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Error tracking, plus the logs around it.

Rollbar and Squasher both group errors and never charge per seat. Squasher also takes your logs, traces, and uptime checks, so the story behind an error lives in one project.

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Rollbar and Squasher, signal by signal, from public pages checked 2026-09-24.
SignalRollbarSquasher
ErrorsIncluded: Real-time feedIncluded: Grouped into issues
Query languageCosts extra: RQL on AdvancedPartly: SQL on logs, spans
Session replayCosts extra: Add-on after 1KIncluded: Plan allowance
LogsNot offered or not listed: Not listedIncluded: SDKs, OTLP, drains
TracesNot offered or not listed: Not listedIncluded: OTLP traces
Uptime checksNot offered or not listed: Not listedIncluded: Monitors, heartbeats
IncludedCosts extraPartlyNot offered or not listedChecked 2026-09-24.

Rollbar for error depth. Squasher for the context.

Both are error-first. Rollbar goes deeper into each error; Squasher reaches out to the logs, traces, and checks around it.

Rollbar

Pick Rollbar when

  • You want local variable values and telemetry on each occurrence.
  • You query error data with RQL, or pull it through the Metrics API.
  • You need a HIPAA BAA, SCIM, or 180 days of history.
  • You only need error tracking, and want a paid plan under $10 a month.

Squasher

Pick Squasher when

  • Your logs come from Vercel, Railway, Cloudflare, or OpenTelemetry, and belong next to errors.
  • You want uptime monitors, heartbeats, incidents, and status pages without another vendor.
  • You want AI triage on new production issues on every plan, with no credits to count.
  • Your coding agent should query logs and spans with SQL, over MCP or the CLI.

Rollbar and Squasher, feature by feature.

Both cover the core error workflow. They differ in what else lands in the same project.

Error workflow

Rollbar
Real-time feed, grouping, assign, snooze
Squasher
Issues: priority, owner, mute, merge

Context on an error

Rollbar
Telemetry, local variables, request params
Squasher
Tags, user, release; logs and traces by trace ID

Local variable values

Rollbar
Yes
Squasher
No

Query language

Rollbar
RQL on Advanced; add-on on Essentials
Squasher
SQL on logs, spans, and metrics

Session replay

Rollbar
1K replays free; paid add-on after
Squasher
Browser SDK, in each plan's allowance

Logs and OpenTelemetry

Rollbar
Not listed
Squasher
SDK logs, OTLP, and platform log drains

Uptime and status pages

Rollbar
Not listed
Squasher
Monitors, heartbeats, and status pages

AI fix pull requests

Rollbar
Resolve opens a pull request with a fix
Squasher
On Team and up

AI limits

Rollbar
4K or 8K AI credits a month; more for a fee
Squasher
Triage and fix runs are not metered

Error history

Rollbar
30, 90, or 180 days by plan
Squasher
30 to 90 days by plan

Users

Rollbar
Unlimited on every plan
Squasher
No per-seat price

Rollbar facts checked 2026-09-24 on Rollbar’s own pages: Rollbar pricing, Rollbar pricing for agents, Rollbar product, Rollbar RQL docs. Squasher facts come from our docs and pricing.

The logs and traces behind each error.

Rollbar shows the error and its telemetry. Squasher also takes the service's logs and spans, joined by trace ID.

  • Send logs from an SDK, OpenTelemetry, or a drain such as Vercel or Railway.
  • Open a log line to see its trace and the lines around it.
  • Query logs and spans with SQL from the API, the CLI, or MCP.
OpenTelemetry
  1. 14:06:09infoPOST /api/checkout 200 188ms
  2. 14:06:11infocart.load cart=8f21 items=3
  3. 14:06:12warnpricing: price pending at render
  4. 14:06:12errorTypeError: reading 'amount' of undefined
  5. 14:06:14infoPOST /api/checkout 500 2.31s
  6. 14:06:15warnretry pricing.load attempt=2
  7. 14:06:16infoGET /api/cart 200 84ms
  8. 14:06:18errorTypeError: reading 'amount' of undefined
  9. 14:06:09infoPOST /api/checkout 200 188ms
  10. 14:06:11infocart.load cart=8f21 items=3
  11. 14:06:12warnpricing: price pending at render
  12. 14:06:12errorTypeError: reading 'amount' of undefined
  13. 14:06:14infoPOST /api/checkout 500 2.31s
  14. 14:06:15warnretry pricing.load attempt=2
  15. 14:06:16infoGET /api/cart 200 84ms
  16. 14:06:18errorTypeError: reading 'amount' of undefined
  1. POST /api/checkout
  2. cart.load
  3. pricing.load
  4. db.query prices
  5. render.total
  6. 0 msrender.total threw2.31 s

Example logs and trace.

Uptime checks without another vendor.

Monitors, heartbeats, incidents, and status pages live in the same project as your errors.

  • HTTP and query monitors on every plan; keyword, TLS, DNS, and TCP checks on Team and up.
  • A failing check opens an incident and notifies the routes you set.
  • Publish a status page, on every plan.
Status monitoring
  • checkout-api
  • pricing
  • web
  • webhooks
  • 30 checks · 3 regions1 failed · incident opened
  • SEV-2checkout-api: error burstInvestigatingIdentifiedResolved
  • SEV-3Webhook deliveries failing with 502Monitoring
  • SEV-4Slow pricing queryResolved

Example monitors and incidents.

Both price by error volume.

Neither charges per seat. Rollbar's paid plans start at $9 a month; Squasher's start at $29 and also include logs, replays, and monitor checks.

Rollbar

List prices from their pricing page

Free
$0
5K occurrences and 1K session replays a month, 30-day retention, unlimited users
Essentials
From $9/month
10K occurrences (up to 50M), 90-day retention, 4K AI credits. RQL is a paid add-on
Advanced
From $13/month
10K occurrences (up to 50M), 180-day retention, 8K AI credits, RQL, SCIM
Enterprise
Custom
Over 80M events a month, custom retention, custom HIPAA BAA

Squasher

Monthly plans. No per-seat price.

Free
$0/month
10 GB of errors, logs, traces, and metrics, 5K replays, 30-day error history
Pro
$29/month
100 GB of errors, logs, traces, and metrics, 10K replays, 90-day error history
Team
$99/month
250 GB of errors, logs, traces, and metrics, 40K replays, 90-day error history
Scale
$299/month
1 TB of errors, logs, traces, and metrics, 150K replays, 90-day error history
Compare every Squasher plan

How to compare

  • Rollbar prices shown are monthly billing at 10K occurrences. Annual billing is about 2 months free.
  • Rollbar can stop at the limit, bill on demand, or cap spend at a budget you set.
  • Replay past the free plan's 1K is a Rollbar add-on. Squasher counts replays in each plan.

Rollbar facts checked 2026-09-24 on Rollbar’s own pages: Rollbar pricing, Rollbar pricing for agents, Rollbar product, Rollbar RQL docs. Squasher facts come from our docs and pricing.

Run both SDKs for one release.

There is no Rollbar importer. Add Squasher beside Rollbar, compare one release, then move alerts.

  1. Add the Squasher SDK

    Node.js shown. Next.js, browser, Cloudflare Workers, and Rust work the same way. Rollbar stays installed.

    bun add @squasher-ai/node

  2. Initialize it

    Read the API key and project ID from environment variables. Never hard-code the key.

    import { init } from "@squasher-ai/node"; init({  apiKey: process.env.SQUASHER_API_KEY!,  projectId: process.env.SQUASHER_PROJECT_ID!,  environment: process.env.NODE_ENV,});
    Node.js guide

  3. Send the logs too

    Point your OTLP exporter or a platform drain at Squasher, so errors arrive with their logs.

    OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="https://ingest.squasher.ai"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS="x-squasher-key=$SQUASHER_API_KEY"

  4. Compare, then move alerts

    Compare one release in both tools. Then rebuild your alert routes in Squasher and turn off Rollbar's.

    Notification routing
Paste into your coding agent
Install Squasher for this project. If Squasher skills or MCP are not configured in this agent environment, run `bash <(curl -fsSL https://squasher.ai/install.sh) --agents -y`. Then read https://skills.squasher.ai/squasher-onboard/SKILL.md, map every runnable app/service/worker/frontend/agent in the repo, choose the matching Squasher SDK, log drain, OTLP, or Agent SDK path, initialize with SQUASHER_API_KEY and SQUASHER_PROJECT_ID from environment variables, send one real verification event, and report the files changed plus the verification step. Do not hardcode or reveal real API keys.
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bash <(curl -fsSL https://squasher.ai/install.sh) --agents -y

Questions, answered.

Is Squasher a Rollbar alternative?

Yes, for teams that want error tracking plus logs, traces, uptime checks, and AI triage in one project. Rollbar stays strong on deep error context, such as local variable values, and on RQL queries over occurrences.

Can I import my Rollbar history?

No. There is no Rollbar importer. Run both SDKs side by side, and keep Rollbar until its retention no longer holds anything you need.

How do the AI features compare?

Rollbar's Resolve reviews your code and opens a pull request with a fix, and its paid plans include 4,000 or 8,000 AI credits a month. Squasher's AI triage is on every plan, fix pull requests are on Team and up, and Squasher's own AI work does not count toward your AI request allowance. Checked 2026-09-24.

Does Squasher have something like RQL?

Squasher has a safe SQL API over logs, spans, and metrics, which you can call from the REST API, the CLI, or MCP. Error groups have their own errors API. RQL queries Rollbar's occurrences and deploys directly.

Which one costs less?

For error tracking alone at low volume, Rollbar: Essentials is $9 a month for 10,000 occurrences. Squasher's paid plans start at $29 a month with 100 GB of telemetry for errors, logs, traces, and metrics, plus replays and monitor checks. Price your real monthly volume on both.

Do both have session replay?

Yes. Rollbar's free plan includes 1,000 replays a month, and paid plans add replay as a priced add-on. Squasher's browser SDK records replay by default, masks all text, inputs, and media, and each plan includes a replay allowance.

Keep exploring.

Put one release through both.

Add the Squasher SDK next to Rollbar and compare the same errors, with their logs.

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