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SolarWinds Incident Response vs FireHydrant

Same-cluster peer comparison. Overall: SolarWinds Incident Response 7.7 vs FireHydrant 7.7. Compare published pricing, ITSM, observability, source control, hosting, web data, security, and integrations.

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SolarWinds Incident Response

7.7/10

SolarWinds Incident Response (formerly Squadcast) — Pro $15/user/mo annual; Premium $24/user/mo annual; Enterprise contact; 14-day trial. Slug remains squadcast. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.

Best for

  • • SolarWinds Incident Response primary-job workflows

Starting from $15.00/user/mo

No free plan

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Our verdict

SolarWinds Incident Response is the stronger overall fit

Same-cluster peer comparison. Overall: SolarWinds Incident Response 7.7 vs FireHydrant 7.7.

SolarWinds Incident Response is better for

  • ✓ ITSM depth
  • ✓ Source control depth
  • ✓ Hosting panel depth
  • ✓ Web data / proxy depth

FireHydrant is better for

  • ✓ Free plan

Tie

  • • Observability depth
  • • Security & admin
  • • Integrations

Choose SolarWinds Incident Response if: SolarWinds Incident Response primary-job workflows

Choose FireHydrant if: FireHydrant primary-job workflows

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FireHydrant

7.7/10

Incident response — Free up to 10 responders; Pro $25/responder/mo annual; Enterprise custom; 14-day Pro trial. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.

Best for

  • • FireHydrant primary-job workflows

Starting from $25.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for SolarWinds Incident Response and FireHydrant. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

  • Starting pricing

    Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.

    Depends

    Starting floors: SolarWinds Incident Response ~$15 vs FireHydrant ~$25 — confirm live packaging (workspace/credits vs dyno always-on vs managed-WP vs per-user on-call math differ).

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseDepends
    FireHydrantDepends

  • Free plan

    Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.

    FireHydrant

    Better for free plan

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseWeaker
    FireHydrantStronger

  • User / licence minimum

    Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.

    Depends

    Check annual vs monthly billing, add-ons, Eco sleep vs always-on, Pro workspace vs dyno ladders, and whether the SKU is cloud PaaS, managed WordPress, or incident-oncall.

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseDepends
    FireHydrantDepends

  • ITSM depth

    Service desk, ITSM workflows, CMDB, and employee request handling.

    SolarWinds Incident Response

    SolarWinds Incident Response leads on ITSM depth (9/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseStronger
    FireHydrantWeaker

  • Observability depth

    Infrastructure monitoring, APM, logs, traces, and alerting depth.

    Tie

    SolarWinds Incident Response and FireHydrant are close on observability depth (8/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseTie
    FireHydrantTie

  • Source control depth

    Git hosting, PRs, CI/CD, and developer collaboration depth.

    SolarWinds Incident Response

    SolarWinds Incident Response leads on source control depth (9/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseStronger
    FireHydrantWeaker

  • Hosting panel depth

    Server/hosting control panels, managed WordPress, and site operations.

    SolarWinds Incident Response

    SolarWinds Incident Response leads on hosting panel depth (9/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseStronger
    FireHydrantWeaker

  • Web data / proxy depth

    Proxy networks, scrapers, and web data collection depth.

    SolarWinds Incident Response

    SolarWinds Incident Response leads on web data / proxy depth (9/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseStronger
    FireHydrantWeaker

  • Security & admin

    Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.

    Tie

    SolarWinds Incident Response and FireHydrant are close on security & admin (7/10 vs 7/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    SolarWinds Incident ResponseTie
    FireHydrantTie

  • Integrations

    Important third-party integrations.

    Tie

    SolarWinds Incident Response and FireHydrant are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    SolarWinds Incident Response8/10
    FireHydrant8/10

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