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 SolarWinds Incident Response: 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 SolarWinds Incident Response at $15/user/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $250 vs $150 a month: SolarWinds Incident Response is $100 a month (40%) cheaper than PagerDuty on list price.
SolarWinds Incident Response
Cheaper for 10 people
From$15/user/mo
10 people: $150 a month · $1,800 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per user
Plans
PagerDuty and SolarWinds Incident Response 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.
SolarWinds Incident Response
Pro
Schedules, escalations, mobile apps · Postmortem templates · 100 free SMS/voice per user (US/IN/BR)
$15/user/mo
Premium
Unlimited SMS/voice · Runbooks, workflows, status pages · SLO tracker, 1-year retention
$24/user/mo
Formerly Squadcast: squadcast.com now 301-redirects to this SolarWinds page. Pro $15 and Premium $24 per user per month, billed annually (yearly totals shown). Enterprise: contact sales. No free plan; 14-day trial.
Prices from SolarWinds Incident Response'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) | SolarWinds Incident Response (Pro) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $125/mo$1,500/yr a year | $75/mo$900/yr a year | SolarWinds Incident Response $50 less a month |
| 10 people | $250/mo$3,000/yr a year | $150/mo$1,800/yr a year | SolarWinds Incident Response $100 less a month |
| 25 people | $625/mo$7,500/yr a year | $375/mo$4,500/yr a year | SolarWinds Incident Response $250 less a month |
PagerDuty is priced per user. SolarWinds Incident Response 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 SolarWinds Incident Response: questions
Which is cheaper, PagerDuty or SolarWinds Incident Response?
PagerDuty starts at $25/user/mo (Professional) and SolarWinds Incident Response at $15/user/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $250 vs $150 a month: SolarWinds Incident Response is $100 a month (40%) cheaper than PagerDuty on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do PagerDuty and SolarWinds Incident Response have free plans?
PagerDuty has a free plan (Free). SolarWinds Incident Response has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
Are PagerDuty and SolarWinds Incident Response cheaper if you pay yearly?
PagerDuty lists up to 16% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for SolarWinds Incident Response.
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