Alert Relay
A better replacement for retiring SharePoint Alerts.
SharePoint Alerts retirement is already underway, with Microsoft stating that from July 2026 existing SharePoint Alerts will stop working. Alert Relay is a SharePoint Alerts replacement and alternative to SharePoint Alerts that helps organisations build clearer Power Automate notifications showing exactly what changed.
Now available in Power Automate. Search for "alert" in the connector picker to get started.
Availability may vary by region.
What is Alert Relay, and why is it a SharePoint Alerts replacement?
Alert Relay is an independNET product built for organisations moving away from classic SharePoint Alerts and toward modern SharePoint notifications powered by Power Automate.
Instead of sending a vague “something changed” message, Alert Relay is designed to return detailed SharePoint change tracking data and ready-to-use HTML so Power Automate can deliver better SharePoint email alerts with much less effort.
This makes it especially useful for organisations searching for a SharePoint Alerts replacement, a SharePoint replacement path, an alternative to SharePoint Alerts, or a better way to build SharePoint Power Automate alerts before existing alerts stop working in July 2026.
Why SharePoint Alerts retirement is driving the search for a replacement
Microsoft has announced the retirement of SharePoint Alerts and recommends modern notification solutions based on Power Automate or SharePoint Rules. That gives organisations a migration path, but many organisations still need a practical SharePoint Alerts replacement with more informative alert emails than the built-in options typically provide.
For many real-world lists and libraries, the challenge is not just detecting that a change happened. It is understanding exactly what changed, who changed it, and how to communicate that cleanly to the people who need to act.
Alert Relay is aimed at that gap: better SharePoint notifications, better Power Automate SharePoint alert emails, clearer field-level comparisons, and less painful HTML-building inside flows.
A more advanced way to understand what changed
Alert Relay does more than help format better alert emails. It can return detailed change information so flows and users can see what changed, compare previous and current values, and make better decisions about what to do next.
That makes it useful for more advanced SharePoint alerts, but also for review steps, approvals, follow-up actions, and other business decisions where understanding the change matters.
It also helps make SharePoint version history more useful by helping people compare versions and turn raw version changes into clearer, more usable information. Instead of forcing users to compare versions manually, Alert Relay helps bring important change information into a form that flows and people can actually use.
How Alert Relay communicates change information more clearly
- Returns detailed field-level SharePoint change information rather than basic true/false style flags.
- Provides ready-to-use alert HTML so flow builders do not have to hand-craft complex email markup in Power Automate.
- Fits naturally into a modern SharePoint and Microsoft 365 workflow approach.
- Helps organisations produce better SharePoint alert emails and SharePoint notifications when users need to see exactly what changed.
This is designed for organisations that want a practical SharePoint Alerts alternative that first helps them understand the change, then communicate it clearly within Microsoft’s recommended modern tooling direction for SharePoint and Power Automate.
Pricing
Simple, tenant-wide pricing for organisations replacing retiring SharePoint Alerts with richer Power Automate notifications.
90-day trial
AU$0
300 usage units total across the trial
Best for evaluating Alert Relay in a real SharePoint and Power Automate workflow.
- Tenant-wide trial
- Trial starts on the first run of any Alert Relay action (including Parse Compare From).
- 300 usage units across the full 90 days
- Includes all Alert Relay actions
Starter
AU$31.90 / month
AU$29.00 ex GST
1,000 usage units per month
Best for smaller teams and lower-volume alerting.
- Tenant-wide subscription
- Includes all Alert Relay actions
- Good fit for straightforward alert replacement scenarios
- Email support
Business
AU$86.90 / month
AU$79.00 ex GST
5,000 usage units per month
Best for organisations running multiple alerting or workflow scenarios.
- Tenant-wide subscription
- Includes all Alert Relay actions
- Better fit for wider departmental use
- Email support
Enterprise
AU$251.90 / month
AU$229.00 ex GST
25,000 usage units per month
Best for larger organisations with heavier workflow volume.
- Tenant-wide subscription
- Includes all Alert Relay actions
- Higher-volume usage
Prices are in AUD. GST-inclusive prices are shown for Australian customers. Customers outside Australia may not be charged GST where applicable.
How usage units work
1 usage unit is used when Get Detailed Item Alert HTML or Get Detailed Item Changes runs successfully. Parse Compare From uses 0 usage units.
How tenant-wide usage works
Usage is tenant-wide within your Microsoft Entra tenant. Usage units are shared across all flows and users in the tenant.
The trial starts when any Alert Relay action first runs in a flow in that tenant.
More Alert Relay screenshots
A closer look at the connector action and detailed item change output.
Changed details action
See the connector action configuration used to pull field-level SharePoint changes into a flow.
Business rule example
Use detailed change information to drive business rules and follow-up actions.
SharePoint Alerts retirement timeline
A quick view of the SharePoint Alerts retirement milestones and why many organisations are planning a replacement now.
July 2025
Microsoft says new SharePoint Alerts start being gradually turned off for newly onboarding tenants.
January 2026
Microsoft says new SharePoint Alerts are turned off for all tenants.
July 2026
Microsoft says existing SharePoint Alerts stop working and can no longer be extended.
Retirement timeline source: Microsoft Support - SharePoint Alerts retirement.
Frequently asked questions
When is SharePoint Alerts retirement happening?
Microsoft is retiring classic SharePoint Alerts in July 2026. Alert Relay is designed to help organisations move to richer SharePoint notifications using Power Automate.
How do pricing and trial usage units work?
Alert Relay uses tenant-wide usage units.
Get Detailed Item Alert HTML and Get Detailed Item Changes each use 1 usage unit per successful run. Parse Compare From uses 0 usage units.
The 90-day trial starts when any Alert Relay action first runs in a flow in the tenant.
Do I also need Power Automate licensing?
Yes - Alert Relay is used inside Power Automate, so the right Power Automate licensing may also be required.
Licensing depends on how your flows are set up and who runs them. Check Microsoft's current Power Automate licensing guidance for your tenant.
How can users see exactly what changed?
Alert Relay helps users compare versions and see previous and current values for the fields that changed.
For simple notification flows, Get Detailed Item Alert HTML generates ready-to-use email content showing what changed. For more advanced flows, Get Detailed Item Changes returns structured field-level data so Power Automate can branch on specific change scenarios and business rules.
Prepare for the July 2026 SharePoint Alerts shutdown
Get product updates about Alert Relay as launch details, availability, and follow-up information become available.