Backtrace vs Airbrake

Backtrace8.7Visit Airbrake8.2Visit

Higher score Backtrace #3 in Crash Reporting Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Backtrace

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Airbrake #7 in Crash Reporting Software 8.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Airbrake

• Backtrace fits best

  Cross-platform native and game crash operations

• Airbrake fits best

  Budget-conscious web error monitoring teams

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Side by side

Feature	Backtrace 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Airbrake 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Crash Reporting Software	#7 in Crash Reporting Software
Best for	Cross-platform native and game crash operations	Budget-conscious web error monitoring teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$68/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Docs, Community	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR	GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	7 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Backtrace 0/5 · Airbrake 0/5
Mobile crash support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Web app support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Desktop app support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Exception grouping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Stack-trace diagnostics	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Monthly event limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Processes panics, dumps, hangs, out-of-memory events, and runtime errors Symbolication, deduplication, search, grouping, and custom attributes Cloud or self-hosted deployment with workflow integrations	Grouped errors, backtraces, breadcrumbs, search, and filtering Deployment tracking with error-to-deploy association and source maps Free access plus integrations for chat, issue tracking, and identity
Cons	Paid plans start at $600 per user per year, billed annually Standard pricing changes with platform coverage Professional uses custom pricing and deployment capacity	Dev + errors limits usage to one user and one team Cheapest paid error tier retains data for 30 days Cloud deployment only, with a credit card required for signup or trial
Our verdict	Backtrace captures and analyzes crashes, exceptions, hangs, out-of-memory events, and other runtime errors across applications, games, and multiple operating systems. Its scope suits software teams, QA groups, and support organizations… Read the review →	Airbrake is a hosted error and performance monitoring service for developers and engineering teams. Notifiers collect application errors across supported languages and frameworks, while its dashboard organizes incidents into error groups… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Backtrace — where it wins

  • Processes panics, dumps, hangs, out-of-memory events, and runtime errors
  • Symbolication, deduplication, search, grouping, and custom attributes
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with workflow integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $600 per user per year, billed annually
  • Standard pricing changes with platform coverage
  • Professional uses custom pricing and deployment capacity

• Airbrake — where it wins

  • Grouped errors, backtraces, breadcrumbs, search, and filtering
  • Deployment tracking with error-to-deploy association and source maps
  • Free access plus integrations for chat, issue tracking, and identity

  Where it doesn't

  • Dev + errors limits usage to one user and one team
  • Cheapest paid error tier retains data for 30 days
  • Cloud deployment only, with a credit card required for signup or trial

• Backtrace8.7/10 · Free plan

  A broad crash-operations platform for native, mobile, PC, console, and server software.

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• Airbrake8.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Airbrake combines grouped errors, deployment context, source maps, and APM with free access.

  Visit AirbrakeFull verdict →