Netwarden Apps vs Bugsnag

Pricing model

Bugsnag: tiered per-event plans (Lite $59, Standard $209, Enterprise quote). Netwarden Apps: fixed monthly tier ($0 / $9 / $29 / $79), no per-event meter.

Entry paid plan

Bugsnag Lite: $59/month minimum, ~150K events. Netwarden Apps Solo: $9/month, up to 100K errors.

Self-hosted

Bugsnag: removed self-host option in 2022, now SaaS-only with quote-based Enterprise tier. Netwarden Apps: single Bun-compiled binary plus SQLite or Postgres.

Native mobile SDKs

Bugsnag: iOS, Android, React Native, Unity, Unreal, Cordova, Flutter (signal handlers, NSException, JNI, ANR/OOM detection). Netwarden Apps: none.

Stability score per release

Bugsnag: yes (sessions without error / total sessions). Netwarden Apps: no (release tag stored, no rate-based score).

Dependency-update CVE alerts

Bugsnag: not offered. Netwarden Apps: daily OSV.dev cross-reference across 8 ecosystems (npm, PyPI, RubyGems, Go, Cargo, Maven, NuGet, Composer).

Compliance

Bugsnag (via SmartBear): SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR DPAs, enterprise SSO. Netwarden Apps: alpha, no certifications today.

Hobby / side-project bill

Bugsnag floor: $59/month even for ~50K errors. Netwarden Apps Solo: $9/month for the same scale; Free tier covers 10K errors at $0.

Founded / parent

Bugsnag: 2013, acquired by SmartBear in 2021, public-company customers. Netwarden Apps: 2026, alpha.

Bundled host monitoring

Bugsnag: not offered (would pair with Datadog or New Relic). Netwarden Apps: Hosts module included — CPU/memory/disk metrics, CVE matching against installed packages, GeoIP failed-login alerts.

For a typical JavaScript / Node app, the swap looks like this:

// before
import Bugsnag from "@bugsnag/js";
Bugsnag.start({ apiKey: "..." });
Bugsnag.notify(err);

// after
import { init, captureException } from "@netwarden/sdk";
init({ dsn: "https://[email protected]/1" });
captureException(err);

Source maps work the same way (CLI upload on deploy). Custom error metadata maps to our extratag. Native mobile and game-engine SDKs do not have a Netwarden equivalent and the codemod flags those projects as out of scope. For Bugsnag’s official feature list and pricing, see https://www.bugsnag.com/platforms and https://www.bugsnag.com/pricing.

Is Netwarden a drop-in Bugsnag replacement?

Partially. Netwarden Apps replaces Bugsnag for browser and Node.js error tracking, source-map symbolication, fingerprint-based dedup, auto-reopen on regression, and release tagging. It does not replace Bugsnag for native iOS, Android, React Native, Unity, Unreal, or Cordova SDKs — those have no Netwarden equivalent today and aren’t on the roadmap.

Can I self-host Netwarden the way I used to self-host Bugsnag?

Yes. Bugsnag removed its self-hosted on-premise option in 2022 — it’s now SaaS-only with a quote-based Enterprise tier. Netwarden Apps ships as a single Bun-compiled binary plus a SQLite or Postgres pointer. If you operate in an air-gapped network, in a regulated jurisdiction, or you just want full data control, Netwarden is currently the only modern option.

What’s cheaper for a side project: Bugsnag or Netwarden?

Netwarden, by a wide margin. Bugsnag’s entry tier is Lite at $59/month with no smaller plan below it. Netwarden Apps Solo is $9/month for up to 100,000 errors; Free tier covers 10,000 errors at $0/month. For a hobby app at ~50K errors/month, that’s $9 vs $59 for the same workload. Numbers verified at bugsnag.com/pricing on 2026-05-09.

Does Netwarden have a stability score per release?

No, not yet. Netwarden tags errors by release and tracks first-seen and last-seen per release, but does not compute a rate-based stability score (sessions without error / total sessions) the way Bugsnag does. If release-quality gating against a stability score is part of your CI pipeline, Bugsnag handles that workflow more directly.

Does Netwarden have native iOS or Android SDKs?

No. Netwarden Apps ships JavaScript / Node and Python (alpha) SDKs only. Bugsnag has mature native handlers for signal handlers, NSException, JNI, ANRs, OOMs, and game-engine integrations (Unity, Unreal). If you ship a mobile or game client, Bugsnag is the right tool today. If your stack is web plus backend (Next.js, Express, Hono, FastAPI, Flask, Django), Netwarden covers it.