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 PagerDuty: 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 PagerDuty at $25/user/mo (Professional). For 10 people both cost $250 a month on their entry plans.
PagerDuty
Engineering
From$25/user/mo
10 people: $250 a month · $3,000 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 16% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per user
Plans
FireHydrant and PagerDuty 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.
PagerDuty
Free
Up to 5 users · 1 on-call schedule · 1 escalation policy
Free
Professional
Enhanced chat experience · Post-incident reviews · AIOps/Status Pages add-ons
$25/user/mo
Professional $21/user/mo billed annually. Business and Enterprise not priced on the page.
Prices from PagerDuty'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)) | PagerDuty (Professional) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $125/mo$1,500/yr a year | $125/mo$1,500/yr a year | Same |
| 10 people | $250/mo$3,000/yr a year | $250/mo$3,000/yr a year | Same |
| 25 people | $625/mo$7,500/yr a year | $625/mo$7,500/yr a year | Same |
FireHydrant is priced per user. PagerDuty 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 PagerDuty: questions
Which is cheaper, FireHydrant or PagerDuty?
FireHydrant starts at $25/user/mo (Pro (per responder)) and PagerDuty at $25/user/mo (Professional). For 10 people both cost $250 a month on their entry plans. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do FireHydrant and PagerDuty have free plans?
FireHydrant has a free plan (Free). PagerDuty has a free plan (Free).
Are FireHydrant and PagerDuty cheaper if you pay yearly?
PagerDuty lists up to 16% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for FireHydrant.
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