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Head-to-head · Error Monitoring Software

Airbrake vs Exceptionless

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 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
Exceptionless #12 in Error Monitoring Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Exceptionless

Airbrake leads on 1 check, Exceptionless on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 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
  • Lowest starting priceExceptionless · $15/mo
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Airbrake

Airbrake scores higher on our rubric for error monitoring software: 9.2 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #12.

Exceptionless is cheaper to start at $15/mo against $17/mo. Airbrake leads on free event quota: 50000 events/mo versus 3000 events/mo. On deployment model, Exceptionless gives you Both where Airbrake offers Cloud.

Airbrake is the better fit for mature teams needing integrations and scale. Exceptionless is the better fit for self-hosted teams needing flexible plans.

  • Airbrake fits best

    Mature teams needing integrations and scale

  • Exceptionless fits best

    Self-hosted teams needing flexible plans

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Side by side

Feature Airbrake 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Exceptionless 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.3
Ranking #3 in Error Monitoring Software #12 in Error Monitoring Software
Best for Mature teams needing integrations and scale Self-hosted teams needing flexible plans
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $17/mo $15/mo (best)
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Integrations 12 integrations 3 integrations
Features Airbrake 3/4 · Exceptionless 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) 3000 events/mo
Retention period 30 days 30 days
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
  • Docker and Kubernetes self-hosting with hosted deployment available
  • Tracks exceptions, logs, events, regressions, versions, and sessions
  • Includes APIs, source-map processing, Slack, Zapier, and webhooks
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 allows only 1 project and 1 user
  • Free retention is 3 days with 3,000 events per month
  • Paid plans begin at $15 per month and scale by event volume
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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Exceptionless is an open-source error and event monitoring platform for application developers and teams managing application reliability. It captures unhandled and handled exceptions, logs, feature-usage events, and other application…

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  1. AirbrakeError Monitoring Software 9.2Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. ExceptionlessError Monitoring Software 8.3Free plan

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

  • Exceptionless — where it wins

    • Docker and Kubernetes self-hosting with hosted deployment available
    • Tracks exceptions, logs, events, regressions, versions, and sessions
    • Includes APIs, source-map processing, Slack, Zapier, and webhooks

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan allows only 1 project and 1 user
    • Free retention is 3 days with 3,000 events per month
    • Paid plans begin at $15 per month and scale by event volume

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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