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FireHydrant: Incident Management and On-Call Software

FireHydrant helps software and enterprise companies manage the lifecycle of technical incidents. It is designed for teams that need to automate response workflows and coordinate on-call schedules.

Pricing

The Platform Pro plan starts at $9,600 per year. Enterprise custom pricing is available for organizations requiring unlimited runbooks and AI capabilities.

At a glance

Best for
Software companies, Enterprise companies, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams, DevOps teams
Key use cases
Incident Coordination, On-Call Management, Post-Incident Analysis, Service Visibility
Integrations
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira Cloud, Jira Server, PagerDuty
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How AI is used

FireHydrant is an incident management platform designed to help technical teams plan, respond to, and resolve system outages or bugs. It integrates with communication tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams to allow engineers to coordinate within their primary chat environment.

The software is designed for software companies and enterprise organizations that use structured reliability processes. It supports the use of automated runbooks and a service catalog to track ownership and dependencies.

Beyond the active incident, the platform provides tools for post-mortem analysis. It uses AI to assist with summarizing incidents and transcribing meetings, which may help teams document findings for future prevention.

Buyers should confirm their requirements regarding AI capabilities and runbook limits, as these features differ between the Pro and Enterprise plans.

Key Features

  • Smart Alerting and On-Call Scheduling

    Provides team-based on-call schedules and escalation policies to notify responders when issues arise.

  • Automated Runbooks

    Helps teams codify best practices into repeatable, automated workflows to guide incident response.

  • Service Catalog

    Provides visibility into service ownership and dependencies to help teams identify responsible parties.

  • AI-Generated Summaries and Transcriptions

    Uses AI to create incident summaries and provides video transcriptions for Zoom and Google Meet.

  • Incident Retrospectives

    Supports the creation of post-incident reports with AI-enhanced analysis to identify contributing factors.

  • Developer Tooling

    Includes over 350 API endpoints, Terraform support, and SDKs for teams managing workflows as code.

Use Cases

  • Incident Coordination

    Managing the response process, from initial alert to resolution, within Slack or Microsoft Teams.

  • On-Call Management

    Setting up escalation policies and rotation schedules to provide coverage for critical services.

  • Post-Incident Analysis

    Using AI-generated summaries and retrospective templates to document incidents and assign follow-up tasks.

  • Service Visibility

    Maintaining a catalog of services and owners to help identify the correct engineer during an incident.

Integrations

  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Jira Cloud
  • Jira Server
  • PagerDuty
  • Opsgenie
  • Datadog
  • New Relic
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Google Meet
  • Zoom
  • Terraform
  • ServiceNow
  • Okta

FAQ

Does FireHydrant offer a free trial?

Yes, FireHydrant offers a 14-day free trial of the Pro plan, which includes up to 10 responders and 2 runbooks.

Which communication tools does FireHydrant integrate with?

FireHydrant integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams, allowing teams to manage incidents within those platforms.

What is the difference between the Pro and Enterprise plans?

The Pro plan has limits on responders (up to 20) and runbooks (up to 5). The Enterprise plan provides unlimited runbooks, viewer licenses, and access to AI capabilities such as summaries and transcriptions.

Source category: Software Development

Source subcategory: Observability Platform

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