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Airbrake vs Bugsnag

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for error monitoring. Bugsnag has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

Bugsnag has the lower entry price — Airbrake starts at $19/mo, Bugsnag at $0/mo. Free tier: Airbrake No, Bugsnag Yes. HIPAA: Airbrake —, Bugsnag —.

As of 2026-06-14 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Airbrake

$19/mo entry
Entry price$19/mo (Tier 1)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPRYes
Best forTeams needing straightforward per-errors-per-month flat-rate pricing

Bugsnag

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)
SOC 2
GDPR
Best forMobile-first teams (Android, iOS, React Native, Flutter)

Sources — Airbrake: airbrake.io (verified 2026-06-14) · Bugsnag: bugsnag.com (verified 2026-06-14)

Key features

Airbrake: Error monitoring, performance monitoring, and deploy tracking in one platform; Intelligent error grouping to reduce noise; Deploy correlation to identify regressions by release; 2FA via GitHub, OneLogin, and Okta; Part of LogicMonitor family (enterprise observability ecosystem)

Bugsnag: Stability score tracking per release across mobile and web; Distributed tracing waterfall graphs correlating crashes to microservices; OpenTelemetry-compatible performance monitoring; ISO 27001, PCI, SOC, and CSA STAR logos displayed (types unconfirmed from public pages); On-premises deployment option on Enterprise tier

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