# Lampwick vs Flare

> Flare is stronger on error workflow, Core Web Vitals and JS framework SDKs. Lampwick adds uptime, SSL, domain, DNS, cron and status pages. Checked 8 Nov 2026.

We make Lampwick. Here's where each tool is the better pick.

Flare, from Spatie in Belgium, tracks errors, performance and logs for Laravel, PHP and JavaScript. If error workflow and frontend performance matter most, pick Flare. If you want app monitoring plus uptime, certificate, domain and cron checks in one tool, pick Lampwick.

Last reviewed 8 Nov 2026. Competitor facts come from the vendor's own pages, linked in the footnotes.

## At a glance

| | Lampwick | Flare |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Per team per month, by events | Per month, with separate limits for errors, spans and logs[^fl-pricing] |
| Plans | Free €0: 500k events / 3 days · Pro €29: 5M / 14 days · Team €79: 25M / 30 days · Business €199: 100M / 60 days | Hobby €9 · Standard €29 · Growth €69 · Premium €279 a month, a month free when billed yearly; 30 days on every plan[^fl-pricing] |
| What's included | Events: every record (request, query, job, log, exception…) | Standard: 100k errors, 20M spans, 5M logs[^fl-pricing] |
| Over the limit | Not published | No overage: new data of that type is refused until the limit resets[^fl-pricing] |
| Sample app (below) | €29 | €29, plus a separate uptime tool |
| Company | EU | Spatie, Belgium[^fl-home] |
| Data location | EU (Hetzner) | Not verified: not stated on the pages we read[^fl-dpa] |
| Uptime, SSL, domain, DNS | Yes | Not listed[^fl-pricing] |
| Cron health (missed runs) | Yes | Not listed[^fl-pricing] |
| Broken links, status pages | Yes | Not listed[^fl-pricing] |
| Alerts | iOS push, email, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, signed webhooks | Email, Slack, SMS, Discord, Microsoft Teams, webhooks[^fl-notify] |
| API / MCP | REST API; MCP server with OAuth 2.1 sign-in (read-only or read & write) or a personal token | MCP server with OAuth 2.1 or a personal token[^fl-mcp] |
| Frameworks | Laravel package; browser errors with a script tag; any app over HTTP | Laravel, PHP, JavaScript (React, Vue, Svelte)[^fl-home] |
| Free tier | Yes: 1 project, 1 seat | No; 10-day trial[^fl-pricing] |
| Self-hosting | No | Not listed[^fl-pricing] |

## What does a typical app cost?

The sample: 2 Laravel apps, 3M events a month in total, 5 people, 10 uptime monitors with SSL checks.

- Lampwick Pro, €29: 5M events, 5 projects, unlimited seats, 20 monitors every minute, 14 days of history.
- Flare Standard, €29 a month or €319 a year billed yearly, with 30 days of history.[^fl-pricing] (Hobby allows 1 project and 1 user.) Flare counts errors, spans and logs, not events; 3M events likely fit in 20M spans, but we haven't verified how Flare counts them, so check your own volume.
- The 10 monitors need a second tool: Better Stack's free tier (for personal projects)[^bs-pricing] or Oh Dear Freelance at $55.[^od-pricing]

Prices exclude VAT; we don't convert currencies.

## Topic by topic

### Error tracking: Flare wins

In Flare you resolve, snooze and assign errors, add notes, and see errors by user, URL, job and version.[^fl-mcp] It also catches frontend errors and Core Web Vitals from JavaScript, React, Vue and Svelte.[^fl-home] Lampwick groups exceptions into issues with the stack trace and the users hit, from your server and, with a [script tag](/docs/browser/), from your visitors' browsers. It has no framework SDKs, no source maps and no Core Web Vitals.

### Local error pages: Flare wins

Spatie makes Ignition, Laravel's local error page, and `spatie/laravel-error-share`, which adds a **Share** button to it without a Flare subscription.[^fl-share] Lampwick has nothing for local development.

### Performance and logs: tie

Both show slow routes, queries, outgoing HTTP, traces and searchable logs. Lampwick adds a timeline per request, job or command.

### Retention: Flare wins on the lower plans

Flare keeps 30 days on every plan;[^fl-pricing] Lampwick keeps 14 on Pro, 30 on Team and 60 on Business.

### Uptime, SSL, domain, DNS and cron: Lampwick wins

Lampwick checks URLs, warns before a certificate or domain expires, watches NS and MX records and alerts when a scheduled task is missed. Flare lists none of these.[^fl-pricing]

### Status pages and broken links: Lampwick wins

Lampwick has public status pages with incident and maintenance notices, and a daily crawl for broken links and mixed content. Flare lists neither.[^fl-pricing]

### Alerts: tie

Flare sends to email, Slack, SMS, Discord, Microsoft Teams and webhooks.[^fl-notify] Lampwick sends to iOS push, email, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams and signed webhooks ([alert channels](/docs/alerts/#alert-channels)). Flare adds SMS; Lampwick adds push from its iOS app.

### MCP: tie

Flare's MCP server uses OAuth 2.1 or a personal token, read-only by default; write scopes let an agent resolve, snooze or assign errors.[^fl-mcp] Lampwick's [MCP server](/docs/mcp/) works the same way, OAuth 2.1 with read-only or read & write, or a personal token, and also covers monitors, certificates and cron.

### Data location: Lampwick states it

Both are EU companies. We couldn't find where Flare hosts data on its home, pricing or DPA pages.[^fl-dpa] Lampwick and the services that see your data (Hetzner, Lettermint) are in the EU.

## When to pick Flare instead

- Errors are what you watch most, with assignment, snoozing and notes.
- You need Core Web Vitals or SDKs for React, Vue or Svelte.
- Your alerts must go out by SMS.
- You want 30 days of history on the €29 plan.

[Start free](https://app.lampwick.dev/signup), or read how to [connect a Laravel app](/docs/laravel/). Also see [Lampwick vs Nightwatch](/compare/lampwick-vs-nightwatch/) and the [Nightwatch alternatives](/compare/nightwatch-alternatives/).

[^fl-pricing]: [Flare pricing](https://flareapp.io/pricing), checked 8 Nov 2026.
[^fl-home]: [Flare home page](https://flareapp.io/) ("Made in Belgium by Spatie"), checked 8 Nov 2026.
[^fl-dpa]: [Flare DPA page](https://flareapp.io/dpa) (controller "Flare (Facade BV)"; no hosting location or subprocessor list on the page), checked 8 Nov 2026.
[^fl-notify]: [Flare notification docs](https://flareapp.io/docs/notifications/configuring-notifications), checked 8 Nov 2026.
[^fl-mcp]: [Flare MCP server docs](https://flareapp.io/docs/flare/general/our-mcp-server.md?nav=false), checked 8 Nov 2026.
[^bs-pricing]: [Better Stack pricing](https://betterstack.com/pricing), checked 8 Nov 2026.
[^od-pricing]: [Oh Dear pricing](https://ohdear.app/pricing), checked 8 Nov 2026.
[^fl-share]: [Ignition](https://flareapp.io/ignition) and [Introducing Laravel Error Share](https://flareapp.io/blog/introducing-laravel-error-share), checked 8 Nov 2026.