# Honeybadger: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 28 judge labels across 2 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/honeybadger

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Error and crash monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/error-and-crash-monitoring/index.md) | 0% | 6 | 4% | 27 |
| [Data quality and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-quality-and-observability/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Sentry and Honeybadger being recommended for small businesses" (Mistral Small, Error monitoring)
- "offers straightforward pricing based on data volume with no cap on users or hosts, and is typically much more affordable" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Data observability)
- "Choose Honeybadger for a smaller SaaS engineering team that also needs uptime monitoring and cron-job checks" (Perplexity Sonar, Error monitoring)
- "Choose Honeybadger or Better Stack if you're a solo founder who wants simple, affordable monitoring" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Error monitoring)

## And against it

- "Cloud-only tools like Honeybadger and TrackJS may be simpler but won't pass that policy check." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Error monitoring)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Honeybadger, from 100 of the 116 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ones.com: 40
- sentry.io: 39
- honeybadger.io: 30 (its own site)
- drdroid.io: 28
- rollbar.com: 28
- scoutapm.com: 27
- dupple.com: 25
- guideflow.com: 25
- gane.ai/index: 24
- dev.to: 21

### Pages cited

- https://ones.com/blog/8-best-error-tracking-tools-to-catch-bugs-before-users-do: 32
- https://drdroid.io/engineering-tools/error-monitoring-tracking-open-source: 27
- https://guideflow.com/blog/error-monitoring-software: 24
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-error-tracking-software: 21
- https://sentry.io/: 17
- https://sentry.io/pricing: 17
- https://toolradar.com/guides/best-error-tracking-software: 17
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/error-and-crash-monitoring/smb: 15

## In its own words

What Honeybadger's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Real-time error tracking, APM & logging for your favorite stack. Helps developers find and fix issues faster. Get started for free. (https://honeybadger.io/)
- For: developers (https://honeybadger.io/)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://honeybadger.io/)
- Starting price: $26/month (https://www.honeybadger.io/plans)
- Free plan or trial: Get started for free (https://honeybadger.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 30 (https://www.honeybadger.io/integrations)
- Certifications: HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
- Hosting: EU, European Union, United States
- Customers named: Punchpass.com, Schedulista.com, YvesBlue

## What it publishes

Every page honeybadger.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1061 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 725 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-28
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 9 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 15 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-20
- news or press: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-29 conference or event: Uptime monitoring https://www.honeybadger.io/tour/uptime-monitoring
- Recent: 2026-08-28 blog: Starlette middleware https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/starlette-middleware
- Recent: 2026-08-28 blog: Python https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/python
- Recent: 2026-08-18 blog: Teaching llms badgerql https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/teaching-llms-badgerql
- Recent: 2026-08-18 blog: Developer%20tools http://blog.honeybadger.io/developer%20tools
- Recent: 2026-08-18 blog: Devops https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/devops

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.