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Head-to-head · Error Tracking

Airbrake vs Embrace

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Airbrake #3 in Error Tracking 8.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Airbrake
Embrace #8 in Error Tracking 8.1/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Embrace

Airbrake leads on 0 checks, Embrace on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAirbrake · 8.6/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresAirbrake · 2 of 4

Airbrake scores higher on our rubric for error tracking: 8.6 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

Airbrake is the better fit for teams needing dependable error alerts and triage. Embrace is the better fit for mobile teams correlating user sessions with errors.

  • Airbrake fits best

    Teams needing dependable error alerts and triage

  • Embrace fits best

    Mobile teams correlating user sessions with errors

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Side by side

Feature Airbrake 8.6/10 Visit ↗ Embrace 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.1
Ranking #3 in Error Tracking #8 in Error Tracking
Best for Teams needing dependable error alerts and triage Mobile teams correlating user sessions with errors
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $17/mo $0.80/unit usage-based
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days 30 days
Free trial length 30 days 30 days
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Integrations 12 integrations 4 integrations
Features Airbrake 2/4 · Embrace 0/4
Source map support ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Session replay Not checked yet Not checked yet
Release tracking ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Self-hosted option Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Monthly event quota Not checked yet Not checked yet
Event retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Groups errors with backtraces, breadcrumbs, and real-time alerts
  • Tracks deployments and supports source maps and performance monitoring
  • Free plan and integrations with GitHub, Jira, Slack, and more
  • Connects real-user timelines with crashes, exceptions, and network activity
  • Monitors mobile ANRs, threads, out-of-memory events, and Core Web Vitals
  • Supports OpenTelemetry tracing, custom dashboards, alerts, and data forwarding
Cons
  • Dev + errors is limited to 1 user and 1 team
  • Annual billing is required for the published $17 monthly starting price
  • Broader performance monitoring may be more than teams seeking error tracking alone need
  • Error-focused integrations are limited to Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, and OpenTelemetry
  • Advanced capabilities and support levels vary by paid plan
  • Cloud and mobile deployment may not suit teams needing self-hosted analysis
Our verdict

Airbrake is a hosted error and performance monitoring service for developers and technical teams. It captures application errors, groups related issues, and adds context such as backtraces, breadcrumbs, affected users, and deployment data.…

Read the review →

Embrace is a cloud-hosted observability platform for engineering and reliability teams monitoring mobile and web applications. It brings real-user session monitoring and user timelines together with crash, exception, and error tracking,…

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  1. AirbrakeError Tracking 8.6Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. EmbraceError Tracking 8.1Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Airbrake — where it wins

    • Groups errors with backtraces, breadcrumbs, and real-time alerts
    • Tracks deployments and supports source maps and performance monitoring
    • Free plan and integrations with GitHub, Jira, Slack, and more

    Where it doesn't

    • Dev + errors is limited to 1 user and 1 team
    • Annual billing is required for the published $17 monthly starting price
    • Broader performance monitoring may be more than teams seeking error tracking alone need

  • Embrace — where it wins

    • Connects real-user timelines with crashes, exceptions, and network activity
    • Monitors mobile ANRs, threads, out-of-memory events, and Core Web Vitals
    • Supports OpenTelemetry tracing, custom dashboards, alerts, and data forwarding

    Where it doesn't

    • Error-focused integrations are limited to Slack, Jira, PagerDuty, and OpenTelemetry
    • Advanced capabilities and support levels vary by paid plan
    • Cloud and mobile deployment may not suit teams needing self-hosted analysis
  • Airbrake8.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    Airbrake pairs error alerts and triage context with deploy tracking and performance monitoring.

    Visit AirbrakeFull verdict →
  • Embrace8.1/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A strong fit for mobile teams linking sessions, crashes, performance, and traces.

    Visit EmbraceFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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