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Comparison

AppSignal vs Exceptionless

On the evidence we track, AppSignal leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★AppSignal59
Exceptionless54
Score
vioscaleAI score
AppSignal59 / 100medium · 72%
Exceptionless54 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless✓
Model
AppSignalfreemium
Exceptionlessfreemium
Price level
AppSignallow
Exceptionlessmid
Starting price
AppSignal–
Exceptionless$15
Transparent
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless✓
Integrations
Count
AppSignal10
Exceptionless3
Security
Disclosure policy
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless–
Gdpr
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless–
Hipaa
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless–
Iso27001
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless–
Adoption
Dependent repos
AppSignal–
Exceptionless0
Github stars
AppSignal–
Exceptionless2,457
Activity
Commits last 30d
AppSignal–
Exceptionless100
Release
Cadence days
AppSignal–
Exceptionless3
History
AppSignal–
Exceptionless20 items
License
Spdx
AppSignal–
ExceptionlessApache-2.0
Language
Primary
AppSignal–
ExceptionlessC#
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
AppSignal6 items
Exceptionless5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

AppSignal

Leader

AppSignal helps developers monitor and debug web applications by automatically tracking errors, performance metrics, logs, and deployment information in a single unified interface.

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.

AppSignal

Leader
from $279/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free tier with 50K requests. Paid plans from $279/year. Add-ons from $89/month.

  • FreeFree
    • 50K requests/month
    • 1GB logging
    • 5-day retention
  • Paid$279/year ($23.25/month billed yearly)
    • 250K requests/month
    • 1GB logging free
    • Error tracking with backtrace
    • Performance monitoring
    • Host monitoring
    • +10 more
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
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless✓
Windows
AppSignal✗
Exceptionless✓
CLI
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AppSignal✓
Exceptionless✓
Self-hosted
AppSignal✗
Exceptionless✓

Integrations

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

AppSignal

Leader
16 total
  • Linear
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • Faraday
  • ROM
  • Excon
  • Claude
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon ECS
  • Amazon EC2
  • AWS Fargate
  • Amazon RDS
  • Elixir
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Node.js
  • Grape
Independently observed

Exceptionless

4 total
  • Intercom
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • Webhooks
Independently observed
Still deciding?

AppSignal 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.

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