PagerDuty pricing
PagerDuty has a free plan and paid plans. Starting price: $21 per user/month, billed annually ($25 monthly). Free plan: Yes, up to 5 users.
Free plan + paidPrices last checked Nov 1, 2026
PagerDuty plans and prices
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PagerDuty pricing facts
5 of 5 verified- Free plan
- Yes, up to 5 users
- Checked Nov 1, 2026pagerduty.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “$0 per year Start Free Trial Includes: 5 users”
- Free plan notifications
- 100 SMS or phone/month
- Checked Oct 29, 2026pagerduty.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “*Free plan accounts receive 100 free global SMS or phone notifications per month.”
- Starting price
- $21 per user/month, billed annually ($25 monthly)
- Checked Nov 1, 2026pagerduty.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “Monthly Annually (16% Off) $25 $21 Save $48/user annually per user / month”
- Starter plan
- $2,800 a year platform fee (10 seats)
- Checked Nov 1, 2026pagerduty.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “$2,800 platform fee per year Start Free Trial Platform includes: 10 seats”
- Essential plan
- $12,000 a year platform fee (20 seats)
- Checked Nov 1, 2026pagerduty.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “$12,000 platform fee per year Start Free Trial Platform includes: 20 seats”
PagerDuty alternatives by price
Starting prices from each app's own site, ranked by our alternatives score.
| App | Pricing | Price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
 Datadog | Free plan + paid | $15 per host/month (Infrastructure Pro, annual) | Up to 5 hosts, 1-day metric retention |
 Grafana | Open source | From $19/month + usage | 10k metric series, 50 GB logs, 14-day retention |
 incident.io | Free plan + paid | $19 per user/month ($15 billed annually) | Basic, free forever |
 Better Stack | Free plan + paid | — | Yes, $0 for 10 monitors and 1 status page |
 Instatus | Free plan + paid | From $20/month | Yes |
PagerDuty pricing: common questions
Is PagerDuty free?
PagerDuty has a free plan: Yes, up to 5 users. Paid plans add more.
How much does PagerDuty cost?
Starting price: $21 per user/month, billed annually ($25 monthly), according to pagerduty.com (checked Nov 1, 2026). Prices can vary by country and billing period.
What are free alternatives to PagerDuty?
Free or freemium alternatives include Datadog, Grafana, incident.io and Better Stack. Open-source options: Grafana.