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Comparison

Airbrake vs Bugsnag

On the evidence we track, Bugsnag leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Airbrake full profile →Bugsnag full profile →
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Airbrake56
★Bugsnag64
Score
Vioscale score
Airbrake56 / 100medium · 73%
Bugsnag64 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Model
Airbrakefreemium
Bugsnagcommercial
Price level
Airbrakemid
Bugsnagmid
Transparent
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Integrations
Count
Airbrake12
Bugsnag30
Security
Gdpr
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag–
Soc2
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag–
Reliability
Status page
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for error tracking software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Coverage
Platforms covered
AirbrakeFull-stack
BugsnagFull-stack
Language / SDK coverage
AirbrakeOver 50 languages including JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, .NET, PHP, Node.
Bugsnag50+ platforms
Core
Automatic error grouping
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Release health / regression tracking
Airbrake-
Bugsnag✓
Enrichment
Source-map de-minification
Airbrake-
Bugsnag✓
Native crash symbolication
Airbrake-
Bugsnag✓
PII data scrubbing
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Bundled signals
Bundled session replay
Airbrake-
Bugsnag-
Bundled performance / APM
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Workflow
Issue-tracker integration
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Alert rules / on-call routing
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Deployment
Hosting
AirbrakeCloud only
BugsnagCloud + self-hosted

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Airbrake

A cloud-based service that automatically detects and reports application errors and performance issues, enabling developers to identify and fix problems before customers are impacted.

Independently observed

Bugsnag

Leader

Mobile and web app monitoring that helps development teams find bugs instantly, fix them quickly, and deploy stable releases. Monitors crashes, performance bottlenecks, and traces requests across the full stack.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Airbrake

from $19/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $19/month. Usage-based with 10% annual discount. On-demand charges for excess units.

  • Dev + errors$19/month or $17/month billed annually
    • 1 user
    • 1 team
    • Unlimited projects
    • Account Dashboard
    • Advanced Search Filters
    • +2 more
  • Basic + errors$38/month or $34/month billed annually
    • Unlimited users
    • 3 teams
    • Unlimited projects
    • Account Dashboard
    • Advanced Search Filters
    • +2 more
  • Pro + errors$76/month or $68/month billed annually
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited teams
    • Unlimited projects
    • Audit Logs
    • Spike forgiveness
as of verify ↗

Bugsnag

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $20/month. Free tier available for solo users.

  • FreeFree
    • 1 user
    • Error and performance monitoring
    • 50+ platforms
    • 30+ third-party integrations
  • SelectStarting at $20/month
    • Unlimited users
    • End-to-end diagnostics
    • Basic notifications
  • PreferredStarting at $33/month
    • Automatic error prioritization
    • Stability benchmarks
    • Advanced segmentation
    • Custom notifications
    • SAML single sign-on
    • +6 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • On premises or SaaS deployment
    • Sensitive data management
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Airbrake✓
Bugsnag✓
On-premise
Airbrake✗
Bugsnag✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Airbrake

12 total
  • Bitbucket
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Jira
  • LogRocket
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • PivotalTracker
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Webhooks
  • Zapier
Independently observed

Bugsnag

Leader
1 total
  • SmartBear MCP
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.