Free Embrace alternatives: 6 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Nov 8, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rank

6 of the 8 Embrace alternatives we track can be used for free (free, open source, or with a free plan). Datadog, Sentry and New Relic rank highest, with facts last verified Nov 8, 2026.

Embrace has been acquired. Acquired by Palo Alto Networks; Embrace's site says it is now Cortex XCOR by Palo Alto Networks.

Quick comparison

#	App	Pricing	Verified price	Open source	Platforms	Verified facts	Score
1	Datadog	Free plan + paid	Infrastructure Pro, $15 per host/month billed annually	No	Web, iOS, Android	6 of 7	72.9
2	Sentry	Free plan + paid	$26 a month, billed annually (Team)	No	Web, Self-hosted	7 of 7	68.8
3	New Relic	Free plan + paid	$10 for the first full user, then $99 per user (Standard)	No	Web, iOS, Android	7 of 7	65.0
4	BugSnag	Free plan + paid	—	No	Web	4 of 4	64.8
5	Firebase	Free plan + paid	—	No	Web, iOS, Android	8 of 8	60.1
6	Rollbar	Free plan + paid	—	No	Web	4 of 4	55.9

1. DatadogTop pick
Best for: Cloud-heavy teams that want metrics, traces, logs and alerts in one hosted product and can budget for it
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
72.9
score / 100
Why switch from Embrace
Mobile RUM ties app sessions to backend traces and logs in one platform, for teams already on Datadog.
Pros
Very wide integration catalogue that works with little setup
Metrics, traces and logs are linked in one interface
Mature dashboards, monitors and on-call features
Cons
Per-product, per-host pricing makes bills hard to forecast
Custom metrics and log volume get expensive quickly
No self-hosted option
Visit Datadog Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.369
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.15100
Freshness ×0.1590
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is Datadog a good Embrace alternative?
Verified facts
6 of 7 verified
Starting price
Infrastructure Pro, $15 per host/month billed annually
Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free tier
Up to 5 hosts, 1-day metric retention
Source changed Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free trial
14 days
Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Integrations
1,000+
Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Enterprise plan
$23 per host/month billed annually
Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
APM plan
From $31 per host/month
Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free plan
Yes, up to 5 hosts with 1-day metric retention
Checked Nov 8, 2026datadoghq.com(opens source in a new tab)
2. Sentry
Best for: Development teams that want detailed error reports tied to releases and code
Free plan + paidSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted
68.8
score / 100
Why switch from Embrace
Error and crash tracking with mobile SDKs, performance tracing and session replay, plus a free plan.
Pros
Rich error context with stack traces, breadcrumbs and releases
SDKs for almost every language and framework
Free plan for solo developers
Cons
Self-hosted package needs many containers and a lot of memory
Usage-based quotas can be confusing to tune
Source-available licence rather than OSI open source
Visit Sentry Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.3100
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is Sentry a good Embrace alternative?
Verified facts
7 of 7 verified
Free plan
Yes, one user
Checked Nov 8, 2026sentry.io(opens source in a new tab)
Team plan
$26/month (billed annually)
Checked Nov 8, 2026sentry.io(opens source in a new tab)
Free plan errors
5k errors
Checked Nov 8, 2026sentry.io(opens source in a new tab)
License
FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0
Checked Nov 8, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab)
Self-hosting
Yes, for low-volume deployments
Checked Oct 25, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab)
Starting price
$26 a month, billed annually (Team)
Checked Nov 8, 2026sentry.io(opens source in a new tab)
Business plan
$80 a month, billed annually
Checked Nov 8, 2026sentry.io(opens source in a new tab)
3. New Relic
Best for: Teams that want full-stack APM with predictable data-based pricing and a usable free tier
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
65.0
score / 100
Why switch from Embrace
Mobile monitoring inside a full observability platform with a free data allowance each month.
Pros
Perpetual free tier with a meaningful monthly data allowance
One query language across all telemetry types
Wide language agent support plus OpenTelemetry ingest
Cons
Full-platform user seats are expensive on paid tiers
Interface has many overlapping views to learn
Hosted only
Visit New Relic Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.363
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.1550
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is New Relic a good Embrace alternative?
Verified facts
7 of 7 verified
Free tier
100 GB data ingest/month
Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Data price
$0.40/GB beyond 100 GB free
Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free full user
1
Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Basic users
Unlimited, free
Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Starting price
$10 for the first full user, then $99 per user (Standard)
Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Pro plan
$349 per full user/month, annual commitment
Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free plan
Yes, 100 GB data ingest/month and 1 full user
Checked Nov 8, 2026newrelic.com(opens source in a new tab)
4. BugSnag
Best for: Mobile and game teams that judge release health by crash-free rates
Free plan + paidWeb
64.8
score / 100
Why switch from Embrace
Mobile-focused crash reporting with stability scores per release, a close match for app teams.
Pros
Release stability scores help with rollout decisions
Broad mobile and game engine SDK support
Clear prioritisation of errors by impact
Cons
Performance and tracing features are less mature
Event-based pricing tiers can jump
Brand changes have caused some confusion
Visit BugSnag Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.387
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is BugSnag a good Embrace alternative?
Verified facts
4 of 4 verified
Free plan
Yes, for solo users
Checked Nov 8, 2026bugsnag.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free trial
14 days
Checked Nov 8, 2026bugsnag.com(opens source in a new tab)
Owner
SmartBear
Checked Nov 8, 2026bugsnag.com(opens source in a new tab)
Stability score
Yes
Checked Nov 8, 2026bugsnag.com(opens source in a new tab)
5. Firebase
Best for: Mobile and web teams who want realtime sync, auth and push messaging from one vendor
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
60.1
score / 100
Why switch from Embrace
Includes Crashlytics, Google's free crash reporting for iOS and Android apps.
Pros
Mature SDKs for Android, iOS, Flutter and web
Realtime sync and offline support built into the client libraries
Wide set of mobile services such as crash reporting and push messaging
Cons
Ties your app closely to Google Cloud
NoSQL query limits often force data duplication
Pay-as-you-go bills can spike with heavy reads
Visit Firebase Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.346
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.1550
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is Firebase a good Embrace alternative?
Verified facts
8 of 8 verified
Free plan
Yes, Spark plan
Checked Nov 8, 2026firebase.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
Paid plan
Blaze, pay as you go
Checked Nov 8, 2026firebase.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
Database
Firestore, a NoSQL document database
Checked Nov 8, 2026firebase.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
SQL option
PostgreSQL via Firebase SQL Connect
Checked Nov 8, 2026firebase.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
Blaze plan
Pay as you go, with Spark free usage included
Checked Nov 8, 2026firebase.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
Cloud Functions
Free up to 2M invocations/month, then $0.40 per million
Checked Nov 8, 2026firebase.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
Cloud Storage
Free up to 5 GB, then $0.026 per GB
Checked Nov 8, 2026firebase.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
Free credit
$300 for eligible Blaze users
Checked Nov 8, 2026firebase.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
6. Rollbar
Best for: Teams that deploy often and want fast feedback when a release introduces new errors
Free plan + paidWeb
55.9
score / 100
Why switch from Embrace
Error tracking focused on fast grouping and deploy tracking across mobile and web.
Pros
Good automatic grouping of similar errors
Ties errors to deploys and code versions
Free plan to start
Cons
No full tracing or log management
Interface feels dated in places
Volume-based pricing needs monitoring
Visit Rollbar Details and reviews
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.357
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
Is Rollbar a good Embrace alternative?
Verified facts
4 of 4 verified
Free plan
5K occurrences + 1K sessions/month
Checked Nov 8, 2026rollbar.com(opens source in a new tab)
Error grouping
Automatic
Checked Nov 8, 2026rollbar.com(opens source in a new tab)
Essentials retention
Up to 90 days
Checked Nov 8, 2026rollbar.com(opens source in a new tab)
Session replay
Yes
Checked Nov 8, 2026rollbar.com(opens source in a new tab)

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1. DatadogTop pick

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2. Sentry

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3. New Relic

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4. BugSnag

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5. Firebase

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6. Rollbar

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