# Airbrake vs Bugsnag

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Bugsnag

| Attribute | Airbrake | Bugsnag |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.2 (73% (medium)) | 63.6 (49% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based service that automatically detects and reports application errors and performance issues, enabling developers to identify and fix problems before customers are impacted. | Mobile and web app monitoring that helps development teams find bugs instantly, fix them quickly, and deploy stable releases. Monitors crashes, performance bottlenecks, and traces requests across the full stack. |
| 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":"both","alerting":true,"languages":"50+ platforms","platforms":"full_stack","source_maps":true,"data_scrubbing":true,"error_grouping":true,"release_health":true,"native_symbolication":true,"performance_monitoring":true,"issue_tracker_integration":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 30 |
| 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":"SmartBear MCP"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":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":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["1 user","Error and performance monitoring","50+ platforms","30+ third-party integrations"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Solo users and their passion projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"spans":"1M/mo","events":"7.5k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Select","summary":"Starting at $20/month","features":["Unlimited users","End-to-end diagnostics","Basic notifications"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Smaller teams starting to monitor their apps","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"spans":"1M-300M/mo (tiered)","events":"50k-3M/mo (tiered)"}},{"free":false,"name":"Preferred","summary":"Starting at $33/month","features":["Automatic error prioritization","Stability benchmarks","Advanced segmentation","Custom notifications","SAML single sign-on","System Metrics (CPU, Memory, Rendering)","Automatic error assignment","Premium support","Dedicated Customer Success Manager","Automatic user provisioning via SSO","Feature flags & experiments"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":33,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Larger teams that need deeper insights","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"spans":"1M-300M/mo (tiered)","events":"100k-3M/mo (tiered)"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["On premises or SaaS deployment","Sensitive data management"],"description":"Custom plans for enterprises","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $20/month. Free tier available for solo users.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.bugsnag.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:21:21.910Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Error Tracking Software)

| Capability | Airbrake | Bugsnag |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Coverage** |  |  |
| Platforms covered | Full-stack | Full-stack |
| Language / SDK coverage | Over 50 languages including JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, .NET, PHP, Node. | 50+ platforms |
| **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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:33:58.823Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*