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Best free Rollbar alternatives (open source, self-hosted) 2026
The best open-source alternative to Rollbar is GlitchTip, self-hosted on Railway. Sentry-compatible error tracking you host. Same SDK, your Postgres. Rollbar and Airbrake without the item pack.
Estimated save $1,200 a year.
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How Rollbar compares
| Rollbar | GlitchTip | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Hosted subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | Public list price not verified this run | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
- GlitchTip
MIT Sentry-compatible error tracking
FAQ
- What is the best free open-source Rollbar alternative?
- The best open-source alternative to Rollbar is GlitchTip, self-hosted on Railway. Sentry-compatible error tracking you host. Same SDK, your Postgres. Rollbar and Airbrake without the item pack.
- Is it free?
- The GlitchTip licenses are open source or fair-code. You still pay hosting (Railway or any VPS) and any APIs the stack calls. There is no Rollbar seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Rollbar?
- Yes. Start with the workflows or data you actually use, then cut over. The GlitchTip stack page has the agent prompt and the cost table; most teams rebuild the slice that matters and leave old Rollbar links until they expire.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open the GlitchTip stack, copy the agent prompt, and deploy on Railway (one service, PORT, and a volume when the app needs disk). Placeholder: GlitchTip + Postgres + Redis. Point SENTRY_DSN at your instance.
- What does this replace?
- Sentry / Bugsnag / Rollbar / Airbrake. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $1,200 a year.
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