Sentry
Sentry — Open-source error tracking and performance monitoring for web, mobile, and backend with distributed tracing and session replay.
Our Verdict
Best for error tracking and crash reporting for any platform. Sentry offers freemium, paid from $29/mo (Team). Low vendor lock-in.
Pros
- Error tracking and crash reporting for any platform
- open-source with self-hosted option
- Low lock-in — easy to migrate away
Cons
- Need full APM with infrastructure monitoring
- Need log aggregation — Sentry is errors, not logs
- Event-volume pricing can surprise at scale
Best for: Error tracking and crash reporting for any platform
Not for: Need full APM with infrastructure monitoring
When to Use Sentry
Good fit if you need
- Error tracking and crash reporting for any platform
- Want open-source with self-hosted option
- Need performance monitoring + profiling
Not the best choice if
- Need full APM with infrastructure monitoring — use Datadog
- Need log aggregation — Sentry is errors, not logs
- Mobile-only crash reporting — Crashlytics is free
Migration Guide
Difficulty: low
Data you can export: Full — self-hosted
API standard: Open-source, OTel
💡 Standard protocols make switching straightforward
Works Well With
Lock-in Assessment
Low 1/5
Lock-in Score 1/5
Low — open-source, self-hosted option, OTel-compatible
Data Portability: Full — self-hosted
API Compatibility: Open-source, OTel
Pricing
Price wrong?Sentry Pricing
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Free Tier Limits
- Developer free
- Entry Price
- $29/mo (Team)
- Enterprise Available
- Yes
- Billing Complexity
- Low
- Transparency Score
- 4/5
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
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Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
Scale
Used in these stacks
Curated setups that include Sentry.
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