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PagerDuty for Startups: 6 months of incident response for $0

Open applicationLast verified 15 October 2026

Credit amount (provider's words)

6 months free ($0 for 6 months)

As stated by PagerDuty; not a guarantee. PagerDuty decides who is approved.

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The PagerDuty startup program gives new customers at Seed, Series A or Series B stage 6 months of PagerDuty's AI-powered incident response and on-call platform for $0. PagerDuty calls it 'Not a discount. Not a demo.' The offer includes 20 seats a year, 20,000 events and 1,000 AI Actions, and you don't need a credit card or a sales call to check eligibility.

PagerDuty gives new customers at Seed, Series A or Series B stage 6 months of its AI-powered incident response and on-call platform for $0. It's aimed at lean engineering teams, and PagerDuty says you don't need a credit card or a sales call to check eligibility.

What you get

  • $0 for 6 months. PagerDuty says it is 'Not a discount. Not a demo.'
  • Includes 20 seats per year, 20,000 events and 1,000 AI Actions
  • AI SRE agent, alert grouping and noise reduction, auto-generated post-mortems
  • 750+ integrations including Slack, GitHub and Datadog

Eligibility

  • New PagerDuty customer
  • At Seed, Series A or Series B funding stage (you must meet both conditions)

How the PagerDuty startup program works

Credit types and validity

  • $0 for 6 months
  • 20 seats per year
  • 20,000 events
  • 1,000 AI Actions
  • AI SRE agent, alert grouping/noise reduction, auto-generated post-mortems and 750+ integrations

How the credits are applied and when they expire

Check eligibility on pagerduty.com/startups with your work email, company name, funding stage and country. No credit card is needed. If you qualify, PagerDuty sets you up for 6 months at $0 within the usage caps of 20 seats/year, 20,000 events and 1,000 AI Actions.

Approval time

Not published; PagerDuty replies 'We'll be in touch'

For founders in India

No India-specific terms published. The form asks for your country (and state only for US companies), so Indian startups can check eligibility the same way.

How to apply, step by step

  1. Go to pagerduty.com/startups and click 'Check your eligibility' or 'See if you Qualify'
  2. Fill in the form: work email, company name, funding stage (Seed / Series A / Series B / Other), country, and state for US companies
  3. Submit. No credit card is required. PagerDuty replies 'We'll be in touch' and does not publish a review time

Documents and details to keep ready

  • Form asks for: work email
  • Form asks for: company name
  • Form asks for: funding stage and country (state if in the US)

Common reasons applications are declined

  • Existing PagerDuty customer
  • Funding stage other than Seed, Series A or Series B

Tips before you apply

  • Select your real funding stage: only Seed, Series A and Series B qualify, and 'Other' won't
  • Use your work email; it's a required field
  • Watch the caps (20,000 events, 1,000 AI Actions) when routing noisy alerts, and use alert grouping to stay within them

Terms to know

  • The free period is 6 months
  • Usage caps during the offer: 20 seats/year, 20,000 events, 1,000 AI Actions

Frequently asked questions

Is PagerDuty free for startups?

Eligible startups get PagerDuty for $0 for 6 months. PagerDuty says it's 'Not a discount. Not a demo.'

Who qualifies for the PagerDuty startup program?

New PagerDuty customers at Seed, Series A or Series B stage; you must meet both conditions.

What's included in the 6 months?

20 seats per year, 20,000 events and 1,000 AI Actions, with the AI SRE agent, alert grouping and noise reduction, auto-generated post-mortems and 750+ integrations such as Slack, GitHub and Datadog.

Do I need a credit card to apply?

No. PagerDuty says no credit card or sales call is needed to check eligibility.

How long does approval take?

PagerDuty doesn't publish a review time; after you submit the form it says 'We'll be in touch'.

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