How Telebugs compares to Raygun

Start with the work you do every day

Raygun’s Crash Reporting helps you investigate errors. Its Real User Monitoring shows how an application performs for visitors, while its APM tools examine server-side performance. Those are related, but different, jobs.

Telebugs puts design attention into reading and acting on an error. Search by what you remember, narrow the results by tags or date, and read the backtrace, breadcrumbs, and context together. You can move through reports and take action from the keyboard. The aim is to keep the investigation moving without making you hunt for the next step.

It doesn’t replace Raygun’s browser-performance measurements or APM traces. If you use those to find slow pages or requests, you’ll still need a home for that work.

Hosting the app isn’t hosting the tracker

Raygun’s current public pricing and security pages describe its hosted service on AWS. We couldn’t verify a current on-premise edition in those materials. Sending reports from an application you host yourself doesn’t mean the error tracker runs there too.

Telebugs can run on a server you choose, in one Docker container with SQLite. On a prepared Linux server, the installer sets up Docker and HTTPS for you. The self-hosted software is commercial and source-available.

New installations check for updates nightly, install the release, and check that the app is ready after restarting it. You can reschedule or disable that routine. The restart briefly interrupts the app, and security, backups, storage, and the server itself remain your responsibility.

If Raygun offers a private arrangement, confirm whether you operate the software or Raygun hosts a dedicated instance. Managed Telebugs is the latter kind of option: the same error tracker on a private instance we maintain, including updates and backups. It isn’t self-hosting.

Compare deployment costs, not cloud tiers

Raygun’s public usage prices describe its hosted products. They aren’t a quote for an on-premise installation. If Raygun proposes one, compare its license, support, renewal terms, and infrastructure requirements with the Telebugs setup you intend to run.

Telebugs doesn’t charge by error, project, or teammate. Self-hosted Telebugs has a perpetual license with one year of updates and email support, then optional annual renewal. Managed Telebugs is a monthly subscription.

Support comes directly from Kyrylo, Telebugs’ founder, on business days. If you have a question about installing, configuring, using, or upgrading the software, you can ask the person building it.

Server capacity and retention settings still set a practical limit. Self-hosting also has a hosting bill and maintenance work. You’ll find both Telebugs options on our pricing page.

Test the reports before moving your monitoring

Raygun SDKs don’t become Telebugs clients by changing a destination. You’ll need a supported Sentry SDK and will need to carry over custom reporting and context. Check your platform’s support, particularly for native crashes and symbolication.

Historical reports, alert rules, and integrations don’t automatically transfer. Keep the history you need available, and check new reports and notifications before switching off the old integration.

Telebugs puts the installer, routine update tools, and direct support alongside your error reports. Try it with one application. Find a report, follow the context, and try the keyboard actions. That’s the working experience you’ll be choosing.

Sources: Raygun’s public plans, hosting and security, and integration documentation.