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Executive Summary
Updated on Jun 28, 2023

We performed a comparison between Azure Monitor and Sentry based on real PeerSpot user reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: Azure Monitor's setup can be time-consuming and difficult for less experienced users due to its cloud-native nature and complexity, whereas Sentry's setup process is generally straightforward and includes built-in features to help users of different expertise levels.
  • Features: Azure Monitor provides comprehensive monitoring in one place and detailed logging at a low cost. On the other hand, Sentry excels in accurate error management and tracking, as well as user-friendly event grouping and integration with Git repository.
  • Pricing: Azure Monitor's pricing can be tricky to estimate as it is based on log file sizing. On the other hand, Sentry offers a free plan for early project stages and expensive paid plans. Users of Sentry can take advantage of the many features available in the open-source version and fine-tune dashboards before considering the paid version. Additionally, users have the option to use the self-hosted open version or pay for the Sentry service through Cloudera.
  • Service and Support: Azure Monitor's support level is dependent on the account type and purchase, resulting in mixed reviews from users. On the other hand, Sentry's customer service has not been widely utilized, but those who have reached out have found community support and documentation to be helpful.
  • ROI: Azure Monitor's ROI is mixed, with some users finding it positive because of its affordability and ease of implementation, while others are dissatisfied. On the other hand, Sentry's ROI has consistently been beneficial.

Comparison Results: After analyzing user feedback, it can be concluded that Azure Monitor is the preferred choice when compared to Sentry. Azure Monitor stands out due to its extensive range of features, such as integration with Visual Studio, Power BI, and additional Azure services. The ease of setup, stability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness are also highly appreciated. Although Sentry is acknowledged for its accuracy and compatibility with multiple tools, Azure Monitor offers a more comprehensive and adaptable solution for monitoring and resolving issues with cloud resources.

To learn more, read our detailed Azure Monitor vs. Sentry Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The feature that I found most valuable in Azure Monitor is its monitoring abilities. With Azure Monitor, you are able to monitor all of your cloud resources across multiple subscriptions in one dashboard and create solution-specific alerts that can trigger an email to the team responsible for that specific solution.""I am monitoring all of my Azure Monitor and getting good reports. I can customize the reports to get the information I need. I am also getting emails about which AAS instances are down and everything in the system related to my services. It is easy to use, scalable, and user-friendly. Microsoft has Many guides and videos to help you understand how to create and use Azure Monitor.""The tools for logs and metrics are pretty good and easy to use.""The most valuable feature is the universality of their functionalities in all Azure services, including, software solutions.""Azure Monitor is a very easy-to-use product in the cloud environment.""Good load and metrics gathering and very good analysis.""For me, the best feature is the log analysis with Azure Monitor's Log Analytics. Without being able to analyze the logs of all the activities that affect the performance of a machine, your monitoring effectiveness will be severely limited.""A product that is well-integrated for monitoring Microsoft Azure."

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"The most valuable feature we have found with Sentry is the security that it provides.""Sentry is more accurate than some other tools such as Datadog because it has more integration with Slack, GitLab, Jira, or other ticketing tools.""The stability is very good for Sentry and in general works well.""The product performs well.""Sentry breaks everything down in real time.""Great for capturing application performance metrics and error logs.""Its initial setup process is relatively straightforward.""The solution is user-friendly."

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Cons
"Azure Monitor's integration with applications could be improved.""They need to work with other cloud providers - not just Azure.""Azure Monitor could improve the visualization aspect and integrate better with other third-party services.""The biggest one is probably just the user interface. There could be more advanced logging at the database level. They can also improve their query builder to allow you to search for things better, but I last used it about a year ago. They might have already changed a ton of things in the newer versions.""I would like more transparency when we use the solution with another environment, like on-premises, or on another cloud environment, like AWS or GCP.""I need connectivity with cost management.""They should include advanced logging on the database level in the Azure pool.""We encounter some difficulties in monitoring the operating system on its own."

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"We cannot restrict particular columns on particular data. It would be helpful if that feature was improved.""Lacks user metric tracking and the ability to create more dashboards.""To deal with its shortcomings, Sentry needs to continuously improve in areas like the user interface and documentation, apart from its other features.""It should be easier to integrate Sentry with other tools, and the end-to-end tracing capabilities could be improved.""I would like to see a role registration feature added.""Its debugging feature needs to be faster.""It would be nice if the product provided a map showing the users’ geographic location.""The settings for an administrator are complex."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Azure Monitor is a low-priced solution, which is why it would work best on small-scale projects."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "Azure Monitor is a competitively priced solution."
  • "Azure Monitor is one of the more cost effective solutions on the market."
  • "The cost of Azure Monitor application performance should be less expensive."
  • "The licensing is a monthly fee."
  • "I would rate Azure Monitor a two out of five for affordability."
  • "The solution is very costly because you have to pay for various things such as adding to logs and internet alerts."
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  • "Currently, we are in the production phase of our project and we are on free plans to use Sentry. Once we go live we will have to be on a subscription-based plan."
  • "I am currently using a self-hosted open version."
  • "We are currently paying through Cloudera for the Sentry service."
  • "We can adjust the price a little bit based on our needs."
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    Top Answer:Splunk handles a high amount of data very well. We use Splunk to capture information and as an aggregator for monitoring information from different sources. Splunk is very good at alerting us if we… more »
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    Overview

    Azure Monitor is a comprehensive monitoring solution offered by Microsoft Azure. It provides a centralized platform for monitoring the performance and health of various Azure resources, applications, and infrastructure. 

    With Azure Monitor, users can gain insights into the availability, performance, and usage of their applications and infrastructure. The key features of Azure Monitor include metrics, logs, alerts, and dashboards. Metrics allow users to collect and analyze performance data from various Azure resources, such as virtual machines, databases, and storage accounts. 

    Logs enable users to collect and analyze log data from different sources, including Azure resources, applications, and operating systems. Azure Monitor also provides a robust alerting mechanism that allows users to set up alerts based on specific conditions or thresholds. These alerts can be configured to notify users via email, SMS, or other notification channels. Additionally, Azure Monitor offers customizable dashboards that allow users to visualize and analyze their monitoring data in a personalized and intuitive manner.  

    Azure Monitor integrates seamlessly with other Azure services, such as Azure Automation and Azure Logic Apps, enabling users to automate actions based on monitoring data. It also supports integration with third-party monitoring tools and services, providing flexibility and extensibility. 

    Overall, Azure Monitor is a powerful and versatile monitoring solution that helps users gain deep insights into the performance and health of their Azure resources and applications. It offers a wide range of features and integrations, making it a comprehensive solution for monitoring and managing Azure environments.

    Sentry’s real-time error tracking gives you insight into production deployments and information to reproduce and fix crashes.

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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company33%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Government10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business70%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise50%
    Buyer's Guide
    Azure Monitor vs. Sentry
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Azure Monitor vs. Sentry and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Azure Monitor is ranked 4th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 44 reviews while Sentry is ranked 8th in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability with 11 reviews. Azure Monitor is rated 7.6, while Sentry is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure Monitor writes "A powerful Kusto query language but the alerting mechanism needs improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sentry writes "An easy-to-use solution that has a good dashboard, performs well, and provides flexible pricing". Azure Monitor is most compared with Datadog, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana and New Relic, whereas Sentry is most compared with Grafana, Elastic Observability, New Relic, Datadog and AWS X-Ray. See our Azure Monitor vs. Sentry report.

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