Raygun

raygun.com
Observability & Monitoring
Weekend Project

Application Monitoring For Web & Mobile Apps

How to Replace Raygun

Overview

Raygun is an application monitoring platform that helps development teams detect, diagnose, and resolve errors across web and mobile applications. The platform provides real-time, code-level insights into software health with AI-powered error resolution, crash reporting, real user monitoring, and application performance monitoring capabilities.

Features

37 features across 15 categories

AI(1)

AI Error ResolutionAI

AI-powered suggestions on root cause of errors and how to fix them, auto-prompting LLMs with crucial error context from stack trace, environment, and affected code

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Billing(1)

Invoiced BillingPremium

Reduce transaction fees and improve record-keeping for cash flow clarity

Also in: Insightly, Airtable, Obsidian

Cost Management(3)

Carryover EventsPremium

Flexible event quota to use across seasonal fluctuations throughout the year

Spike Protection

Detect and flag irregular data volumes to avoid surprise usage charges

Usage CappingPremium

Add a hard limit to event consumption and avoid unexpected costs

Data Management(5)

Custom Data Attachment

Attach custom data to error reports and user segments

Custom Data Retention PoliciesPremium

Tailored data retention to suit organizational needs

Inbound FiltersPremium

Reduce noise and conserve event quota by filtering to focus on errors that matter most

On-Demand Events

Keep capturing data even with unanticipated usage to maintain visibility

Sampling and Code Filtering

Sample and filter to control noise and overhead costs

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Deployment Management(1)

Deployment Tracking

Monitor every deployment in real-time to identify new issues or regressions

Diagnostics(3)

Flamechart Diagnostics

Visual breakdown of the lifecycle of each HTTP request

Root Cause Analysis

Understand every performance factor down to a single asset to identify bottlenecks and performance issues

Stack Trace Decoding

Translate stack traces into file, line, and function names with symbolication and source map support

Error Management(1)

Error Categorization & Prioritization

Sort and order errors by urgency, source, users affected, and number of occurrences

Also in: Stackify, UiPath, Nuxt

Error Tracking(1)

Crash Reporting

Detect and track crashes, freezes, and errors across web and mobile applications with full stack traces and environment context

Integration(3)

Multi-Language & Framework Support

First-class support for all major languages and frameworks using lightweight SDKs and agents

Raygun API

Extract, manipulate, and visualize Raygun data programmatically

Source Code IntegrationPremium

Connect source code directly with GitHub, Bitbucket, or Azure Repos for direct correlation of errors with code

Notifications(1)

Custom Alerts

Set custom alerts via email, Slack, or Teams for error events and performance thresholds

Performance Monitoring(6)

Apdex Metric

Monitor user satisfaction based on response time

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Monitor and manage backend performance issues by capturing the complete lifecycle of incoming web requests with root cause analysis and multithreaded trace support

Core Web Vitals Tracking

Track Google's critical performance signals and UX metrics

Custom TimingsPremium

Set performance tracking for specific events such as search bar load time

Page-Level Insights

Pinpoint causes of performance issues for individual pages

Real User Monitoring

Monitor real user experience and performance metrics including page response times, Core Web Vitals, and user interactions across web and mobile applications

Reporting & Visualization(2)

Custom DashboardsPremium

Create customizable and sophisticated displays to visualize critical error and performance data

Custom ReportsPremium

Create reports containing vital data points, with varying limits based on plan tier

Search & Analytics(1)

Advanced Search & Filters

Filter errors and performance data by tag, release version, browser, country, URL, host, OS, and custom tags

Security & Compliance(3)

Audit Log

View history of team changes and activities in Raygun

SAML SSOPremium

Supports SAML2 standard for authenticating users

User Roles & PermissionsPremium

Control access for different teams and permission levels

Support(5)

Dedicated Account ManagerPremium

Assigned Customer Success Manager providing unlimited support

Priority SupportPremium

Preferred in-app and email support with faster response times

Private Slack Channel SupportPremium

Dedicated channel with direct access to Raygun's product and technical teams

Product Training & OnboardingPremium

Unlimited training over Zoom, live chat, or email

Quarterly ReviewsPremium

In-depth regular account reviews to ensure hitting business goals

Pricing

Crash Reporting - Basic

$40/mo (annual) or $60/mo
  • Unlimited apps
  • Unlimited members
  • Unlimited customer records
  • Attachments
  • Alerts via email, Slack or Teams
  • Spike protection
  • Categorization & priorities
  • Symbols support
  • Advanced search & filters
  • Deployment tracking
  • Audit log
  • Raygun API
  • On-demand events

Crash Reporting - Team

Popular
$80/mo (annual) or $120/mo
  • Everything in Basic, plus:
  • Inbound filters
  • Third party integrations
  • Unlimited custom dashboards
  • Single custom report
  • User roles & permissions

Crash Reporting - Business

$400/mo (annual) or $600/mo
  • Everything in Team, plus:
  • SAML SSO
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Multiple custom reports
  • Multi-year discount
  • Priority support
  • Product training & onboarding
  • Quarterly reviews

Crash Reporting - Enterprise

Custom
  • Everything in Business, plus:
  • Custom terms & compliance
  • Data volume discounts
  • Unlimited custom reports
  • Custom SLAs
  • Private Slack channel support
  • Custom data retention policies
  • Carryover events
  • Invoiced billing

Real User Monitoring - Basic

$80/mo (annual) or $120/mo
  • Unlimited apps
  • Unlimited members
  • Unlimited customer records
  • Core Web Vitals & UX metrics
  • Root cause analysis
  • Page-level insights
  • Custom alerts for slow pages
  • Advanced search & filters
  • Deployment tracking
  • Audit log
  • Raygun API
  • On-demand events

Real User Monitoring - Team

$160/mo (annual) or $240/mo
  • Everything in Basic, plus:
  • Alerts for Core Web Vitals
  • Third party integrations
  • Unlimited custom dashboards
  • Custom timings
  • User roles & permissions

Real User Monitoring - Business

Popular
$800/mo (annual) or $1,200/mo
  • Everything in Team, plus:
  • SAML SSO
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Multiple custom reports
  • Multi-year discount
  • Priority support
  • Product training & onboarding
  • Quarterly reviews

Real User Monitoring - Enterprise

Custom
  • Everything in Business, plus:
  • Custom terms & compliance
  • Data volume discounts
  • Unlimited custom reports
  • Custom SLAs
  • Private Slack channel support
  • Custom data retention policies
  • Carryover events
  • Invoiced billing

Application Performance Monitoring - Basic

$80/mo (annual) or $120/mo
  • Unlimited apps
  • Unlimited members
  • Apdex metric
  • Sampling and code filtering
  • Flamechart diagnostics
  • Proactive notification of issues
  • Advanced search & filters
  • Deployment tracking
  • Audit log
  • Raygun API
  • On-demand events

Application Performance Monitoring - Team

$160/mo (annual) or $240/mo
  • Everything in Basic, plus:
  • Inbound filters
  • Third party integrations
  • Unlimited custom dashboards
  • Source code integration
  • User roles & permissions

Application Performance Monitoring - Business

Popular
$800/mo (annual) or $1,200/mo
  • Everything in Team, plus:
  • SAML SSO
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Multiple custom reports
  • Multi-year discount
  • Priority support
  • Product training & onboarding
  • Quarterly reviews

Application Performance Monitoring - Enterprise

Custom
  • Everything in Business, plus:
  • Custom terms & compliance
  • Data volume discounts
  • Unlimited custom reports
  • Custom SLAs
  • Private Slack channel support
  • Custom data retention policies
  • Carryover events
  • Invoiced billing

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Raygun

Monthly$60/mo
Yearly$720/yr
5-Year Total$3.6k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~3 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $480
SaaS
$720
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $1.4k
SaaS
$2.2k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $2.4k
SaaS
$3.6k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 37 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Raygun alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 37 features.

Buy Raygun

Better Value
Monthly cost$600/mo
3-year total$21,600
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Raygun saves ~$15,360 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 37 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

7 known integrations