Notarus vs Jam

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Notarus Jam

Jam is the better answer when your team or testers file bugs; Notarus when customers report from your site. Jam is a browser extension whose recorder cannot be customised; Notarus is a themed widget on the page. Both capture console and network on free plans. Jam's replay is an opt-in 2 minute buffer; Notarus records server side.

How a report is made

Notarus

A themed widget on your own site. No install, no account and no extension for the reporter

Jam

A Chrome extension or an iOS app. Anyone can also record from a shared Recording Link with no account or install

Free plan

Notarus

unlimited seats, 5 projects, no cap on reports

Jam

30 Jams a month, 5 Recording Links a month, recordings up to 5 minutes, 5 creator seats

Paid plan entry

Notarus

$19/mo, unlimited seats, 20 projects

Jam

Team, $14 per creator a month billed yearly, for 50 creator seats. The monthly figure is not in the served page

Session replay

Notarus

Included on Free. Recorded server side for the session the report came from

Jam

Instant Replay, an opt-in rolling buffer of the last 2 minutes, held in the browser

Console and network capture

Notarus

Included on Free

Jam

Included on Free

What are Notarus and Jam built for?

Jam

Jam

Jam is a capture tool for the people building the software: a Chrome extension and an iOS app that turn what just happened into a shareable object carrying console logs, network requests, user events and device data, aimed squarely at handing that object to a coding agent.

Notarus

Notarus

Notarus is the widget on the other side of that fence, embedded in a live site so a customer or a client can report without an account, an install or a link. It is built on one rule: every action the panel can take is also an MCP tool, so an agent can triage the board a person triages.

How do Notarus and Jam compare head to head?

Dimension
Notarus Notarus
Jam Jam
How a report is made
A themed widget on your own site. No install, no account and no extension for the reporter
A Chrome extension or an iOS app. Anyone can also record from a shared Recording Link with no account or install
Free plan
unlimited seats, 5 projects, no cap on reports
30 Jams a month, 5 Recording Links a month, recordings up to 5 minutes, 5 creator seats
Paid plan entry
$19/mo, unlimited seats, 20 projects
Team, $14 per creator a month billed yearly, for 50 creator seats. The monthly figure is not in the served page
Session replay
Included on Free. Recorded server side for the session the report came from
Instant Replay, an opt-in rolling buffer of the last 2 minutes, held in the browser
Console and network capture
Included on Free
Included on Free
Screen recording
Included on Free
Included on Free, capped at 5 minutes. 15 minutes from Team
MCP server
Included on Free. Every panel action is an MCP tool, as a shipping rule rather than a feature
Included on Free. Reads a Jam's logs and requests, and writes comments, folders and recording links
Issue tracker integrations
Included on Free. GitHub, Jira, Linear, Trello, ClickUp, Asana and Monday
Jira, Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Asana, ClickUp, Azure DevOps and Notion. Trello and Monday are not listed
Reporting without an account
Included on Free. A reporter follows their own ticket from a link, and a named client access opens the project's progress with its own key
A Recording Link needs no account or install. Viewer seats are free and unlimited
Theming the reporter's experience
The widget is fully themable, with a theme document and custom CSS
Not offered. Its documentation states the recorder interface cannot currently be customised
SAML single sign-on
Scale, $99/mo and published
Enterprise, priced on request

Every claim about Jam comes from the vendor's own public materials, read on 2026-09-13. Products change; check the vendor's site before deciding.

When should you choose Jam, and when Notarus?

Jam

Choose Jam when

  • The people filing bugs are your own engineers, testers or support staff. Jam is built for them, it installs in their browser in a minute, and its free plan already carries console, network and the integrations.
  • You want the bug handed straight to a coding agent. Jam's whole product is shaped around that, its MCP server writes as well as reads, and its AI writes repro steps from the recording.
  • You need a recording longer than a moment, from a desktop rather than a page. Jam records a tab or the whole desktop with audio, which a page widget cannot do.
Notarus

Choose Notarus when

  • The person reporting is a customer or a client on your site. They click a button that looks like your product, with nothing to install and no link to send them first.
  • You want the widget to look like yours. Notarus ships a theme document and custom CSS; Jam states its recorder interface cannot currently be customised.
  • You want the replay without asking the reporter to have turned it on. Jam's Instant Replay is opt-in and keeps 2 minutes in the browser; Notarus records the session behind the report by default.
  • You report to a client. A named client access opens the project's progress with its own key, is revoked one person at a time, and never moves the seat count on your bill.

What do buyers ask about Notarus vs Jam?

Is Jam a feedback widget?

No. Jam is a browser extension and an iOS app, plus Recording Links that anyone can record from without an account. There is no button you embed in your own site, and its documentation states the recorder interface cannot currently be customised. Notarus is the embedded widget.

Does Jam capture console and network logs on its free plan?

Yes. Jam's pricing table marks console and network logs on all three plans, including the free one, and its free plan carries 30 Jams a month with recordings up to 5 minutes. Notarus also captures both on its free plan.

How is Jam's Instant Replay different from session replay?

Jam's documentation describes Instant Replay as an opt-in feature that keeps a rolling 2 minute buffer of page activity in the browser, so it exists only if the reporter enabled it beforehand. Notarus records the session that produced the report on the server, on the free plan.

Which is cheaper?

Both start free. Jam's Team plan is $14 per creator a month billed yearly, so the bill grows with the number of people creating recordings, and its free plan caps at 30 Jams a month. Notarus does not count seats on any plan, and Pro is $19 a month with no cap on reports. Which is cheaper depends on whether the people reporting are on your payroll.

Does Jam integrate with Jira and Linear?

Yes. Jam lists Jira, Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Asana, ClickUp, Azure DevOps and Notion as integrations, and its free plan already carries them. Trello and Monday are not on its list. Notarus connects GitHub, Jira, Linear, Trello, ClickUp, Asana and Monday on its free plan. If your tracker is GitLab, Azure DevOps or Notion, Jam is the one that reaches it; if it is Trello or Monday, Notarus is.

Try it on the free plan before you decide.

5 projects and unlimited seats, session replay included. No card.

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