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Comparison

Bugsnag vs Exceptionless

No clear leader: Exceptionless (53.8) and Bugsnag (51.9) 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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Bugsnag52
Exceptionless54
Score
vioscaleAI score
Bugsnag52 / 100medium · 73%
Exceptionless54 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
Model
Bugsnagfreemium
Exceptionlessfreemium
Price level
Bugsnaglow
Exceptionlessmid
Starting price
Bugsnag–
Exceptionless$15
Transparent
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
Integrations
Count
Bugsnag30
Exceptionless3
Security
Pci
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Bugsnag–
Exceptionless0
Github stars
Bugsnag–
Exceptionless2,457
Activity
Commits last 30d
Bugsnag–
Exceptionless100
Release
Cadence days
Bugsnag–
Exceptionless3
History
Bugsnag–
Exceptionless20 items
License
Spdx
Bugsnag–
ExceptionlessApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Bugsnag–
ExceptionlessC#
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Bugsnag5 items
Exceptionless5 items

Capabilities

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

Coverage
Platforms covered
BugsnagFull-stack
ExceptionlessFull-stack
Language / SDK coverage
Bugsnag50+ platforms
ExceptionlessJavaScript, Node.js, .NET Core, ASP.NET, C#
Core
Automatic error grouping
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
Release health / regression tracking
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
Enrichment
Source-map de-minification
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
Native crash symbolication
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless-
PII data scrubbing
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
Bundled signals
Bundled session replay
Bugsnag-
Exceptionless-
Bundled performance / APM
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless-
Workflow
Issue-tracker integration
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless-
Alert rules / on-call routing
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
Deployment
Hosting
BugsnagCloud + self-hosted
ExceptionlessCloud + self-hosted

What each one is

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

Bugsnag

An error and performance monitoring platform that automatically detects crashes, exceptions, and performance bottlenecks across mobile, web, desktop, and server applications. It provides diagnostics, release health tracking, and automated alerting to help teams identify and resolve issues rapidly.

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.

Bugsnag

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Custom enterprise plans.

  • FreeFree
    • Error Monitoring
    • Performance Monitoring
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Error and performance monitoring
    • 30+ third-party integrations
    • Automatic error prioritization
    • Automatic error assignment
    • Automatic user provisioning via SSO
    • +2 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
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
iOS
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✗
Android
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✗
Windows
Bugsnag✗
Exceptionless✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
Self-hosted
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✓
On-premise
Bugsnag✓
Exceptionless✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Slack

Bugsnag

10 total - 9 not shared
  • SmartBear MCP
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Gitter
  • Jira
  • Pivotal
  • Splunk
  • Amazon SQS
  • OpenTelemetry
  • SmartBear
Independently observed

Exceptionless

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Intercom
  • Zapier
  • Webhooks
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Bugsnag 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.