Airbrake vs OpenTelemetry Collector
Airbrake
airbrake.ioOpenTelemetry Collector
opentelemetry.ioSide by side
| Figure | Airbrake | OpenTelemetry Collector |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $17/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · Runtime Monitoring Software | 8.9 (#7) | 6.9 (#44) |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, LogRocket, Okta, OneLogin, PivotalTracker, Slack, Trello, Webhooks, and Zapier. | The docs list support for open source telemetry formats including Jaeger, Prometheus, and Fluent Bit, with data sent to open source or commercial backends. |
Plans
Airbrake
- Free DeveloperFree
- Dev + errors$17 a month
- Basic + errors$34 a month
- Pro + errors$68 a month
In their own words
Airbrake
Airbrake monitors application errors and performance, continuously watching an application stack and sending real-time alerts. Error groups, hotspots, breadcrumbs, backtraces, and aggregations give technical teams context for investigating issues. Deployment Tracking measures errors resolved or introduced with each deployment, while Apdex Scores help interpret user satisfaction. Airbrake supports more than 50 languages, frameworks, and libraries, using agentless and serverless notifiers described as having near-zero application impact. Listed integrations include Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, LogRocket, Okta, OneLogin, PivotalTracker, Slack, Trello, Webhooks, and Zapier. Its mobile notifier supports Android, iOS, Swift, and React Native. The free plan has a quota of 50,000 events per month; paid plans start at $17/mo billed annually. A 30-day trial includes unlimited errors and performance monitoring events, with 30 days of data retention. Accounts have monthly quotas, and excess usage is charged at on-demand rates. Airbrake lists web and API access alongside Android and iOS platforms.
OpenTelemetry Collector
OpenTelemetry Collector has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.