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Self-hosted error tracking tools in 2026

Exceptions and crashes grouped into issues, with stack traces and release data, and alerts when a new issue appears or an old one spikes. This list has 7 error tracking tools. Of these, 3 are open source, 6 have a free plan and 7 can be self-hosted. Checked by hand on 30 September 2026.

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    Backtrace

    Crash and error reporting from Sauce Labs for native apps, game engines, consoles and servers, including minidump and core dump processing.

    Free plan Free: 25K errors/month, 1 month retention, 10 GB Self-hosted Errors
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    Bugsink

    Sentry-SDK-compatible error tracker built to self-host as a single container on modest hardware. Groups errors into issues and sends chat or webhook alerts.

    Free plan Free: Hosted: 15K events/month; self-hosted free Self-hosted ErrorsNotifications
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    Errbit

    Self-hosted Rails app that receives errors from Airbrake-compatible clients, groups them and emails or notifies your team.

    Free Open source (MIT) Self-hosted ErrorsNotifications
  4. 4

    Exceptionless

    Open source .NET-first error, log and feature-usage reporting with a hosted service or free self-hosting. Groups events into stacks and notifies on new or regressed errors.

    Free plan Free: 3,000 events/month, 1 user, 3-day retention Open source (Apache-2.0) Self-hosted ErrorsLogsNotifications
  5. 5

    GlitchTip

    Open source error tracker that accepts events from Sentry SDKs, with simpler infrastructure than self-hosted Sentry. Also does basic uptime checks. Hosted or self-hosted.

    Free plan Free: 1,000 events/month Open source (MIT) Self-hosted ErrorsUptime checksNotifications
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    Sentry

    Captures exceptions and crashes from web, mobile and backend SDKs, groups them into issues with stack traces and releases, and alerts owners. Adds tracing, replays and logs.

    Free plan Free: Developer: 5K errors/month, 1 user Self-hosted ErrorsAPMTracesReal user monitoring
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    Telebugs

    Self-hosted error tracker that runs as one container and accepts reports from existing Sentry SDKs by changing the DSN. Sold as a licence, not a subscription.

    Paid Self-hosted ErrorsNotifications

Side by side

Tool Pricing Free plan Open source Self-hosted Error groupingSource mapsRelease trackingMobile crash reportingBreadcrumbs or contextNew issue alertsIssue tracker integrationPerformance monitoringSession replayBroad SDK coverage
Backtrace Free plan 25K errors/month, 1 month retention, 10 GB No Yes YesYesYesYesYesYesYes-YesYes
Bugsink Free plan Hosted: 15K events/month; self-hosted free No Yes YesYesYes--Yes-NoNoYes
Errbit Free Yes Yes Yes Yes----YesYes--Yes
Exceptionless Free plan 3,000 events/month, 1 user, 3-day retention Yes Yes YesYesYes--Yes---Yes
GlitchTip Free plan 1,000 events/month Yes Yes YesYes---YesYesYes-Yes
Sentry Free plan Developer: 5K errors/month, 1 user No Yes YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Telebugs Paid No No Yes YesYesYes-YesYes-NoNoYes

Yes: confirmed in the tool's documentation. No: documented as not offered. -: not confirmed. Plans and prices change; check each tool's own site before you decide.

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