Is Raygun or Timber better?

Neither clearly leads. Raygun starts at $40/month and Timber at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Raygun or Timber?

Timber has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $40/month for Raygun and Free for Timber.

Does Raygun or Timber run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use Timber for free?

Yes. Timber has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Raygun starts at $40/month.

What is Raygun best used for?

Raygun is most often used for crash and error reporting for web, mobile and backend applications, real user monitoring of front end page load and session performance, application performance monitoring with request level traces. Of those, crash and error reporting for web, mobile and backend applications and real user monitoring of front end page load and session performance are not what Timber is typically brought in for.

What can Raygun do that Timber cannot?

Raygun covers Crash reporting, Real user monitoring, Performance tracking, Source maps. Timber covers Structured logging, Context integration, Real-time tail, Archive storage. Both handle API, Webhooks, REST, Web support.

Logging · head to head

Raygun vs Timber

Raygun

Logging

Real User Monitoring and Crash Reporting

From: $40/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Timber

Logging

Structured Logging as a Service

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Timber has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Raygun crash Reporting error data is retained for 180 days and Real User Monitoring sessions for only 60 days; longer retention is Enterprise only; Timber vector requires manual deployment and configuration for production use
They diverge on capability: Raygun covers Crash reporting, Timber covers Structured logging.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Raygun and Timber actually diverge.

Attributes where Raygun and Timber differ
Attribute	Raygun	Timber
Starting price	$40/month	Free
Free tier	No	Yes
Founded	2011	2016

Identical on both: pricing model (usage-based), platforms (Web, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Logging).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Raygun

Crash reporting
Real user monitoring
Performance tracking
Source maps

Only in Timber

Structured logging
Context integration
Real-time tail
Archive storage

Both cover

API
Webhooks
REST
Web support
Api support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Raygun

Crash and error reporting for web, mobile and backend applicationsnot Timber
Real user monitoring of front end page load and session performancenot Timber
Application performance monitoring with request level tracesnot Timber

Timber

Building observability pipelines for log aggregationnot Raygun
Real-time data processing and transformationnot Raygun
Integrating multiple data sources into centralized systemsnot Raygun

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Raygun

Crash Reporting error data is retained for 180 days and Real User Monitoring sessions for only 60 days; longer retention is Enterprise only
Crash Reporting, Real User Monitoring and APM are billed as three separate products, each metered on its own unit of errors, sessions or traces
A Real User Monitoring session ends after 30 minutes of inactivity, so a single visit spanning breaks is billed as several sessions
Usage beyond the plan allowance is billed on demand at $0.001 per error and $0.002 per session or trace
Enterprise plan pricing is custom with no published rate

Timber

Vector requires manual deployment and configuration for production use
No hosted SaaS version available
Limited GUI tools for pipeline management

Pricing, plan by plan

Raygun

$40/month

Basic$40/month
- Core monitoring, unlimited apps and members
- Basic alerts, deployment tracking
- Annual billing saves 33%
Team$80/month
- Inbound filters and third-party integrations
- Unlimited dashboards and user roles
- Marked as MOST POPULAR plan
Business$400/month
- SAML SSO and dedicated account manager
- Priority support and quarterly reviews
- Annual billing saves 33%
Enterprise$undefined/mo
- Custom pricing and compliance requirements
- Unlimited reports and SLA agreements
- Private Slack support

Timber

Free

FreeFree
- Structured logging
- Context integration
- Real-time tail

Which should you pick?

Choose Raygun if

You need crash reporting.
You work on Web, Api.
You also want real user monitoring.

Raygun review

Choose Timber if

You need structured logging.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Api.
You also want context integration.

Timber review

Questions people ask

Is Raygun or Timber better?: Neither clearly leads. Raygun starts at $40/month and Timber at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Raygun or Timber?: Timber has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $40/month for Raygun and Free for Timber.
Does Raygun or Timber run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Timber for free?: Yes. Timber has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Raygun starts at $40/month.
What is Raygun best used for?: Raygun is most often used for crash and error reporting for web, mobile and backend applications, real user monitoring of front end page load and session performance, application performance monitoring with request level traces. Of those, crash and error reporting for web, mobile and backend applications and real user monitoring of front end page load and session performance are not what Timber is typically brought in for.
What can Raygun do that Timber cannot?: Raygun covers Crash reporting, Real user monitoring, Performance tracking, Source maps. Timber covers Structured logging, Context integration, Real-time tail, Archive storage. Both handle API, Webhooks, REST, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Raygun: Does Raygun offer a free trial?

Yes. Raygun offers a free 14-day trial with no credit card required. The trial includes feature access across all products.

Source

Timber: Is Timber/Vector free to use?

Yes, Vector is open-source software with no licensing costs. You deploy it yourself with no dependencies or runtime fees, though infrastructure hosting costs apply depending on your deployment.

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Raygun: What is Raygun's pricing model?

Raygun uses a usage-based pricing model with tiered plans starting at $40/month for Basic tier, plus per-event charges ($0.001 to $0.002 per event). Annual billing saves 33% compared to monthly rates.

Source

Timber: Does Vector offer enterprise support?

The website focuses on self-hosted deployment without mentioning commercial support tiers, suggesting enterprise support may require community resources or custom arrangements.

Source

Raygun: What features are included in the Team plan?

Team plan at $80/month includes inbound filters, third-party integrations, unlimited dashboards, user roles, and is marked as the most popular option. It's positioned between Basic and Business tiers.

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Raygun vs Timber

Raygun

Timber

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Raygun

Only in Timber

Both cover

What people use each for

Raygun

Timber

Where each one falls short

Raygun

Timber

Pricing, plan by plan

Raygun

Timber

Which should you pick?

Choose Raygun if

Choose Timber if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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