vioscaleAI
Comparison

Airbrake vs Exceptionless

No clear leader: Airbrake (56.2) and Exceptionless (53.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Airbrake56
Exceptionless54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Airbrake56 / 100medium · 71%
Exceptionless54 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Airbrake✓
Exceptionless✓
Model
Airbrakefreemium
Exceptionlessfreemium
Price level
Airbrakemid
Exceptionlessmid
Starting price
Airbrake–
Exceptionless$15
Transparent
Airbrake✓
Exceptionless✓
Integrations
Count
Airbrake12
Exceptionless3
Security
Gdpr
Airbrake✓
Exceptionless–
Soc2
Airbrake✓
Exceptionless–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Airbrake✓
Exceptionless–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Airbrake–
Exceptionless0
Github stars
Airbrake–
Exceptionless2,457
Activity
Commits last 30d
Airbrake–
Exceptionless100
Release
Cadence days
Airbrake–
Exceptionless3
History
Airbrake–
Exceptionless20 items
License
Spdx
Airbrake–
ExceptionlessApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Airbrake–
ExceptionlessC#
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Airbrake7 items
Exceptionless5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Airbrake

Error notification and monitoring platform that provides visibility into application health and performance across multiple programming languages and platforms.

Independently observed

Exceptionless

An open-source error monitoring and event logging platform that tracks exceptions, logs, and feature usage across JavaScript, Node.js, and .NET applications in real time. It organizes error data into actionable insights for quick debugging and resolution.

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 ↗

Exceptionless

from $15/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $0 (free) to $499/month. Free tier with 3,000 events/month.

  • FreeFree
    • Event tracking
    • Basic dashboard
  • Small$15/month
    • Searching
    • Error notifications
    • Webhooks
    • Slack integration
    • Zapier integration
  • Medium$49/month
    • Searching
    • Error notifications
    • Webhooks
    • Slack integration
    • Zapier integration
  • Large$99/month
    • Searching
    • Error notifications
    • Webhooks
    • Slack integration
    • Zapier integration
  • Extra Large$199/month
    • Searching
    • Error notifications
    • Webhooks
    • Slack integration
    • Zapier integration
  • Enterprise$499/month
    • Searching
    • Error notifications
    • Webhooks
    • Slack integration
    • Zapier integration
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Airbrake✗
Exceptionless✓
iOS
Airbrake✓
Exceptionless✗
Windows
Airbrake✗
Exceptionless✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Airbrake✓
Exceptionless✓
Self-hosted
Airbrake✗
Exceptionless✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Slack
  • Webhooks
  • Zapier

Airbrake

12 total - 9 not shared
  • Bitbucket
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Jira
  • LogRocket
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • PivotalTracker
  • Trello
Independently observed

Exceptionless

4 total - 1 not shared
  • Intercom
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Airbrake or Exceptionless: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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