Rails Error Tracking & Performance Monitoring

Rails monitoring that doesn't suck

Ship better software, faster. Everything you need to fix Rails errors and performance issues in one powerful platform that fits your workflow.

Screenshot of a Rails error monitoring dashboard with an unresolved NoMethodError in 'charge_payment' method from a Ruby on Rails application, showing a code snippet, error details, and metadata like URL and browser version. An arrow points from structured application logs to the error details in Honeybadger.

Honeybadger includes detailed backtraces and context to help you identify, prioritize, and fix critical issues before they impact your users.

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Rails monitoring doesn't need to be so frustrating

That's why we built Honeybadger. Honeybadger simplifies your monitoring stack by combining all your essential monitoring tools in one powerful and easy-to-use platform for Rails—helping you respond quickly and fix issues in record time.

Error Tracking

Know the moment errors occur and fix bugs before customers can report them.

Logging & Observability

See your logs in context and answer questions after the fact.

Uptime Monitoring

Know when your external services go down or have other problems.

Heartbeat Monitoring

Know when your cron jobs and services go missing or silently fail.

Status Pages

Keep customers in the loop when your app is down.

Getting started is easy

Setup takes less than 5 minutes and comes with great Rails defaults.

Installing Honeybadger in a Rails app is just a few terminal commands:

$ bundle add honeybadger
$ bundle exec honeybadger install [API KEY]

Once installed, Honeybadger automatically reports exceptions in controllers, background jobs, and rake tasks, and (when enabled) collects application logs and performance metrics.

Frequently Asked Questions

Got questions? We've got answers. Here are some common questions about Honeybadger for Rails:

Honeybadger integrates seamlessly with Rails through our official gem. The honeybadger gem automatically captures unhandled exceptions in controllers, background jobs, rake tasks, etc., and (when enabled) collects application logs and performance metrics. The integration includes:

  • Automatic exception tracking
  • Request context and parameters
  • Background job context and parameters
  • User information when available
  • Logs and performance metrics (when enabled)
  • Deep integrations with popular Ruby libraries like Sidekiq, DelayedJob, Puma, and more

See our Rails integration guide for more details.

Honeybadger collects comprehensive performance data including:

  • Request/response cycles
  • Database queries
  • View rendering
  • Cache operations
  • Background job execution
  • ActionMailer events
  • Net::HTTP client requests
  • Memory usage and garbage collection stats
  • Events and metrics for Rails, Sidekiq, Puma, Karafka, and more

For full details, see our Ruby documentation for the events and metrics that we collect.

Honeybadger does not impact your application's performance. That's because we designed Honeybadger to be lightweight and efficient from the start:

  • Asynchronous error reporting by default
  • Well-optimized Ruby gem with low memory usage
  • Customizable rate limiting controls
  • Background processing for logs and metrics

If you have large amounts of log data to send us, you can also take advantage of our syslog, Vector, or PaaS integrations.

Yes! Honeybadger offers flexible notification options:

  • Email notifications with customizable templates
  • Integration with Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Discord
  • Webhook support for custom integrations
  • Custom notification rules based on error type or environment
  • Intelligent grouping and rate limiting to prevent notification fatigue

See our alerts & integrations docs for more details.

Honeybadger provides comprehensive frontend error tracking support:

  • JavaScript/TypeScript with support for all major frameworks (React, Vue, Angular)
  • Source map support for minified code
  • Automatic context collection (browser, OS, device info)
  • Integration with popular build tools and bundlers

Check out our JavaScript documentation for detailed setup instructions and best practices.

Our Developer plan is free for low-traffic applications and includes:

  • Up to 5,000 errors per month
  • 50MB/day of application logs
  • Basic uptime monitoring
  • Basic notifications
  • 1 status page
  • Community support

See our detailed pricing to learn more about our plans.

Honeybadger offers flexible pricing plans to suit teams of all sizes:

  • Developer plan: Free for low-traffic applications
  • Team plan: Starts at $26/month for growing teams
  • Business plan: Starts at $80/month for established businesses
  • Enterprise plan: Custom pricing for large organizations

All paid plans include additional features like advanced integrations, priority support, and higher usage limits. View our detailed pricing or contact sales for custom enterprise solutions.

Thousands of developers love Honeybadger

But don't take our word for it. Here's what our users had to say about why they love Honeybadger:

"The fact we can get rid of three separate services sounds perfect for our (very) small team."

Ben Holmes, enrola

"One weekend we sent them 100,000 errors and just got a polite email from them. Class act."

Mike Perham, Creator of Sidekiq

"Honeybadger fits me better. It's a simpler product, obvious how to use, and aimed at small companies who care for each customer."

Stanislav Katkov, Cheddar

"I just want to say, after 21 years of working in web development, this was the easiest signup experience I've ever had. Amazing work."

Andrew McGrath, MappedBy

"Honeybadger is the only service that doesn't look scary like I'm in the cockpit of an airplane."

San Kumar

"Honeybadger's uptime monitoring, SLS/TLS validation, status page, and heartbeat features are really compelling and brilliant additions that will save me development time."

Sean Limes, Affinisense Labs

"Honeybadger was super simple to integrate with, really solid experience and got errors flowing through from production already."

Luke Punnett

"I set up Honeybadger for my app yesterday in like 2 minutes, and having prod errors appear on my phone within seconds is AWESOME! I love this service so far."

Jon Zenor

"This is my second project I've implemented Honeybadger in (it really saved my butt with the first one). Going forward I'll be using Honeybadger for all my projects!"

Matt Budz

We made HB for you

Honeybadger cares about Rails developers. That's why we customized HB to give you the badass experience you deserve:

  • Easy 5-minute setup
  • Beautiful Ruby stack traces
  • Comprehensive documentation

Honeybadger was created by developers. Because we're a bootstrapped company, we answer only to you, our customer. We frequently go above and beyond to provide an awesome experience.

"I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that every time someone here at UserTesting reaches out to you, we are dazzled by your prompt response and excellent service."
— Robert Elwell, Director of Engineering at UserTesting

Questions? Email us at support@honeybadger.io

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