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Head-to-head · Error Monitoring Software

Airbrake vs BugSnag

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Airbrake #3 in Error Monitoring Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Airbrake
BugSnag #5 in Error Monitoring Software 9.0/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit BugSnag

Airbrake leads on 1 check, BugSnag on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAirbrake · 9.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialboth

Airbrake scores higher on our rubric for error monitoring software: 9.2 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #5.

Airbrake leads on free event quota: 50000 events/mo versus 7500 events/mo. BugSnag leads on retention period: 60 days versus 30 days. On deployment model, BugSnag gives you Both where Airbrake offers Cloud.

Airbrake is the better fit for mature teams needing integrations and scale. BugSnag is the better fit for organizations needing on-premises coverage.

  • Airbrake fits best

    Mature teams needing integrations and scale

  • BugSnag fits best

    Organizations needing on-premises coverage

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Side by side

Feature Airbrake 9.2/10 Visit ↗ BugSnag 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 9.0
Ranking #3 in Error Monitoring Software #5 in Error Monitoring Software
Best for Mature teams needing integrations and scale Organizations needing on-premises coverage
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $17/mo —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days 14 days
Free trial length 30 days 14 days
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile, Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android, macOS
Integrations 12 integrations 9 integrations
Features Airbrake 3/4 · BugSnag 3/4
Frontend monitoring ✓ ✓
Release tracking ✓ ✓
Source-map support ✓ ✓
Session replay Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Free event quota 50000 events/mo (best) 7500 events/mo
Retention period 30 days 60 days (best)
Deployment model Cloud Both
Our review
Pros
  • 50,000 free events with 30-day retention
  • Error, performance, deploy, and source-map monitoring
  • Broad integrations plus API, CLI, and webhooks
  • On-premises and SaaS deployment support
  • Covers errors, performance, tracing, releases, and real-user monitoring
  • Integrates with GitHub, Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, and more
Cons
  • Entry paid plan supports only 1 user and 1 team
  • Paid plans are billed annually at the listed monthly rates
  • Cloud deployment may not fit teams requiring self-hosting
  • The Free plan is limited to 7,500 events
  • Paid plan prices are not stated here
  • Its broad scope may exceed basic error-monitoring needs
Our verdict

Airbrake is a hosted error and performance monitoring service for developers and technical teams. It captures application errors, groups related issues, sends real-time alerts, and adds context through backtraces, breadcrumbs, affected…

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BugSnag is an application stability and error-monitoring platform for teams building web, mobile, and backend software. It captures handled and unhandled errors, groups issues, provides stack traces and diagnostic context, tracks releases,…

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  1. AirbrakeError Monitoring Software 9.2Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. BugSnagError Monitoring Software 9.0Free plan · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Airbrake — where it wins

    • 50,000 free events with 30-day retention
    • Error, performance, deploy, and source-map monitoring
    • Broad integrations plus API, CLI, and webhooks

    Where it doesn't

    • Entry paid plan supports only 1 user and 1 team
    • Paid plans are billed annually at the listed monthly rates
    • Cloud deployment may not fit teams requiring self-hosting

  • BugSnag — where it wins

    • On-premises and SaaS deployment support
    • Covers errors, performance, tracing, releases, and real-user monitoring
    • Integrates with GitHub, Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, and more

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan is limited to 7,500 events
    • Paid plan prices are not stated here
    • Its broad scope may exceed basic error-monitoring needs
  • Airbrake9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    Airbrake fits mature teams that need error context, performance data, and integrations.

    Visit AirbrakeFull verdict →
  • BugSnag9.0/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A broad monitoring platform with on-premises deployment and a 7,500-event free plan.

    Visit BugSnagFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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