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GlitchTip vs. Smartbear BugSnag

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The short version

GlitchTip starts at Free per seat, versus Smartbear BugSnag at $65. Smartbear BugSnag carries the higher aggregate rating (9.7/5 vs 4.3/5).

Full comparison

GlitchTipfrom Free
Smartbear BugSnagfrom $65 per month
Audyense Score29AS*Low29AS*Low
PositioningGlitchTip is open-source error tracking that's compatible with Sentry's SDKs - point your existing Sentry instrumentation at it and you get exception monitoring plus uptimeSmartbear BugSnag is an intuitive error monitoring system that tracks bugs and the performance of mobile, server, and web applications.
Free tierYesYes
DeploymentCloud / SaaSCloud / SaaS
Best fitStartup, SMB, Mid-marketStartup, SMB, Mid-market
Pricing plans
  • Free or entry planFree
  • Higher tiersCustom pricing
  • Free or entry planFree
  • Higher tiersCustom pricing
Editorially noted strength: Sentry SDK compatibility Self-hostable Lightweight and affordableYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.
Error trackingYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.
Application monitoringYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.
Incident managementYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.
WebYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.
APIYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.
Full stack monitoringYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Error inboxYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
End-to-end diagnosticsYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Two-way issue trackerYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Application health measurementYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Automatic notificationsYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
SAML single sign-onYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Advanced search & segmentation with custom filtersYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Automatic error prioritizationYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Advanced user roles and permissionsYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Features dashboardYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Customizable error views and insightsYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
User audit logsYesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Automatic user provisioning via SSO.YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Integrations verified
Aggregate rating4.3 · No reviews yet9.7 · No reviews yet
Integrations
Security & compliance
Pros
  • Editorial review documents a concrete business workflow
  • Editorially noted strength: Sentry SDK compatibility Self-hostable Lightweight and affordable
  • Error tracking
  • Application monitoring
  • Independent review documents a concrete business workflow
  • Documented capability: Full stack monitoring
  • Documented capability: Error inbox
  • Documented capability: End-to-end diagnostics
  • Documented capability: Two-way issue tracker
Cons
  • Pricing and usage limits should be checked against the exact plan
  • Implementation effort depends on the team's data and process maturity
  • Reported outcomes should be validated with the buyer's own data
  • Pricing and usage limits should be checked against the exact plan
  • Implementation effort depends on the team's data and process maturity
  • Reported outcomes should be validated with the buyer's own data
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