Is there an open-source alternative to Bugsnag for Rails?

Yes — Solid Errors. It mounts into an application you already run, so there is no second deployment and no second database.

How do I replace Bugsnag in a Rails app?

Add solid_errors to your Gemfile, mount it in config/routes.rb at /errors, and run its migrations. The whole integration is two lines and a migration.

How much does replacing Bugsnag save?

Bugsnag is priced from $39/mo. The engines here are open source, so the cost becomes the time to mount one and the resources it uses inside your existing application.

Replace Bugsnag

Exception grouping with release health, aimed at deciding whether to ship.

Bugsnag website From $39/mo Operations

Why teams move off Bugsnag

Stability scores are a good idea attached to a per-event bill.

What you give up

Release comparison and the stability targets built on it.

This directory says so when an engine only covers part of the job. A replacement that needs a caveat is still worth knowing about — it just should not surprise you in week three.

Drop-in replacement

Bugsnag → solid_errors

# Gemfile
gem "solid_errors"

# config/routes.rb
mount SolidErrors::Engine, at: "/errors"

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1 Rails engine that replaces Bugsnag

Solid Errors
Covers the core of Operations

Grouped exceptions with counts. Not stability scores or release comparisons.

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Is there an open-source alternative to Bugsnag for Rails?: Yes — Solid Errors. It mounts into an application you already run, so there is no second deployment and no second database.
What do I give up by replacing Bugsnag?: Release comparison and the stability targets built on it.
How do I replace Bugsnag in a Rails app?: Add solid_errors to your Gemfile, mount it in config/routes.rb at /errors, and run its migrations. The whole integration is two lines and a migration.
How much does replacing Bugsnag save?: Bugsnag is priced from $39/mo. The engines here are open source, so the cost becomes the time to mount one and the resources it uses inside your existing application.

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