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
PagerDuty 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
PagerDuty starts at $25/user/mo (Professional) 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 PagerDuty 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
PagerDuty and Rootly plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
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.
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 | PagerDuty (Professional) | 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 |
PagerDuty 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
PagerDuty vs Rootly: questions
Which is cheaper, PagerDuty or Rootly?
PagerDuty starts at $25/user/mo (Professional) 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 PagerDuty on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do PagerDuty and Rootly have free plans?
PagerDuty has a free plan (Free). Rootly has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
Are PagerDuty and Rootly cheaper if you pay yearly?
PagerDuty lists up to 16% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Rootly.
More comparisons
Other Engineering comparisons
Paying for PagerDuty or Rootly? Track it in Surba.
Surba reminds you before every renewal, shows your whole software spend in your currency, and flags tools that overlap — like these two.