Rootly vs SolarWinds Incident Response
Compare Rootly and SolarWinds Incident Response on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
Rootly
Incident response — Incident Response Essentials $20/user/mo; On-Call Essentials $20/user; Enterprise custom. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.
Best for
- • Slack-first teams buying incident command at a published $20/user floor
- • Buyers who will add On-Call Essentials only if they need paging
- • Comparisons versus FireHydrant Pro $25 and incident.io Team $15
Starting from $20.00/user/mo
No free plan
VS
Our verdict
There is no universal winner between Rootly and SolarWinds Incident Response. Choose Rootly when Slack-first teams buying incident command at a published $20/user floor. Choose SolarWinds Incident Response when Teams that want on-call + incident response with a published Pro $15 annual floor. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.
SolarWinds Incident Response is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
Tie
- • Integrations
- • Security & admin
Choose Rootly if: Slack-first teams buying incident command at a published $20/user floor
Choose SolarWinds Incident Response if: Teams that want on-call + incident response with a published Pro $15 annual floor
SolarWinds Incident Response
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
- • Teams that want on-call + incident response with a published Pro $15 annual floor
- • Buyers comparing SolarWinds Incident Response (Squadcast) to incident.io, FireHydrant, and Rootly
- • Orgs that will spend the 14-day trial before committing
Starting from $15.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Rootly and SolarWinds Incident Response. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- SolarWinds Incident Response
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
SolarWinds Incident Response publishes a lower researched starting floor ($15/mo vs $20/mo for Rootly). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
RootlyWeakerSolarWinds Incident ResponseStronger - Depends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Rootly does not research a free plan; SolarWinds Incident Response does not research a free plan.
RootlyDependsSolarWinds Incident ResponseDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Rootly and SolarWinds Incident Response on current vendor packaging.
RootlyDependsSolarWinds Incident ResponseDepends - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Rootly and SolarWinds Incident Response are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Rootly8/10SolarWinds Incident Response8/10 - Tie
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Rootly and SolarWinds Incident Response are close on security admin (7/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
RootlyTieSolarWinds Incident ResponseTie
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