- AI explanations on every error, every plan. Including free. In the product itself — not an MCP bridge you wire up to your own AI tools.
- EU-hosted by default. BugSnag's SaaS runs on US data centers; EU residency means going on-prem via Enterprise. booboo stores your event data in the EU out of the box.
- Flat public pricing. €18/mo says €18/mo on the page. No calculator, no tier slider, no sales call.
- 30-day retention on the free plan. BugSnag's free tier keeps events for 7 days.
- Designed to fit in your head. Errors, alerts, uptime checks — not a full observability suite with spans quotas to manage.
Comparison
booboo.dev vs BugSnag
BugSnag is a mature error tracker with unusually deep mobile coverage, now SmartBear-owned with RUM and performance monitoring bundled in. booboo is the minimal, EU-hosted alternative for teams who just want their errors caught and explained. Here's the honest read on where each one wins.
Side by side
booboo does one thing — errors, with AI built in, EU-hosted, at a flat price you can read without a calculator. Here's the line-by-line.
| Feature | booboo.dev | BugSnag |
|---|---|---|
| Price for 50K events/month | €18/mo, flat | Select tier via calculator — reportedly from ~$20/mo |
| Public flat pricing | One number per tier | Interactive calculator; Enterprise is sales-led |
| Free tier | 5K events, 30-day retention, 2 seats | 7.5K events, 7-day retention |
| EU data residency | Default — data stored in the EU | None on SaaS (US data centers); on-prem Enterprise only |
| AI explanation on every error | Built in, every plan | No AI analysis in published plans — MCP server for external AI tools |
| Paid retention | 30 days (Starter), 90 days (Team) | 60 days (Select and Preferred) |
| Product scope | Errors, done well | Errors bundled with RUM + performance spans |
| SDK platform breadth | Python + JavaScript, by design | 50+ platforms — mobile, web, desktop, server |
| Uptime monitors included | Every plan — checks don't consume event quota | Not listed on published plans |
| Slack / Discord / webhook alerts | Slack, Discord, signed webhooks | Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty |
| Predictable billing (no surprise overages) | Hard cap by default — no overage charges | Daily event quota; configurable overage handling (capture-all or rate limiting) |
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Why teams pick booboo
If you ship mobile apps across many platforms, BugSnag genuinely wins — 50+ SDK targets and release stability management are its home turf, and we'll happily point you there. For a focused, EU-hosted error tracker at a price you can read, booboo wins.
Switching from BugSnag
No big-bang migration. Run both for a week, then drop the one you don't want.
- 1
Install our SDK alongside BugSnag's
Two more lines of code. Both SDKs capture the same unhandled exceptions independently.
- 2
Compare for a week in production
You'll see the same errors in both dashboards. Check the AI Triage on every booboo issue. See if it earns its keep.
- 3
Switch off BugSnag
Delete two lines of code, cancel the subscription, you're done. Both SDKs are safe in production and add minimal overhead during the trial week.
Try booboo free
Free plan is real production-grade — 5,000 events/month, 30-day retention, AI Triage included.
No credit card. EU-hosted. 2-minute install.