# Elmah.io vs Exceptionless

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Exceptionless

| Attribute | Elmah.io | Exceptionless |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 47.9 (74% (medium)) | 53.8 (40% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 2,457 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based error logging and management platform that automatically captures application errors and integrates with development tools, issue trackers, and notification services for error tracking and alerting. It is indexed under Error Tracking Software.","source":"https://elmah.io/","question":"What is Elmah.io?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Elmah.io is a paid product; published pricing starts at $26 per month. It is sold across 4 plans (Small Business, Business, Business+ and Enterprise). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://elmah.io/pricing/","question":"How much does Elmah.io cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Elmah.io. 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://elmah.io/","question":"What platforms does Elmah.io support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Elmah.io, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://elmah.io/","question":"Can Elmah.io be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 26 integrations for Elmah.io, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, YouTrack, Stack Overflow, Zapier, Cursor and Claude, plus 18 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://elmah.io/","question":"What does Elmah.io integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Elmah.io. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Elmah.io not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://elmah.io/security/","question":"What security certifications does Elmah.io have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Elmah.io is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Denmark.","source":"https://elmah.io/pricing/","question":"Where is Elmah.io available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Exceptionless collects application errors and exceptions from JavaScript, Node.js, .NET, and ASP.NET applications, organizes them into actionable insights, and provides a self-hosted or cloud-based dashboard to monitor application reliability. It is indexed under Error Tracking Software.","source":"https://exceptionless.com/pricing/","question":"What is Exceptionless?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Exceptionless is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $15 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://exceptionless.com/","question":"Is Exceptionless free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Exceptionless supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://exceptionless.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Exceptionless support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Exceptionless can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://exceptionless.com/pricing/","question":"Can Exceptionless be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Exceptionless is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/exceptionless/exceptionless","question":"Is Exceptionless open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based error logging and management platform that automatically captures application errors and integrates with development tools, issue trackers, and notification services for error tracking and alerting. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","alerting":true,"languages":".NET","platforms":"backend","error_grouping":true,"release_health":true,"issue_tracker_integration":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","alerting":true,"languages":"JavaScript, Node.js, .NET Core, ASP.NET, C#","platforms":"full_stack","source_maps":true,"data_scrubbing":true,"error_grouping":true,"release_health":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"YouTrack"},{"name":"Stack Overflow"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Mailman"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"issue tracking","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"issue tracking","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Azure DevOps","native":true,"category":"ci/cd","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Octopus Deploy","native":true,"category":"deployment","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Visual Studio","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Twilio","native":true,"category":"sms","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"PagerDuty","native":true,"category":"incident management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Trello","native":true,"category":"task management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Atlassian Bamboo","native":true,"category":"ci/cd","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ClickUp","native":true,"category":"task management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"ChatGPT","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Pipedream","native":true,"category":"automation","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"NLog","native":true,"category":"logging","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Serilog","native":true,"category":"logging","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Logary","native":true,"category":"logging","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Umbraco","native":true,"category":"cms","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Webhooks","native":true,"direction":"outbound"}]` |
| language.primary | - | C# |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DK","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Small Business","summary":"$26/month","features":["SSL encryption","Visual Studio Integration","Daily Backup","Support","Invoices","Business Rules"],"minSeats":3,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":26,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"3","emails":"400/month","messages":"10,000/month","applications":"unlimited","retention_days":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$44/month","features":["SSL encryption","Visual Studio Integration","Daily Backup","Support","Invoices","Business Rules","Goodie Bag","5 Uptime Checks","App Store","Deployment Tracking","AI"],"minSeats":20,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":44,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"20","emails":"2,000/month","messages":"50,000/month","applications":"unlimited","uptime_checks":"5","retention_days":"30"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business+","summary":"$89/month","features":["SSL encryption","Visual Studio Integration","Daily Backup","Support","Invoices","Business Rules","Goodie Bag","15 Uptime Checks","App Store","Deployment Tracking","AI","5 Heartbeats"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":89,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","emails":"10,000/month","messages":"250,000/month","heartbeats":"5","applications":"unlimited","uptime_checks":"15","retention_days":"90"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$269/month","features":["SSL encryption","Visual Studio Integration","Daily Backup","Support","Invoices","Business Rules","Goodie Bag","50 Uptime Checks","App Store","Deployment Tracking","AI & Machine Learning","20 Heartbeats","Custom Documents"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":269,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","emails":"40,000/month","messages":"1,000,000/month","heartbeats":"20","applications":"unlimited","uptime_checks":"50","retention_days":"90"}}],"summary":"From $26/month for 3 users. 21-day free trial, no credit card required.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://elmah.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:04:42.255Z","freeTrialDays":21,"startingPrice":{"amount":26,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","features":["Event tracking","Basic dashboard"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"1","projects":"1","retention_days":"3","events_per_month":"3,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Small","summary":"$15/month","features":["Searching","Error notifications","Webhooks","Slack integration","Zapier integration"],"minSeats":10,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"10","projects":"5","retention_days":"30","events_per_month":"15,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Medium","summary":"$49/month","features":["Searching","Error notifications","Webhooks","Slack integration","Zapier integration"],"minSeats":25,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"25","projects":"15","retention_days":"90","events_per_month":"75,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Large","summary":"$99/month","features":["Searching","Error notifications","Webhooks","Slack integration","Zapier integration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","projects":"Unlimited","retention_days":"180","events_per_month":"250,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Extra Large","summary":"$199/month","features":["Searching","Error notifications","Webhooks","Slack integration","Zapier integration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":199,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","projects":"Unlimited","retention_days":"180","events_per_month":"1,000,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$499/month","features":["Searching","Error notifications","Webhooks","Slack integration","Zapier integration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"Unlimited","projects":"Unlimited","retention_days":"180","events_per_month":"3,000,000"}}],"summary":"From $0 (free) to $499/month. Free tier with 3,000 events/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://exceptionless.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T21:10:18.577Z","startingPrice":{"amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.10.0","date":"2026-09-29T03:03:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.9.0","date":"2026-09-03T15:33:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.8.4","date":"2026-08-26T21:14:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.8.3","date":"2026-08-25T21:22:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.8.2","date":"2026-08-25T01:34:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.8.1","date":"2026-08-22T20:06:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.8.0","date":"2026-08-18T01:21:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.8","date":"2026-08-14T04:29:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.7","date":"2026-08-12T15:53:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.6","date":"2026-08-12T04:25:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.5","date":"2026-08-12T03:40:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.4","date":"2026-08-10T19:29:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.3","date":"2026-08-09T15:45:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.2","date":"2026-08-04T22:02:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.1","date":"2026-07-29T01:04:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.7.0","date":"2026-07-28T15:26:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.6.2","date":"2026-07-06T02:08:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.6.1","date":"2026-07-01T00:12:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.6.0","date":"2026-06-26T02:45:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.6.0-rc2","date":"2026-06-23T01:05:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.6.0-rc2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://exceptionless.com/docs/security/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fexceptionless%2FExceptionless&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Error Tracking Software)

| Capability | Elmah.io | Exceptionless |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Coverage** |  |  |
| Platforms covered | Backend | Full-stack |
| Language / SDK coverage | .NET | JavaScript, Node.js, .NET Core, ASP.NET, C# |
| **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 + self-hosted |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:59:18.362Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*