Rollbar
Rollbar: A broad error monitoring platform with useful investigation tools and accessible paid plans. Ranked #1 of 29 in Error Monitoring Software by our editors (9.4/10); pricing: Free plan · 14-day trial; best for broad teams wanting strong value.
At a glance
- Editor score9.4 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 14-day trial
- Best forBroad teams wanting strong value
- Free planYes
- Paid from$9/mo
- Free event quota5000 events/mo
- Founded2012 · San Francisco, California, United States
- Facts checked19 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Real-time monitoring with grouping, fingerprinting, alerts, and telemetry
- Session replay, source maps, and release tracking support investigations
- Web, iOS, Android, and API coverage with REST API and Terraform support
Where it doesn't
- Free plan is limited to 5,000 occurrences and 1,000 session replays monthly
- Advanced features such as SCIM and adaptive alerts start at the Advanced plan
- Enterprise pricing, retention, and service-level agreements are customized
Our verdict on Rollbar
Rollbar is a cloud-based error monitoring and code observability platform for software development teams. It captures and groups application errors, provides real-time visibility and alerts, and supports investigation through stack traces, telemetry, JavaScript source maps, and session replay. Its coverage spans web, iOS, Android, and API use cases, with support for browser-side and server-side JavaScript plus SDKs for multiple languages and platforms. Teams can also track deployments and releases, connect workflows to developer tools, and use Rollbar's REST API or Terraform provider.
The published monthly plans provide a clear progression. Free includes 5,000 occurrences, 1,000 session replays, 30-day data retention, and unlimited users. Essentials costs $9 per month and adds 10,000 occurrences at the entry price, 90-day retention, fine-grained rate limiting, and 4,000 AI credits monthly. Advanced costs $13 per month with 10,000 occurrences at the entry price, 180-day retention, adaptive alerts, SCIM, and 8,000 AI credits monthly. Enterprise has custom pricing, custom retention, audit controls, and custom service-level agreements. A 14-day free trial is also available.
Rollbar fits teams that want error monitoring alongside context for diagnosing issues. Session replay links user sessions to errors, telemetry shows browser events leading to failures, and source-map processing makes JavaScript stack traces more readable. Release tracking associates errors with releases and code versions, while Slack, Jira, and GitHub integrations connect findings to existing workflows. The main trade-off is plan-based scale and feature access: teams with higher occurrence or replay volumes, longer retention needs, or requirements for SCIM, audit controls, or custom agreements will need a higher tier. Teams seeking a focused error-monitoring setup with broad platform coverage and a low monthly entry price should consider Rollbar; teams needing those advanced controls at lower tiers should look elsewhere.
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Rollbar fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $9/mo |
| Free event quota | 5000 events/mo |
| Retention period | 90 days |
| Frontend monitoring | Yes |
| Release tracking | Yes |
| Source-map support | Yes |
| Deployment model | Cloud |
| Session replay | Yes |
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Integrations | 3 integrations: Slack, Jira, GitHub |
| Pricing | Free plan · 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | rollbar.com |
| Facts checked | 19 Sep 2026 |
Rollbar integrations
Rollbar lists 3 integrations on its own site.
- Slack
- Jira
- GitHub
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