Sentry Alternative
AppSignal, the Sentry alternative that has it all.
Don't settle for Sentry. With a feature-rich monitoring toolkit, next-level support, and straightforward, predictable pricing, AppSignal is the APM tool you deserve.
AppSignal makes monitoring simple
- Simple pricing
- Feature-rich APM
- Free dev-to-dev support
- Customizable metric dashboards
- Relaxed upgrade policy, no surprise bills!
Sentry is costly and lacks features
- Complex pricing
- No host monitoring or logging support
- Tiered support
- Price-walled limited dashboards
- On-demand charges when exceeding plan
APM tools comparison
Why developers choose AppSignal over Sentry.
AppSignal APM is the all-in-one Sentry alternative that helps teams focus on writing great code. Your team will have all the tools they need in one easy-to-use interface.
Features | Sentry | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Error tracking | Referred to as "Error Monitoring". | A simple solution-focused UI with all the bug-fixing data you need. |
| Performance monitoring | ||
| Host monitoring | Yes, and it's GDPR-compliant out of the box. | |
| Anomaly detection | Referred to as "Change Alerts", only available with Business and Enterprise plans. | |
| Uptime monitoring | Don't ping us, we'll ping you. Easily add monitors via our app. | |
| Metric dashboards | Only available with Business and Enterprise plans. | Available with all plans. |
| Log management | ||
| Automated dashboards | Limited selection of "template" dashboards, only available with Business and Enterprise plans. | Generated automatically based on the data you send us, available with all plans. |
| Background job and process monitoring | Monitor cron jobs, background processes and more with Check-ins. |
Core functionality | Sentry | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy markers | You have to post to an API endpoint. | Universally supported with a simple set-up. |
| Namespace monitoring | You need to use tags to filter your metric data instead. | Simple, no-fuss namespace set-up for all of our packages. |
| Tagging | ||
| Filter data | Referred to as "scrubbing". | Easily configured via denylist. |
| Custom metrics | Referred to as "custom attributes". |
Benefits | Sentry | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Free 30-day trial | 14-day APM trial. | Includes all of our features. |
| Free plan | Limited to 1 user, with limited feature access. | Access to all features, including 1GB of logging and 50K requests per month. |
| Simple setup | Often requires multiple packages for full functionality, leading to a more complex setup and increased maintenance. | Requires minimal setup (often just one package) for simple dependency management. |
| Simple pricing | Three paid-for plans with businesses paying upwards of 200% more than "teams". | Flat, predictable pricing. |
| Relaxed upgrade policy | "On-demand" charges for overages. | No surprise bills; we'll reach out when you're due an upgrade and make upgrading easy. |
| Free support | Support level depends on your plan. | Always talk to a real human! |
| Free stroopwaffles | You send us metrics, and we'll send you FREE stroopwaffles, deal? |
Simple Pricing with AppSignal
Straightforward all-in-one pricing.
Simply pay per request and get unlimited users, apps, teams, and all of our features in one easy-to-use tool. No complex pricing, metric limits, support plans or overage fees.
Free plan
Our free plan is perfect for startups, hobby, or side-projects
- 50K requests
- 1GB logging
- 5-day retention
Designed for developers
AppSignal has the monitoring features you need in one place, designed for developers by developers. Say goodbye to workarounds and hello to solutions.
Free human support
At AppSignal, all customers enjoy free, unlimited dev-to-dev support. It's our mission to help organizations of all sizes get the most out of their monitoring!
Flexible fair billing
Sentry charges on-demand fees for plan overages. AppSignal's relaxed upgrade policy keeps pricing predictable, with no surprise bills and no overage fees!
Customer Stories
What our customers think
We love our customers, and they love us back. Over 1500+ development teams rely on AppSignal to ship code with confidence. Here's why AppSignal is a great alternative to Sentry if you ask our customers.
Read customer stories →Matt
Developer, SupertapeHey y'all, we're back. Sentry was just chaos.
Rainer
CEO, MemberKitJust swapped Sentry with AppSignal for tracking errors. I’m loving this product. Never seen a monitoring tool as fast as this one before.
Selim
CTO, SapiologieI'm extremely happy with AppSignal! It has solved many issues in 30 minutes of configuration and given me great peace of mind. We're a very small team tackling hard challenges so good tools like AppSignal are HUGE time savers.
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