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Sentry
Application monitoring platform built by developers for developers
As of 30 August 2026, Sentry has a free plan and paid plans start at $26/month. Sentry provides self-hosted and cloud-based error monitoring that helps software teams discover, triage, and prioritize errors in real-time. Softwr lists it under Technology. Sentry is made by Functional Software Inc, launched in 2012, available on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
Overview
What Sentry does
Sentry provides self-hosted and cloud-based error monitoring that helps software teams discover, triage, and prioritize errors in real-time. It supports all major languages and frameworks.
What people use it for
- Error monitoring
- Performance tracking
- Debug production issues
- Release management
- User monitoring
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Sentry.
- Spending caps stop event ingestion when reached, eliminating visibility during critical moments
- Complex configuration required for filters, sampling rules, issue grouping, and alert policies
- Difficult to configure custom alerts and alert content without creating email inbox bloat
- Error grouping is imperfect with noise and filtering issues causing incorrect error prioritization
- Weak for distributed tracing across microservices compared to dedicated APM tools
- UI dashboard is less customizable than alternatives like Datadog APM for complex monitoring needs
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Pricing
What Sentry costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Developer (Free)
Free
- 5K errors per month
- 1 user seat
- 30-day data retention
- 50 session replays per month
Team
$26 /mo
- 50K errors per month
- 5M transaction spans
- 90-day data retention
- Multiple users
Business
$80 /mo
- Higher quotas
- Extended retention
- Advanced filtering
- Priority support
Organization
$199 /mo
- SSO integration
- Audit logs
- Advanced security
- Cross-team workflows
Capabilities
Features
Error tracking
Performance monitoring
Release tracking
Real user monitoring
Alerting
Issue assignment
Breadcrumbs
Source maps
GitHub
Integration with GitHub
GitLab
Integration with GitLab
Jira
Integration with Jira
Slack
Integration with Slack
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Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Does Sentry have a free tier?
Yes. The free Developer tier includes 5,000 errors per month, one user seat, 30-day retention, and 50 session replays per month.
SourceHow much do Sentry's paid plans cost?
Team plan starts at $26/month (annual) or $29/month (monthly) with 50K errors and 5M spans included. Business plan is $80-89/month. Organization plans start at $199/month with SSO and advanced compliance features.
SourceWhat programming languages does Sentry support?
Sentry supports over 30 languages and frameworks including JavaScript, Python, Go, Ruby, Java, .NET, PHP, Node.js, and mobile platforms including iOS, Android, and React Native.
SourceDoes Sentry support self-hosting?
Yes. Sentry can be self-hosted, and the open-source version is available for deployment in on-premises environments.
SourceHow does Sentry billing work if I exceed my quota?
Sentry offers spending caps that stop ingestion when reached, meaning you lose visibility exactly when you need it most. You can pre-purchase reserved capacity at 20% discount or pay per event on-demand when exceeding included allotment.
SourceWhat integrations does Sentry support?
Sentry integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Slack, PagerDuty, most CI/CD pipelines, and many other developer tools.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Sentry
- Company
- Functional Software Inc
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Founders
- David Cramer, Chris Jennings
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