SolarWinds Incident Response Review
IT & DEVELOPMENT SOFTWAREChoose SolarWinds Incident Response (Squadcast) when on-call + incident response with a published $15 Pro floor is the job — not PagerDuty by default.
Starting price
$15.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
14 days
Best for
Teams that want on-call + incident response with a published Pro $15 annual floor
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.7/10
Good
- ease of use8
- it job fit9
- workflow depth8
- integrations8
- admin security7
- scalability7
SolarWinds Incident Response vs top IT & Development
Detailed head-to-head comparisons to help you choose the right option.
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SolarWinds Incident Response vs PagerDuty
Same-cluster peer comparison. Overall: SolarWinds Incident Response 7.7 vs PagerDuty 8. Compare published pricing, ITSM, observability, source control, hosting, web data, security, and integrations.
- SolarWinds Incident Response primary-job workflows
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SolarWinds Incident Response vs incident.io
Same-cluster peer comparison. Overall: SolarWinds Incident Response 7.7 vs incident.io 7.8. Compare published pricing, ITSM, observability, source control, hosting, web data, security, and integrations.
- SolarWinds Incident Response primary-job workflows
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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.
- SolarWinds Incident Response primary-job workflows
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SolarWinds Incident Response vs Rootly
Incident response — Incident Response Essentials $20/user/mo; On-Call Essentials $20/user; Enterprise custom. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.
- Features comparison
- Pricing & plans
Compare key capabilities side-by-side
Verified pricing and capability signals only — no invented third-party ratings.
| Feature | SolarWinds Incident Response | PagerDuty | incident.io | FireHydrant | Rootly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $15.00/user/month | $21.00/user/month | $15.00/user/month | $25.00/user/month | $20.00/user/month |
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Key takeaways
Teams that want on-call + incident response with a published Pro $15 annual floor
PagerDuty primary-job workflows
incident.io primary-job workflows
FireHydrant primary-job workflows