What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about open-source error monitoring tools — measured weekly across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-04 · 56 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 56 AI answers · Window: Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (39 answers)
Across 56 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, Sentry is recommended most often — appearing in 96.4% of recommendations, followed by GlitchTip (85.7%) and Bugsink (57.1%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sentry sentry.io | 96.4% 95% CI 87.9–99% 54 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 63% | — | GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 90.5% | Claim |
| 2 | GlitchTip glitchtip.com Best for: AI recommends GlitchTip most when buyers ask “best open-source error monitoring platform I can self-host for tracking application crashes” (100% of those answers) | 85.7% 95% CI 74.3–92.6% 48 mentions · avg pos 2.7 first pick 60.4% | — | GEMINI 90.5%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 3 | Bugsink bugsink.com Best for: AI recommends Bugsink most when buyers ask “how do I self-host an error tracking system that supports multiple programming languages and stack traces” (87.5% of those answers) | 57.1% 95% CI 44.1–69.2% 32 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 15.6% | — | GEMINI 61.9%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 47.6% | Claim |
| 4 | OpenTelemetry opentelemetry.io Best for: AI recommends OpenTelemetry most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (100% of those answers) | 46.4% 95% CI 34–59.3% 26 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 61.9%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 5 | Docker docker.com Best for: AI recommends Docker most when buyers ask “how do I self-host an error tracking system that supports multiple programming languages and stack traces” (100% of those answers) | 44.6% 95% CI 32.4–57.6% 25 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 8% | — | GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 6 | SigNoz signoz.io Best for: AI recommends SigNoz most when buyers ask “best open-source error monitoring platform I can self-host for tracking application crashes” (87.5% of those answers) | 41.1% 95% CI 29.2–54.1% 23 mentions · avg pos 8.6 first pick 4.3% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 7 | Uptrace Best for: AI recommends Uptrace most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted error monitoring alternatives to heavy commercial APM and error tracking suites” (75% of those answers) | 35.7% 95% CI 24.5–48.8% 20 mentions · avg pos 8.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 42.9%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 8 | ClickHouse clickhouse.com Best for: AI recommends ClickHouse most when buyers ask “best self-hosted exception tracking tool for a team that doesn't want error data in the cloud” (62.5% of those answers) | 32.1% 95% CI 21.4–45.2% 18 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9% | Claim |
| 9 | Highlight.io highlight.io Best for: AI recommends Highlight.io most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted error monitoring alternatives to heavy commercial APM and error tracking suites” (75% of those answers) | 32.1% 95% CI 21.4–45.2% 18 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 5.6% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 10 | Telebugs telebugs.com Best for: AI recommends Telebugs most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted error monitoring alternatives to heavy commercial APM and error tracking suites” (87.5% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 18.4–41.5% 16 mentions · avg pos 5.6 first pick 6.3% | — | GEMINI 47.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 11 | Redis redis.io Best for: AI recommends Redis most when buyers ask “best self-hosted exception tracking tool for a team that doesn't want error data in the cloud” (50% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 18.4–41.5% 16 mentions · avg pos 8.6 first pick 18.8% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 71.4%CLAUDE 71.4% | Claim |
| 12 | PostgreSQL postgresql.org Best for: AI recommends PostgreSQL most when buyers ask “how do I self-host an error tracking system that supports multiple programming languages and stack traces” (62.5% of those answers) | 26.8% 95% CI 17–39.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 5.6 first pick 26.7% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 42.9% | Claim |
| 13 | Errbit Best for: AI recommends Errbit most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (62.5% of those answers) | 25% 95% CI 15.5–37.7% 14 mentions · avg pos 7.1 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 14 | OpenObserve openobserve.ai Best for: AI recommends OpenObserve most when buyers ask “best open-source error monitoring platform I can self-host for tracking application crashes” (50% of those answers) | 21.4% 95% CI 12.7–33.8% 12 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 57.1%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 15 | Airbrake Best for: AI recommends Airbrake most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (62.5% of those answers) | 19.6% 95% CI 11.3–31.8% 11 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 16 | Bugsnag bugsnag.com Best for: AI recommends Bugsnag most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (75% of those answers) | 17.9% 95% CI 10–29.8% 10 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 17 | Rails rubyonrails.org Best for: AI recommends Rails most when buyers ask “best self-hosted exception tracking tool for a team that doesn't want error data in the cloud” (37.5% of those answers) | 16.1% 95% CI 8.7–27.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 42.9%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 18 | OneUptime oneuptime.com Best for: AI recommends OneUptime most when buyers ask “best open-source error monitoring platform I can self-host for tracking application crashes” (37.5% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.2–23.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 19 | PostHog posthog.com Best for: AI recommends PostHog most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (37.5% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 20 | Rollbar rollbar.com Best for: AI recommends Rollbar most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (62.5% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 21 | Loki Best for: AI recommends Loki most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted error monitoring alternatives to heavy commercial APM and error tracking suites” (37.5% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 17.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 28.6% | Claim |
| 22 | Temps temps.sh Best for: AI recommends Temps most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted error monitoring alternatives to heavy commercial APM and error tracking suites” (75% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 23 | Raygun raygun.com Best for: AI recommends Raygun most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (50% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 24 | Datadog datadoghq.com | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Prometheus prometheus.io Best for: AI recommends Prometheus most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (37.5% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 13.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 26 | HyperDX Best for: AI recommends HyperDX most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (37.5% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 14.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 27 | Grafana Loki | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 21.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 28.6% | Claim |
| 28 | Slack slack.com Best for: AI recommends Slack most when buyers ask “how do I self-host an error tracking system that supports multiple programming languages and stack traces” (37.5% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 19.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 28.6% | Claim |
| 29 | CubeAPM cubeapm.com | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 19.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 42.9%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 30 | Countly countly.com Best for: AI recommends Countly most when buyers ask “what open-source crash reporting tool should I use for a React and Node.js application” (37.5% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Elasticsearch elastic.co Best for: AI recommends Elasticsearch most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (37.5% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 11.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 32 | Exceptionless exceptionless.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 33 | ELK Stack | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 34 | Logstash | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 35 | Traceo | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 36 | Faultline | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 37 | NGINX nginx.org | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Errsole | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 25 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted error monitoring alternatives to heavy commercial APM and error tracking suites” (37.5% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 40 | SSOJet ssojet.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 41 | CrashSense | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 42 | Tempo | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | Grafana grafana.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | Jaeger jaegertracing.io | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | Netdata netdata.cloud | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | New Relic newrelic.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 47 | OpenSearch opensearch.org | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 48 | Fluent Bit fluentbit.io | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 22 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 49 | Vector vector.co | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 22 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 50 | Caddy caddyserver.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 51 | F6S f6s.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | GitLab gitlab.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 53 | Honeybadger | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 54 | Inspectlet inspectlet.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | OpenAlternative openalternative.co Best for: AI recommends OpenAlternative most when buyers ask “open-source error monitoring alternatives to popular hosted exception tracking services” (37.5% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 56 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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