Every free error tracking tier that clears our bar in 2026: 13 offers meet the criteria and 6 offers are demoted with a named reason. Recorded changes and a published ranking method. We could not confirm today's terms for 8 of them: on 5 the page we cite did not answer, and on 3 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why.

Best Free Error Tracking Tools

Every free error tracking tier that clears our bar today. Updated 2026-09-30.

13 offers meet our criteria on this page. Of those, 9 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 3 a recorded narrowing, and we publish no durability signal for 1. The Durability column below says which offer is in which group, and links the dated record behind every change. We withhold the class where the pricing page does not resolve or states no amount, tier or rate we can read, where we refused the last read, or where the listing is gated. We do not rank these by how much you get, because the limits are not comparable without reading each vendor's page. They are listed in an order that rotates daily. Here is how that order is derived. There is no top slot here to sell.
Why trust this data? Every free tier is verified against the vendor's pricing page with dates tracked. We monitor 476 pricing changes and flag vendors that have reduced or removed free tiers. Rankings start every offer at zero and can only demote. There is no signal a vendor can acquire, lobby for, or buy — there is nothing to add. A record reaches a function page when its category names the function or when it carries a subtype label that names the function. Adding a label to a record publishes it here; removing one withdraws it. No page holds a list of vendors. See all 15 error tracking offers → See all 59 monitoring offers →
1
BetterStack stable
Free

Superseded: As of 2026-09-02, betterstack.com/pricing reads: Free for personal projects $0 per month Start for free 10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status page Slack & e-mail alerts 100,000 exceptions per month 5,000 session replays 3 GB logs retained for 3 days 3 GB traces retained for 3 days 30 GB metrics 3 GB web events retained for 3 days. We are not publishing our stored BetterStack terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-09-02, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it error_tracking. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://betterstack.com/pricing, where it says: “AI‑native error tracking built on Better Stack”. How we use this

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-09-02 · effective date unknown — limits reduced: The free tier now includes 10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status page, 100,000 exceptions per month, 5,000 session replays, 3 GB logs retained for 3 days, 30 GB metrics, and 3 GB web events retained for 3 days. Source ↗
2
New Relic stable
Free

Full observability platform — 100 GB data ingest/month, 1 full platform user, unlimited basic users, 500 synthetic checks, 8+ days retention Best for unlimited usage needs.

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it error_tracking. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://newrelic.com/pricing, where it says: “Core users—starting at $49 per user— can access everything basic users can plus telemetry data in their IDE via the New Relic CodeStream integration, error tracking, logs, and more.”. How we use this

3
Semaphr stable
Free

Free all-in-one kill switch for your mobile apps.

4
Sentry stable
Developer

Developer tier: 1 user, 5K errors/month, 5M spans/month, 50 session replays, 5GB application logs, 1GB attachments

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it error_tracking. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://sentry.io/pricing/, where it says: “Errors 50K $0.00”. How we use this

5
Exceptionless stable
Free

Real-time error, feature, and log reporting. Free plan: 3,000 events/month, 1 project, 1 user, 3-day retention. Also fully open source (Apache 2.0) for self-hosted unlimited use Best for open source projects and unlimited usage needs.

6
Free

Exception, uptime, and cron monitoring. Developer plan (free): 5,000 errors/month, 1 user, 50 MB/day logging, 1 uptime monitor, 1 status page, 1 dashboard, unlimited projects, 15-day error data retention, 7-day log retention. Intended for low-traffic projects. Best for unlimited usage needs.

7
Bugsnag stable
Free

Error monitoring — Includes: 1 user Error and performance monitoring 7.5K events and 1M spans per month 50+ platforms 30+ third-party integrations Free plan features, plus: Unlimited users End-to-end diagnostics Basic notifications Best for unlimited usage needs.

8
Free

Application monitoring (APM, errors, logging) — Our free plan is perfect for startups, hobby, or side-projects 30K requests 1GB logging 5-day retention Best for personal projects and startups. Note — discovered 2026-09-26: The free plan now offers 30,000 requests/month instead of 50,000. Source ↗

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it error_tracking. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://www.appsignal.com/plans, where it says: “help your codebase grow from your first error to your second database cluster”. How we use this

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-09-26 · effective date unknown — limits reduced: The free plan now offers 30,000 requests/month instead of 50,000. Source ↗
9
Free

JavaScript error tracking with screenshots and click trails — There is a free tier with limits of 1,000 logged errors per month, 1,000 log API calls per month, performance metrics for 100 URLs, time on page for 100 URLs, and pageviews for 10,000 URLs. It includes email notifications, screenshots, click trails, and support for one domain and its subdomains. Note — discovered 2026-09-01: The free tier now has limits: 1,000 logged errors per month, 1,000 log API calls per month, performance metrics for 100 URLs, time on page for 100 URLs, and pageviews for 10,000 URLs. It also includes email notifications, screenshots, click trails, and support for one domain and its subdomains. Source ↗

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-09-01 · effective date unknown — limits reduced: The free tier now has limits: 1,000 logged errors per month, 1,000 log API calls per month, performance metrics for 100 URLs, time on page for 100 URLs, and pageviews for 10,000 URLs. It also includes email notifications, screenshots, click trails, and support for one domain and its subdomains. Source ↗
10
GlitchTip stable
Free

Open-source error tracking — 1,000 events/month, unlimited projects and team members, Sentry SDK-compatible. Also includes uptime monitoring. Self-hostable for unlimited Best for unlimited usage needs.

11
Embrace stable
Free

Mobile app monitoring. Free for small teams with up to 1 million user sessions per year. Best for startups.

12
Free

Error-tracking with Sentry-SDK compatability. Free for up to 5,000 errors/month, or unlimited use when self-hosted. Best for unlimited usage needs. When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-13, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

13
Rollbar stable
Free

Error tracking with 5,000 occurrences/month, 30-day data retention, 1,000 session replays. Processing stops at limit (no surprise charges)

Demoted — and exactly why

These offers reach this page too and rank below the list above. Each one names the recorded fact behind it. A recorded limit reduction, pricing restructure or new restriction is shown on every surface where the offer appears, with its date and summary — but it does not move rank. We have change records for only 16% of vendors, and disproportionately for well-known ones, so ranking on them would demote the vendors we happen to watch most closely.

−1
Free

Cloud device observability and debugging platform. 100 devices free for [Nordic](https://app.memfault.com/register-nordic), [NXP](https://app.memfault.com/register-nxp), and [Laird](https://app.memfault.com/register-laird) devices. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Free

A complete Real-Time monitoring dashboard in less than one minute with a free forever tier. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

Listed in Monitoring, and on this page because we labelled it error_tracking. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://www.inspector.dev, where it says: “Never be the last to know your app broke”. How we use this

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Free

Error logging and uptime monitoring for web developers. Free Small Business subscription for open-source projects. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−1
Jam
Free

Developer friendly bug reports in one click. Free plan with unlimited jams. Best for unlimited usage needs. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

  • −1 stale_verification Our last read of the vendor's pricing page, on 2026-09-02, could read no amount, tier or rate on the page. This is our confidence in the record, not a change by the vendor. (a limit of ours, not a change by the vendor)
−2
Free

One-click bug reports straight in your browser — The Personal plan is $0/month and includes unlimited recordings that are never deleted, time travel (60 second limit), public recordings, and basic privacy filters. It does not include team members or projects. Best for personal projects and unlimited usage needs. Its pricing page has not resolved for us since 2026-08-06, so we cannot confirm these terms today. Note — discovered 2026-09-01: The free tier now has limitations on team members and projects. It also includes a 60-second recording limit. Source ↗

  • −2 link_unreachable Whitespace's pricing page has not resolved for us since 2026-08-06.
Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-09-01 · effective date unknown — limits reduced: The free tier now has limitations on team members and projects. It also includes a 60-second recording limit. Source ↗
−5
Trial

Session replay, product analytics and error monitoring, priced by sessions captured; analytics, logs and errors are unlimited on every plan. No free plan: Core, Pro and Enterprise each start with a free trial, no credit card required. Best for unlimited usage needs. Note — discovered 2026-08-28: LogRocket removed its Free plan ("Free forever", $0 a month, 1,000 sessions a month) between captures of its pricing page on 2026-06-08 and 2026-08-19. The page now prices by sessions captured, with a free trial of the paid plans. Source ↗

  • −3 free_tier_withdrawn Recorded free tier removal on 2026-08-28: LogRocket removed its Free plan ("Free forever", $0 a month, 1,000 sessions a month) between captures of its pricing page on 2026-06-08 and 2026-08-19. The page now prices by sessions captured, with a free trial of the paid plans. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260819234559/https://logrocket.com/pricing
  • −2 time_limited_offer Tier "Trial" is a trial that expires, not an ongoing free tier.

Not on our ranked list

One of the 20 offers matching this query is not on our ranked list — 1 has ended. Here is how that order is derived.

Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
date
2026-09-30
query_key
best-of:Error Tracking
seed
bcab1e38521bfc2778ffa65e6aaaf44abd3e855f9947fa5b5bb720d120822ebb
tie_count
13

Quick Comparison

Vendor Free Tier Key Limits Durability Read / catalogue date
BetterStack Free As of 2026-09-02, betterstack.com/pricing reads: Free for personal projects $0 per month Start for free 10 monitors & heartbeats, 1 status… Our stored BetterStack terms are superseded and withheld. stable 2026-09-16
New Relic Free Full observability platform — 100 GB data ingest/month, 1 full platform user, unlimited basic users, 500 synthetic check... stable 2026-09-16
Semaphr Free Free all-in-one kill switch for your mobile apps. stable 2026-09-17
Sentry Developer Developer tier: 1 user, 5K errors/month, 5M spans/month, 50 session replays, 5GB application logs, 1GB attachments watch
effective 2025-08-15
2026-09-19 / 2026-08-11
Exceptionless Free Real-time error, feature, and log reporting. Free plan: 3,000 events/month, 1 project, 1 user, 3-day retention. Also ful... stable 2026-07-29
honeybadger.io Free Exception, uptime, and cron monitoring. Developer plan (free): 5,000 errors/month, 1 user, 50 MB/day logging, 1 uptime m... stable 2026-09-20
Bugsnag Free Error monitoring — Includes: 1 user Error and performance monitoring 7.5K events and 1M spans per month 50+ platforms 30... stable 2026-09-13 / 2026-07-19
AppSignal Free Application monitoring (APM, errors, logging) — Our free plan is perfect for startups, hobby, or side-projects 30K reque... watch
discovered 2026-09-26 · effective date unknown
2026-09-26 / 2026-09-08
CatchJS.com Free JavaScript error tracking with screenshots and click trails — There is a free tier with limits of 1,000 logged errors pe...
read found the page different · 2026-09-15
watch
discovered 2026-09-01 · effective date unknown
2026-09-15 / 2026-08-06
GlitchTip Free Open-source error tracking — 1,000 events/month, unlimited projects and team members, Sentry SDK-compatible. Also includ... stable 2026-09-25
Embrace Free Mobile app monitoring. Free for small teams with up to 1 million user sessions per year. stable 2026-08-05
Bugsink Free Error-tracking with Sentry-SDK compatability. Free for up to 5,000 errors/month, or unlimited use when self-hosted. not published
read not reconciled · 2026-09-13
2026-09-13 / 2026-08-09
Rollbar Free Error tracking with 5,000 occurrences/month, 30-day data retention, 1,000 session replays. Processing stops at limit (no... stable 2026-09-25

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best free error tracking tool in 2026?

We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 13 free error tracking offers that clear our bar, each listed with the terms we publish and the date we last read them. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.

Which of these free error tracking tiers have held their terms?

13 offers meet our criteria on this page. Of those, 9 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 3 a recorded narrowing, and we publish no durability signal for 1. The Durability column below says which offer is in which group, and links the dated record behind every change. We withhold the class where the pricing page does not resolve or states no amount, tier or rate we can read, where we refused the last read, or where the listing is gated. We do not rank these by how much you get, because the limits are not comparable without reading each vendor's page.

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