Rootly
Engineering
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
Rootly 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
Rootly starts at $20/user/mo (Incident Response) and SolarWinds Incident Response at $15/user/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $200 vs $150 a month: SolarWinds Incident Response is $50 a month (25%) cheaper than Rootly 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
Rootly and SolarWinds Incident Response plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
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.
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 | Rootly (Incident Response) | SolarWinds Incident Response (Pro) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $100/mo$1,200/yr a year | $75/mo$900/yr a year | SolarWinds Incident Response $25 less a month |
| 10 people | $200/mo$2,400/yr a year | $150/mo$1,800/yr a year | SolarWinds Incident Response $50 less a month |
| 25 people | $500/mo$6,000/yr a year | $375/mo$4,500/yr a year | SolarWinds Incident Response $125 less a month |
Rootly 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
Rootly vs SolarWinds Incident Response: questions
Which is cheaper, Rootly or SolarWinds Incident Response?
Rootly starts at $20/user/mo (Incident Response) and SolarWinds Incident Response at $15/user/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $200 vs $150 a month: SolarWinds Incident Response is $50 a month (25%) cheaper than Rootly on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Rootly and SolarWinds Incident Response have free plans?
Rootly has no free plan in Surba's catalog. SolarWinds Incident Response has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
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