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PagerDuty for Startups: 6 months of incident response for $0
Credit amount (provider's words)
6 months free ($0 for 6 months)
As stated by PagerDuty; not a guarantee. PagerDuty decides who is approved.
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
- Go to pagerduty.com/startups and click 'Check your eligibility' or 'See if you Qualify'
- Fill in the form: work email, company name, funding stage (Seed / Series A / Series B / Other), country, and state for US companies
- 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'.
Checked against PagerDuty's own pages on 15 October 2026. Official sources:
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