Observability & Monitoring

Sentry

Application error tracking and performance monitoring for developers.

Status
Generally available
Last checked
Checked · Oct 16, 2026
License
Open source
Pricing
Free tier · from $26/mo

What it is

Sentry is the developer-favorite error tracking and performance monitoring tool, capturing exceptions with rich context, releases, and tracing across frontend and backend.

The developer standard for error tracking with rich debugging context.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

A good fit for

  • Application error tracking

    Pinpoint and fix exceptions fast

  • Frontend + backend performance

    Tracing across the stack

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

  1. 01

    Less full-stack than Datadog

    Focused on app errors/perf, not infra metrics

  2. 02

    Event volume pricing

    High-error apps consume quota

What it does well

  • Best-in-class error tracking

    Rich stack traces, breadcrumbs, and release/commit context

  • Great developer experience

    Fast setup; loved by engineers

  • Open source / self-hostable

    Run your own instance if needed

Pricing

Free tier
YesFree developer plan (5k errors/mo)
Paid from
$26/mo
Model
Usage-based
Enterprise plan
Yes

Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.

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Set up Sentry

Setup steps, common gotchas and what to check after 30 days.

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