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Error and crash monitoring · October 2026 Edition

Bugsnag vs Raygun

Zero of fourteen models named Bugsnag first on the direct prompt; zero named Raygun. Bugsnag was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Raygun by twelve and Bugsnag carries 56 labels and Raygun 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Bugsnag

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Raygun

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%5%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5620A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Bugsnag reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sentry was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Sentry vs Bugsnag · Sentry vs Raygun · Rollbar vs Bugsnag

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the error and crash monitoring page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BugsnagFirst choices, of fourteen modelsRaygun
Direct00
Paraphrase21
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative004 against Bugsnag · 1 against Raygun
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Bugsnag and Raygun were named in the same answer thirty-four times, of the 160 answers naming Bugsnag and the 55 naming Raygun. In those answers Raygun took the first choice one time and Bugsnag two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Bugsnag and Raygun stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Bugsnag Raygun first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Bugsnag on the left and Raygun on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Bugsnag and Raygun stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniSentry alternatives: Bugsnag, Rollbar
Gemini 3.5 FlashSentry alternatives: LogRocket, Raygun, Rollbar
Grok 4.1 FastSentry alternatives: Bugsnag, Rollbar
DeepSeek V4 FlashSentry alternatives: Bugsnag, New Relic Errors Inbox, Rollbar
Llama 4 MaverickRollbar alternatives: Bugsnag
Qwen 3.7 FlashSentry alternatives: Bugsnag, Datadog Error Tracking, Honeybadger
Kimi K2Sentry alternatives: Bugsnag, Honeybadger, Rollbar
GLM 4.7 FlashXSentry alternatives: Bugsnag, LogRocket, Rollbar
MiniMax M2.5Sentry alternatives: Bugsnag, Datadog Error Tracking, Rollbar

Neither was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Sentry alternatives: Honeybadger, Rollbar
Perplexity SonarSentry alternatives: Better Stack, GlitchTip, Honeybadger
Mistral SmallRollbar, Scout Monitoring
GPT-6 LunaSentry alternatives: Datadog Error Tracking, New Relic Errors Inbox
Muse Glimmer 30BRollbar, Sentry alternatives: Datadog Error Tracking, Honeybadger, Scout Monitoring

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Bugsnag leads by four points.
Bugsnag4%#3 of 11
Raygun0%#9 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Bugsnag leads by two points.
Bugsnag4%#3 of 11
Raygun2%#5 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Bugsnag0%#5 of 8
Raygun0%#8 of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Bugsnag

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“some developers caution against it due to changes in billing and packaging post-acquisition” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Similar event-based pricing; free tiers cap at 5K, then paid scales with volume.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“worth caution if you care about privacy and governance” GPT-5.4 mini · negative prompt · soft negative
“if they are looking for a comprehensive error tracking solution that includes uptime monitoring and cron job checks, Bugsnag may be a good option” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Bugsnag as your primary application error and crash reporting service” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Known for having exceptional mobile (iOS/Android) error tracking and very clear, actionable "Stability Scores"... Excellent grouping algorithms.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · alternative

What the models said about Raygun

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“Caution: Niche focus & per-event cost” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend Sentry or Raygun as the best fit.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best For: B2B SaaS companies and product managers who want to prioritize bug fixes based on direct financial and user impact.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“When to consider Raygun instead - You want bundled real‑user monitoring (RUM) and APM with crash reporting in one vendor.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.