft Azure services, including Azure App Service, Azure SQL Database, Azure Storage, Azure Key Vault, Managed Identity, Microsoft Graph, and optional email delivery services such as SendGrid or SMTP.

Azure costs vary based on alert volume, activity level, and customer configuration. Most customers should expect a modest monthly Azure cost for the required backend services.

For more details, please review our Alert Plus Azure Services Cost Overview:

https://bamboosolutions.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/48909227500563-Alert-Plus-Azure-Services-Cost-Overview

How secure is Bamboo’s Managed Platform?

Security is a core design principle of Alert Plus.

The Bamboo Managed Platform runs in Microsoft Azure and uses secure platform services, encrypted communications, Azure Key Vault for secrets management, Managed Identity authentication, platform monitoring, and regular maintenance.

Organizations with strict compliance or governance requirements may choose the Customer Managed Platform and deploy Alert Plus within their own Azure tenant.

For additional details, please review our Security White Paper for the Shared Azure Environment:

https://bamboosolutions.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/50651542503443-Security-White-Paper-Shared-Azure-Environment

Why are there two platform options?

Organizations have different operational, security, and compliance requirements.

The Bamboo Managed Platform is designed for customers that want a fully managed service with no Azure administration.

The Customer Managed Platform is designed for customers that require services to run within their own Microsoft Azure tenant while still receiving ongoing Alert Plus updates and support from Bamboo.

Both options include the same Alert Plus functionality.

Can Bamboo migrate our existing SharePoint Alerts?

Yes. Bamboo can assist with SharePoint Alert assessments and migrations to Alert Plus. Migration services are scoped separately based on the number of existing alerts, complexity of the environment, and customer requirements.

 

Looking Ahead

As Alert Plus continues to evolve, Bamboo Solutions regularly reviews its pricing model to ensure it remains fair, predictable, and aligned with the value customers receive.

Our current pricing combines an annual platform subscription with platform options designed to support organizations of all sizes.

As we gain additional operational experience and customer feedback, Bamboo may introduce a usage-based pricing model based on the number of active alerts managed by the platform. This approach would more closely align pricing with actual platform utilization and ensure that organizations with smaller deployments are not subsidizing significantly larger environments.

If Bamboo adopts an active alert pricing model in the future:

  • Existing customers will receive advance notice before any pricing changes take effect.
  • Any migration to a new pricing model will be communicated well in advance of renewal.
  • Our goal will continue to be simple, transparent pricing that scales with each organization’s needs while supporting continued investment in platform reliability, security, performance, and new features.

Ready to Learn More?

Contact Bamboo Solutions to review your Alert Plus subscription tier, discuss the right platform option for your organization, or plan your migration from SharePoint Alerts to Alert Plus.