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error monitoring tool · Airbrake Technologies

Airbrake

Hosted error monitoring with per-user plans that start at $17 a month billed yearly.

66/100

#6 of 12 error monitoring tools
Facts checked 9 Oct 2026

In short

Airbrake suits small teams that want low-cost entry and a SOC 2 Type II certification the vendor names1. Source maps, breadcrumbs, deploy tracking and Slack, Teams, Jira, GitHub and GitLab links are documented6,7,8,10. The catch: history is 30 days, PagerDuty is marked as coming soon, and the free plan's limits are not published1,10.

Best for: Small teams that want simple, low-entry pricing and a SOC 2 Type II certification.

Where the points come from

SDK coverage18 of 20
Debugging13 of 17
Alerts and workflow9 of 10
Hosting and security11 of 25
Price and limits15 of 28

SDK coverage 18 of 20 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Web and server SDKsJavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, RubyThe docs home lists SDK pages for Ruby, JavaScript, Python, Java, PHP and C#/.NET; the languages page agrees2,3.12 / 12
Mobile SDKsiOS, Android, React NativeThe mobile docs list Android, iOS, Swift and React Native; Flutter is not listed4,5.6 / 8

Debugging 13 of 17 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Source mapsYesDocs say you can use the command-line tool to upload source maps6.6 / 6
Mobile symbol filesNot publishedNot published on the vendor's mobile platform and Swift pages, which only point to GitHub for symbolication4,16.0 / 4
Release trackingYesDeploy tracking marks deploys on graphs and filters errors by deploy; errors can be tied to a version8,9.4 / 4
Event trail before the errorYesBreadcrumbs are a snapshot of events that lead up to an error occurrence7.3 / 3

Alerts and workflow 9 of 10 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Alert channelsEmail, Slack, Microsoft TeamsEmail and Slack notifications are documented, and Teams receives error messages through a webhook; PagerDuty is marked coming soon10,11,18.3 / 4
Issue tracker integrationYesIntegrations list Jira, GitHub and GitLab10.3 / 3
Spike and quota controlsYesPro lists spike forgiveness; docs describe sampling noisy errors in the notifier1,14.3 / 3

Hosting and security 11 of 25 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Self-hostingNot publishedNot published on the vendor's security FAQ or introduction, which describe a hosted service15,17.0 / 6
Open sourceNot publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page or security FAQ1,15.0 / 5
SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001YesThe pricing FAQ says Airbrake is SOC 2 Type II certified1.6 / 6
Single sign-on (SAML or OIDC)YesDocs say SAML single sign-on lets your team log in via Okta; no plan is named12.5 / 5
EU data regionNot publishedNot published on the vendor's security FAQ, which offers a Data Protection Addendum but no storage region15.0 / 3

Price and limits 15 of 28 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Free planYesThe pricing FAQ names a Free Developer plan for products without a paid tier; its limits are not stated1.5 / 5
Events on the free planNot publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page, which names the Free Developer plan without limits1.0 / 5
Cheapest paid plan$17/moDev + errors, $17 a month on the yearly toggle ($19 monthly)1.6 / 8
Events on the cheapest paid plan25000Monthly pricing starts at $19 for 25,000 errors1.2 / 5
Error history on the cheapest paid plan30The pricing calculator lists 30 days of data retention for error monitoring1.2 / 5

The rule behind each line: how we score error monitoring tools.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

PlanPrice as listedPer monthNotes
Free DeveloperLimits not publishedFree1$0Named in the pricing FAQ; its limits are not stated
Dev + errors1 user$17/month billed yearly1$17$19 billed monthly; monthly pricing starts at 25,000 errors
Basic + errorsUnlimited users, 3 teams$34/month billed yearly1$34$38 billed monthly
Pro + errorsUnlimited users and teams$68/month billed yearly1$68$76 billed monthly; adds audit logs and spike forgiveness

Yearly billing saves 10%. Errors above the plan quota are billed on demand, for example $5.00 per 10,000 errors in the pricing calculator1.

Strengths

  • The cheapest paid plan is $17 a month billed yearly1.
  • The pricing page names a SOC 2 Type II certification1.
  • SAML single sign-on through Okta is documented12.
  • Source maps can be uploaded with the command-line tool6.
  • Usage caps can be set for the account and for each project13.

Limits

  • Error history is 30 days1.
  • The Dev plan is for 1 user; unlimited users start on Basic at $34 a month billed yearly1.
  • PagerDuty is listed as coming soon10.
  • A usage cap stops accepting errors until the next billing cycle13.
  • No Flutter notifier is listed in the mobile platform docs4.

Other error monitoring tools

  1. 1
    SentrySmall teams that want wide SDK coverage and the option to self-host
    88/100
    $26/mocheapest paid plan
  2. 2
    BugSnagTeams with web and mobile apps that want readable crash reports and an on-premise option
    86/100
    $20/mocheapest paid plan
  3. 3
    HoneybadgerSmall web teams that want flat pricing and many language libraries
    78/100
    $23.83/mocheapest paid plan
  4. 4
    RollbarSmall web teams that want cheap paid tiers and deploy tracking
    77/100
    $7.50/mocheapest paid plan

All 12 error monitoring tools

Sources

  1. Airbrake pricing, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  2. Airbrake languages and frameworks, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  3. Airbrake documentation, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  4. Mobile platforms, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  5. React Native, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  6. Private source maps, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  7. Breadcrumbs, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  8. Deploy tracking, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  9. App versions, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  10. All integrations, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  11. What triggers a new email, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  12. Okta integration, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  13. Usage caps, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  14. Reducing error quota usage, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  15. Security FAQ, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  16. Swift, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  17. Introduction to Airbrake, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
  18. Microsoft Teams integration, Airbrake. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.

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