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 Rootly: 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 Rootly at $20/user/mo (Incident Response). For 10 people that's $250 vs $200 a month: Rootly is $50 a month (20%) cheaper than FireHydrant on list price.
Rootly
Cheaper for 10 people
From$20/user/mo
10 people: $200 a month · $2,400 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per user
Plans
FireHydrant and Rootly 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.
Rootly
Incident Response
Slack-native incident workflows · Status pages included
$20/user/mo
On-Call
On-call scheduling and paging · Escalation policies
$20/user/mo
Per user per month; billing period not stated. AI SRE (requires Incident Response) and Enterprise: contact sales; bundle discount available. Startup program up to 50% off. No free plan; typical 2-week trial.
Prices from Rootly'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)) | Rootly (Incident Response) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $125/mo$1,500/yr a year | $100/mo$1,200/yr a year | Rootly $25 less a month |
| 10 people | $250/mo$3,000/yr a year | $200/mo$2,400/yr a year | Rootly $50 less a month |
| 25 people | $625/mo$7,500/yr a year | $500/mo$6,000/yr a year | Rootly $125 less a month |
FireHydrant is priced per user. Rootly 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 Rootly: questions
Which is cheaper, FireHydrant or Rootly?
FireHydrant starts at $25/user/mo (Pro (per responder)) and Rootly at $20/user/mo (Incident Response). For 10 people that's $250 vs $200 a month: Rootly is $50 a month (20%) cheaper than FireHydrant on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do FireHydrant and Rootly have free plans?
FireHydrant has a free plan (Free). Rootly has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
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