Last updated: March 2026
TraceKit vs Raygun: Developer-First APM at Developer-Friendly Prices
Raygun offers accessible error and performance monitoring with crash reporting and real user monitoring at approachable prices. TraceKit delivers deeper observability -- distributed tracing, live code monitoring, and session replay -- for teams that need to debug beyond surface-level metrics.
Pricing and feature information is based on publicly available data as of March 2026. Check Raygun's website for the latest.
Why developers choose TraceKit
Full Distributed Tracing
Raygun offers real user monitoring for frontend performance but no distributed tracing across backend services. TraceKit traces requests from browser to database, showing exactly where time is spent.
Live Code Monitoring
Set live breakpoints in production code to capture variable state. When Raygun reports a crash, you still need to reproduce it. TraceKit lets you inspect the next occurrence in real time.
Everything in One Price
$29/month for error tracking, tracing, session replay, and live debugging. Raygun sells Crash Reporting and APM separately -- getting comparable coverage means two subscriptions.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | TraceKit | Raygun |
|---|---|---|
| Error Tracking | ||
| Crash Reporting | Yes (error tracking) | Yes (core feature) |
| Error Grouping | Yes | Yes |
| Affected Users Tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Real User Monitoring | Yes (session replay) | Yes (RUM) |
| Page Load Metrics | Yes (Web Vitals) | Yes (detailed breakdowns) |
| Tracing | ||
| Distributed Tracing | Yes (full APM) | No |
| Trace Visualization | Waterfall + Flamegraph | No |
| Browser-to-Backend Traces | Yes (W3C traceparent) | No |
| Monitoring | ||
| Live Code Monitoring | Yes -- breakpoints without redeploy | No |
| Session Replay | Yes (linked to traces) | No |
| Custom Metrics | Yes | No |
| Custom Dashboards | Yes | Limited |
| Platform | ||
| Mobile Crash Reporting | No | Yes (iOS, Android) |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing Model | $29/month flat | From $24/month (Small Business) |
Pricing Comparison
TraceKit
$29/month
Flat monthly
One price includes distributed tracing, error tracking, live code monitoring, session replay, custom metrics, dashboards, and alerts.
None. What you see is what you pay.
Raygun
Small Business from $24/month (Crash Reporting or APM separately)
Tiered plans
Raygun prices Crash Reporting and APM as separate products. Small Business plan starts at $24/month per product. Startup and Professional plans add more volume and features. Enterprise pricing is custom.
Crash Reporting and APM are separate purchases. To get both, you pay for both. Volume limits apply per plan -- exceeding them requires upgrading.
Pricing considerations with Raygun
- Crash Reporting and APM are separate products with separate pricing
- Getting both error tracking and performance monitoring means paying for two products
- Smaller ecosystem means fewer integrations with third-party tools
- Performance monitoring less deep than full distributed tracing APM tools
Setup Comparison
See how TraceKit's setup compares to Raygun:
// Raygun: Configure with API key
// import "github.com/MindscapeHQ/raygun4go"
// client, _ := raygun4go.New("MyApp", "YOUR_API_KEY")
// defer client.HandleError()
// client.CreateError("something went wrong")
// TraceKit: One-line SDK setup
tracekit.Init("tk_your_key")When to choose Raygun
We believe in honesty. Raygun is a great product, and there are situations where it is the better choice.
- Small team wanting simple, affordable crash reporting without APM complexity
- You need mobile crash reporting for iOS and Android alongside web monitoring
- Approachable entry price is a top priority and you do not need distributed tracing
- You want a straightforward error and RUM tool without enterprise complexity
Frequently Asked Questions
For web application error tracking and performance monitoring -- yes. TraceKit adds distributed tracing, session replay, and live code monitoring. If you need Raygun's mobile crash reporting for iOS and Android, that is a capability TraceKit does not currently offer.
Raygun's starting price of $24/month is lower, but that covers only one product (Crash Reporting OR APM, not both). For comparable coverage to TraceKit's $29/month all-inclusive plan, you would need both Raygun products, which costs more.
No. Raygun offers Real User Monitoring for frontend performance metrics and Crash Reporting for error tracking, but does not provide distributed tracing across backend services. TraceKit includes full distributed tracing with waterfall and flamegraph visualization.
If you need to trace requests across services and debug production code interactively. TraceKit's distributed tracing and live code monitoring go beyond Raygun's error tracking and RUM to give you full-stack debugging capability.
Yes. Replace Raygun's SDK with TraceKit's SDK. TraceKit uses OpenTelemetry for instrumentation, giving you error tracking, distributed tracing, and session replay from one integration. Your crash reporting alerts can be recreated in TraceKit's alerting system.
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