# Bugsnag vs Exceptionless

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Bugsnag

| Attribute | Bugsnag | Exceptionless |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 63.6 (49% (low)) | 51.7 (40% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 2,455 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"hosting":"both","alerting":true,"languages":"JavaScript, Node.js, .NET Core, ASP.NET, C#","platforms":"full_stack","error_grouping":true}` |
| integrations.count | 30 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"SmartBear MCP"}]` | `[{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| language.primary | - | C# |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"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 | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 2 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.6.0-rc1","date":"2026-06-22T14:44:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.6.0-rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.5.2","date":"2026-06-08T00:52:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/exceptionless/Exceptionless/releases/tag/v8.5.1","date":"2026-06-05T13:35:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.5.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=exceptionless.nancy&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Error Tracking Software)

| Capability | Bugsnag | Exceptionless |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Coverage** |  |  |
| Platforms covered | Full-stack | Full-stack |
| Language / SDK coverage | 50+ platforms | 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 + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:56:29.621Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*