# Airbrake vs Honeybadger

| Attribute | Airbrake | Honeybadger |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.2 (71% (medium)) | 59 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Error notification and monitoring platform that provides visibility into application health and performance across multiple programming languages and platforms. It is indexed under Error Tracking Software.","source":"https://airbrake.io","question":"What is Airbrake?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Airbrake offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $19 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://airbrake.io/pricing","question":"Is Airbrake free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Airbrake supports the web and iOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://airbrake.io","question":"What platforms does Airbrake support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Airbrake, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://airbrake.io/pricing","question":"Can Airbrake be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Airbrake, including Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, LogRocket, Okta, OneLogin and PivotalTracker, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://airbrake.io/pricing","question":"What does Airbrake integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Airbrake. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Airbrake not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://airbrake.io/pricing","question":"What security certifications does Airbrake have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Airbrake is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://airbrake.io/pricing","question":"Where is Airbrake available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Integrated monitoring solution for web applications, combining error detection, logging, performance analysis, uptime tracking, and incident status pages. It is indexed under Error Tracking Software.","source":"https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/","question":"What is Honeybadger?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Honeybadger offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $26 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/","question":"Is Honeybadger free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Honeybadger. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/","question":"What platforms does Honeybadger support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Honeybadger can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/","question":"Can Honeybadger be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Honeybadger, including Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, PagerDuty, SMS, Email and Webhooks, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/","question":"What does Honeybadger integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Honeybadger. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Honeybadger not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/","question":"What security certifications does Honeybadger have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Honeybadger is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/","question":"Where is Honeybadger available?","confidence":0.5}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Error notification and monitoring platform that provides visibility into application health and performance across multiple programming languages and platforms. | A monitoring platform that helps developers track application errors, analyze logs, and monitor performance metrics in production environments, supporting multiple programming languages and frameworks. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","alerting":true,"languages":"Over 50 languages including JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, .NET, PHP, Node.","platforms":"full_stack","data_scrubbing":true,"error_grouping":true,"performance_monitoring":true,"issue_tracker_integration":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","alerting":true,"languages":"Ruby, Python, Go, Node.js, Java, .NET, PHP, Elixir, Django, Laravel, Phoenix, Cr","platforms":"backend","data_scrubbing":true,"error_grouping":true,"release_health":true,"performance_monitoring":true,"issue_tracker_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"LogRocket"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"PivotalTracker"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Zapier"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"SMS"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Twitter/X"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Oban"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"Google Apps for Work"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Dev + errors","summary":"$19/month or $17/month billed annually","features":["1 user","1 team","Unlimited projects","Account Dashboard","Advanced Search Filters","Unlimited Integrations","Deploy Tracking"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Entry-level plan for individual developers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"errors":"25,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Basic + errors","summary":"$38/month or $34/month billed annually","features":["Unlimited users","3 teams","Unlimited projects","Account Dashboard","Advanced Search Filters","Unlimited Integrations","Deploy Tracking"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":38,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Team collaboration plan","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"errors":"100,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro + errors","summary":"$76/month or $68/month billed annually","features":["Unlimited users","Unlimited teams","Unlimited projects","Audit Logs","Spike forgiveness"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":76,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Unlimited access with audit logs and advanced monitoring","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"errors":"1,000,000/month"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"On-demand errors","components":[{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"errors"},"kind":"metered","amount":5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"On-demand performance events","components":[{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"events"},"kind":"metered","amount":5,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $19/month. Usage-based with 10% annual discount. On-demand charges for excess units.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://airbrake.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T11:09:21.759Z","startingPrice":{"amount":19,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free forever","features":["Error tracking with 5,000 errors/month limit","1 uptime monitor","Basic integrations (GitHub, Slack, email)","User feedback forms","Custom context and data fields","Public status page"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free plan for individual developers and small projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"errors":"5000/mo","uptime_monitors":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$26/month","features":["Error tracking with 50,000 errors/month","5 uptime monitors included","Premium integrations (Jira, PagerDuty, SMS, webhooks)","Deployment tracking","Advanced alert routing","Anomaly detection for error volume","Cron job and heartbeat monitoring","Custom dashboards","Status pages with incident management","Email subscriptions for status updates"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":26,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Collaborative plan for teams with shared visibility and higher limits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"errors":"50000/mo","uptime_monitors":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Unlimited users, projects, and teams","Enterprise security and compliance","SOC2 and HIPAA compliance","EU data residency option","SAML, SSO, and custom authentication","HIPAA Business Associate Agreement","Data archival to S3-compatible storage"],"description":"Enterprise plan with unlimited resources and compliance features","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free Developer plan; Team plans from $26/month; custom Business pricing available. Overage charges at $0.0003/notification (Team) or $0.0006/notification (Business).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.honeybadger.io/plans/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T13:29:13.161Z","startingPrice":{"amount":26,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":26,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Error Tracking Software)

| Capability | Airbrake | Honeybadger |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Coverage** |  |  |
| Platforms covered | Full-stack | Backend |
| Language / SDK coverage | Over 50 languages including JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, .NET, PHP, Node. | Ruby, Python, Go, Node.js, Java, .NET, PHP, Elixir, Django, Laravel, Phoenix, Cr |
| **Core** |  |  |
| Automatic error grouping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Release health / regression tracking | - | ✓ |
| **Enrichment** |  |  |
| Source-map de-minification | - | - |
| Native crash symbolication | - | - |
| PII data scrubbing | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Bundled signals** |  |  |
| Bundled session replay | - | - |
| Bundled performance / APM | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Workflow** |  |  |
| Issue-tracker integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alert rules / on-call routing | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:33:48.150Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*