BugSnag vs Honeybadger
Two of the top three error monitoring tools, compared rule by rule on published facts.
In short
- BugSnag has 86 points and Honeybadger 78, 8 apart on our error monitoring software rules.
- BugSnag earns more on SDK coverage, hosting and security and price and limits; Honeybadger earns more on nothing.
- Cheapest paid plan: BugSnag $20/mo, Honeybadger $23.83/mo.
- Only BugSnag meets: self-hosting.
- Only Honeybadger meets: EU data region.
BugSnag86/100 #2 of 12
Best for: Teams with web and mobile apps that want readable crash reports and an on-premise option.
Honeybadger78/100 #3 of 12
Best for: Small web teams that want flat pricing and many language libraries.
Points by group
| Group | BugSnag | Honeybadger |
|---|---|---|
| SDK coverage of 20 | 20 | 16 |
| Debugging of 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Alerts and workflow of 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Hosting and security of 25 | 17 | 14 |
| Price and limits of 28 | 22 | 21 |
| Total | 86 | 78 |
Rule by rule
What each vendor publishes, and the points it earns. Sources are on each product page.
| Rule (points) | BugSnag | Honeybadger |
|---|---|---|
| Web and server SDKs (12) | JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, Ruby 12 | JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, Ruby 12 |
| Mobile SDKs (8) | iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter 8 | iOS, React Native 4 |
| Source maps (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Mobile symbol files (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Release tracking (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Event trail before the error (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Alert channels (4) | Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty 4 | Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty 4 |
| Issue tracker integration (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Spike and quota controls (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Self-hosting (6) | Yes 6 | Not published 0 |
| Open source (5) | Not published 0 | Not published 0 |
| SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Single sign-on (SAML or OIDC) (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| EU data region (3) | No 0 | Yes 3 |
| Free plan (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| Events on the free plan (5) | 7500 3 | 5000 3 |
| Cheapest paid plan (8) | $20/mo 6 | $23.83/mo 4 |
| Events on the cheapest paid plan (5) | 50000 4 | 50000 4 |
| Error history on the cheapest paid plan (5) | 60 4 | 90 5 |
BugSnag
BugSnag suits teams that ship web and mobile apps and want source maps, dSYM and ProGuard handling in one tool. The paid plans start at $20 a month for 50,000 events, and SAML needs the higher Preferred plan. The catch: the free plan keeps only 7 days of history, SAML needs the Preferred plan, and its data centers are in the United States.
Honeybadger
Honeybadger suits small teams on web stacks who want one clear price and error history that lasts 90 days on the first paid plan. It covers all six web languages we count, source maps, iOS symbol files and common alert and ticket tools. The catch: no Android or Flutter library is listed, and no self-hosting instructions are published. The free plan keeps errors for only 15 days.
Both products are scored by the same rules: how we score error monitoring tools.