vioscale
Comparison

GlitchTip vs Highlight.io

On the evidence we track, Highlight.io leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

GlitchTip full profile →Highlight.io full profile →
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GlitchTip43
★Highlight.io52
Score
Vioscale score
GlitchTip43 / 100low · 40%
Highlight.io52 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓
Model
GlitchTipfreemium
Highlight.iocommercial
Price level
GlitchTipmid
Highlight.iomid
Transparent
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓
Integrations
Count
GlitchTip2
Highlight.io19
Security
Gdpr
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓
Hipaa
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io–
Scorecard
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io6.5
Soc2
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io5
Github stars
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io9,371
Package downloads weekly
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io5,623
Activity
Commits last 30d
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io4
Release
Cadence days
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io11
History
GlitchTip–
Highlight.io20 items
License
Spdx
GlitchTip–
Highlight.ioApache-2.0
Language
Primary
GlitchTip–
Highlight.ioTypeScript
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Coverage
Platforms covered
GlitchTipFull-stack
Highlight.ioFull-stack
Language / SDK coverage
GlitchTipSentry-compatible SDKs
Highlight.ioJavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, Java, PHP, C# .NET, Elixir, React
Core
Automatic error grouping
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓
Release health / regression tracking
GlitchTip-
Highlight.io-
Enrichment
Source-map de-minification
GlitchTip-
Highlight.io✓
Native crash symbolication
GlitchTip-
Highlight.io-
PII data scrubbing
GlitchTip-
Highlight.io✓
Bundled signals
Bundled session replay
GlitchTip-
Highlight.io✓
Bundled performance / APM
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓
Workflow
Issue-tracker integration
GlitchTip-
Highlight.io✓
Alert rules / on-call routing
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓
Deployment
Hosting
GlitchTipCloud + self-hosted
Highlight.ioCloud + self-hosted

What each one is

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

GlitchTip

A monitoring platform consolidating error tracking, performance analysis, and uptime checking. Available as a hosted service or self-hosted via open source code.

Independently observed

Highlight.io

Leader

A comprehensive observability platform that captures session replays, error tracking, logs, and distributed traces across your web applications, with both cloud and self-hosted deployment options.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

GlitchTip

from $15/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier at 1k events/mo. Paid plans $15–$250/month based on event volume. Annual billing and non-profit discounts available upon request.

  • FreeFree
    • Up to 1,000 events/mo
    • Error tracking
    • Unlimited projects
    • Unlimited team members
  • Small$15/month
    • Up to 100k events/mo
    • Support access
  • Medium$50/month
    • Up to 500k events/mo
    • Priority email & live chat support
  • Large$250/month
    • Up to 3 million events/mo
    • Development support & prioritization
    • Business Associate Agreement (BAA) available upon request
as of verify ↗

Highlight.io

Leader
from $50/moHybridFree tier

From $0 (free) to $800+/month (business); usage-based add-ons for overage

  • FreeFree
    • 500 monthly sessions
    • AI error grouping
    • Up to 15 seats
  • Pay-as-you-goFrom $50/month
    • Up to 3 dashboards
    • Up to 2 projects
    • Up to 15 seats
    • Up to 7 day retention
  • BusinessFrom $800/month
    • Unlimited dashboards
    • Unlimited projects
    • Unlimited seats
    • Custom retention policies
    • Filters for data ingest
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SAML & SSO
    • Custom MSAs & SLAs
    • RBAC & audit logs
    • Data export & user reporting
  • Self-Hosted EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓
CLI
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓
Self-hosted
GlitchTip✓
Highlight.io✓

Integrations

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

GlitchTip

2 total
  • MCP (AI Integration)
  • CLI
Independently observed

Highlight.io

Leader
19 total
  • Amplitude
  • ClickUp
  • Discord
  • Electron
  • Front
  • GitHub
  • Grafana
  • Height
  • Intercom
  • Jira
  • LaunchDarkly
  • Linear
  • Mixpanel
  • Nuxt
  • Pendo
  • Segment
  • Slack
  • Vercel
  • WordPress
Independently observed

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