FireHydrant
Engineering
From$25/user/mo
10 people: $250 a month · $3,000 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per user
FireHydrant vs incident.io: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
FireHydrant starts at $25/user/mo (Pro (per responder)) and incident.io at $19/user/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $250 vs $190 a month: incident.io is $60 a month (24%) cheaper than FireHydrant on list price.
incident.io
Cheaper for 10 people
From$19/user/mo
10 people: $190 a month · $2,280 a year
- Free plan (Basic)
- Up to 21% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per user
Plans
FireHydrant and incident.io plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
FireHydrant
Free
Up to 10 responders · 2 runbooks, 1 public status page · Slack & Teams chatbot
Free
Pro (per responder)
On-call scheduling (Signals) · Unlimited public status pages · Service catalog, SSO
$25/user/mo
Pro is $25 per responder per month, billed annually (yearly total shown); no monthly price listed. Signals alerting charged by alert volume; SMS/voice extra. Enterprise: custom pricing. 14-day Pro trial.
Prices from FireHydrant's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
incident.io
Basic
Slack/Teams incident response · Status page, single-team on-call
Free
Team
Multi-team on-call and alerting · Workflows · On-call add-on +$10/user
$19/user/mo
Pro
Custom dashboards and insights · Private incidents · On-call add-on +$20/user
$25/user/mo
Per user per month. Team $15/user/month billed annually (~21% saving); Pro billing period not specified. On-call only: $20/user/month (contact sales). Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from incident.io's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | FireHydrant (Pro (per responder)) | incident.io (Team) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $125/mo$1,500/yr a year | $95/mo$1,140/yr a year | incident.io $30 less a month |
| 10 people | $250/mo$3,000/yr a year | $190/mo$2,280/yr a year | incident.io $60 less a month |
| 25 people | $625/mo$7,500/yr a year | $475/mo$5,700/yr a year | incident.io $150 less a month |
FireHydrant is priced per user. incident.io is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
FireHydrant vs incident.io: questions
Which is cheaper, FireHydrant or incident.io?
FireHydrant starts at $25/user/mo (Pro (per responder)) and incident.io at $19/user/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $250 vs $190 a month: incident.io is $60 a month (24%) cheaper than FireHydrant on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do FireHydrant and incident.io have free plans?
FireHydrant has a free plan (Free). incident.io has a free plan (Basic).
Are FireHydrant and incident.io cheaper if you pay yearly?
incident.io lists up to 21% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for FireHydrant.
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