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BugSnag vs Honeybadger: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

BugSnag starts at $23/mo (Select) and Honeybadger at $26/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $23 vs $26 a month: BugSnag is $3 a month (12%) cheaper than Honeybadger on list price.

BugSnag

Cheaper for 10 people

From$23/mo

10 people: $23 a month · $276 a year

  • Free plan
  • Up to 13% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per plan

Honeybadger

Engineering

From$26/mo

10 people: $26 a month · $312 a year

  • Free plan (Developer)
  • Up to 8% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per plan

Plans

BugSnag and Honeybadger plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

BugSnag

  • Free

    7.5K events, 1M spans/month · 1 user, 7-day retention

    Free

  • Select

    From 50K events + 1M spans/month · Unlimited users · End-to-end diagnostics

    $23/mo

  • Preferred

    From 100K events + 1M spans/month · Error prioritization, SAML SSO · System metrics

    $39/mo

Starting prices; volume tiers up to 3M events and 300M spans. Billed yearly: Select from $20/month, Preferred from $33/month (13-15% saving). Enterprise: contact sales. SmartBear briefly branded it 'Insight Hub'; smartbear.com/insight-hub now 301-redirects to bugsnag.com, which uses the BugSnag name. Prices read from the official pricing page's embedded calculator data.

Prices from BugSnag's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Honeybadger

  • Developer

    5,000 errors/month · 1 user, 1 uptime monitor · 15-day error retention

    Free

  • Team

    50K errors/month · Unlimited users · 5 uptime monitors, 90-day retention

    $26/mo

  • Business

    50K errors/month, unlimited teams · 180-day retention · SOC2, HIPAA, SAML/SSO

    $80/mo

Annual: Team $286/year, Business $880/year (~8% saving). Higher error and Insights (logging) volumes priced via calculator. Overage $0.0003 (Team) / $0.0006 (Business) per notification if enabled. 30-day free trial.

Prices from Honeybadger's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

BugSnag and Honeybadger cost by team size
TeamBugSnag (Select)Honeybadger (Team)Difference
5 people$23$276/yr$26$312/yrBugSnag $3 less a month
10 people$23$276/yr$26$312/yrBugSnag $3 less a month
25 people$23$276/yr$26$312/yrBugSnag $3 less a month

BugSnag is priced per plan. Honeybadger is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

BugSnag vs Honeybadger: questions

Which is cheaper, BugSnag or Honeybadger?

BugSnag starts at $23/mo (Select) and Honeybadger at $26/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $23 vs $26 a month: BugSnag is $3 a month (12%) cheaper than Honeybadger on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do BugSnag and Honeybadger have free plans?

BugSnag has a free plan (Free). Honeybadger has a free plan (Developer).

Are BugSnag and Honeybadger cheaper if you pay yearly?

BugSnag lists up to 13% off yearly billing. Honeybadger lists up to 8% off yearly billing.

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