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Indie alternatives to Raygun

5 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Raygun does, 4 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
Bugsink	Free plan	–	Yes	Self-hosted, Web
Exceptionless	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted, API
GlitchTip	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted
Honeybadger	Free plan	–	–	Web, API
AppSignal	Paid	–	–	Web, API

The alternatives

1. Bugsink

Self-hosted error tracking that works with Sentry SDKs

Bugsink is a lightweight error tracker you can self-host or use hosted, compatible with existing Sentry client SDKs.

Free plan · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗

2. Exceptionless

Open-source real-time error and event reporting

Exceptionless collects errors, logs and feature usage events from .NET, JavaScript and other apps, and can be self-hosted or used hosted.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, API · Website ↗

3. GlitchTip

Open-source error tracking compatible with Sentry SDKs

GlitchTip collects application errors and performance data using Sentry's open SDKs, and can be self-hosted or used as a hosted service.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted · Website ↗

4. Honeybadger

Error tracking, uptime and cron monitoring for developers

Honeybadger combines exception monitoring, uptime checks, cron monitoring and logging for web apps, with support for Ruby, JavaScript, Python, PHP, Elixir and more.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

5. AppSignal

Application performance monitoring and error tracking

AppSignal provides APM, error tracking, host metrics, logging and uptime monitoring for Ruby, Elixir, Node.js, Python and front-end apps.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Raygun?

Yes. 4 of the 5 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Bugsink, Exceptionless, GlitchTip and Honeybadger.

Is there an open-source alternative to Raygun?

Exceptionless and GlitchTip are open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to Raygun?

Yes: Bugsink, Exceptionless and GlitchTip can run on your own server.

What makes these alternatives to Raygun “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Raygun.

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