# Airbrake vs GlitchTip

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Airbrake

| Attribute | Airbrake | GlitchTip |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.2 (73% (medium)) | 43 (40% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":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. | A monitoring platform consolidating error tracking, performance analysis, and uptime checking. Available as a hosted service or self-hosted via open source code. |
| 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":"Sentry-compatible SDKs","platforms":"full_stack","error_grouping":true,"performance_monitoring":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 2 |
| 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":"MCP (AI Integration)"},{"name":"CLI"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":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","features":["Up to 1,000 events/mo","Error tracking","Unlimited projects","Unlimited team members"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For personal projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"1k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Small","summary":"$15/month","features":["Up to 100k events/mo","Support access"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"100k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Medium","summary":"$50/month","features":["Up to 500k events/mo","Priority email & live chat support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing businesses","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"500k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Large","summary":"$250/month","features":["Up to 3 million events/mo","Development support & prioritization","Business Associate Agreement (BAA) available upon request"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For large scaling organizations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"3m/mo"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"HIPAA-compliant hosting (US Healthcare)"},{"name":"EU hosting (Germany) - data sovereignty"}],"summary":"Free tier at 1k events/mo. Paid plans $15–$250/month based on event volume. Annual billing and non-profit discounts available upon request.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://glitchtip.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:12:46.806Z","startingPrice":{"amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Error Tracking Software)

| Capability | Airbrake | GlitchTip |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Coverage** |  |  |
| Platforms covered | Full-stack | Full-stack |
| Language / SDK coverage | Over 50 languages including JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, .NET, PHP, Node. | Sentry-compatible SDKs |
| **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 2026-09-01T17:32:01.044Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
