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GDB vs Sentry comparison

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Categories and Ranking

GDB
Ranking in Debugging
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sentry
Ranking in Debugging
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Debugging category, the mindshare of GDB is 10.2%, up from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sentry is 8.9%, down from 17.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Debugging Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sentry8.9%
GDB10.2%
Other80.9%
Debugging
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1158 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a tech company with 51-200 employees
A very good open source debugger, can be run on various platforms, and supports debugging many programming platforms.
- One of the best open source debuggers that are suitable for debugging a code base written in C/C++, Java, Fortran, etc., on a lot of platforms, including Linux. - It has the feature of debugging the Operating System kernel code base, which is not possible on other debuggers. - It can also be used to debug code base or executables on a remote machine. - It can be very easily scripted to automate the debug process and gather debug information, which can prove to be quite handy - It can be used to examine memory footprint and can be used to change variable values during the debug process itself.
NM
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real-time error tracking assists the QA team in swiftly identifying and reporting bugs
One of the greatest advantages of Sentry is its support for Azure Web Services, which New Relic does not support. Sentry integrates with common developer communication platforms like Discord and WhatsApp, which allows developers to easily track notifications and findings in the applications. Real-time error tracking helps our Quality Assurance team easily identify the root causes of problems or bugs and promptly inform the developers about specific issues.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"A very good open source debugger available for a large number of platforms, it can debug various applications written in programming languages like C/CPP, Java, FORTRAN, and it can also do remote debugging over a slow net connection."
"The implementation is easy. After one or two days, I can learn and use it. It's not too hard."
"Great for capturing application performance metrics and error logs."
"Its initial setup process is relatively straightforward."
"Sentry is a pretty stable product... Sentry's documentation is pretty straightforward and neat."
"Sentry breaks everything down in real time."
"The stability is very good for Sentry and in general works well."
"Sentry provides excellent security when it comes to tables and databases."
"Real-time error tracking helps our Quality Assurance team easily identify the root causes of problems or bugs and promptly inform the developers about specific issues."
 

Cons

"GDB is not a good candidate for debugging applications that run on threads, as halting the thread for say 3-5 seconds to take thread dumps is sometimes not acceptable."
"Sentry is more like an application mind trying APM platforms as opposed to also tracking analytics and things like that."
"Additional personalization and easier setup for capturing all the different application logs could be an area of improvement."
"Its debugging feature needs to be faster."
"To deal with its shortcomings, Sentry needs to continuously improve in areas like the user interface and documentation, apart from its other features."
"One area where I think Sentry can improve is in the granularity of its alerting system, as it sometimes feels too sensitive or not customizable enough."
"I would like to have alert policies and alert conditions enhanced in the next release."
"I would like to see a role registration feature added."
"The integration could be improved, and the price could be lowered."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We can adjust the price a little bit based on our needs."
"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."
"We are currently paying through Cloudera for the Sentry service."
"I am currently using a self-hosted open version."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sentry?
Sentry is very affordable. We spend less than $200 to $300 a month. Compared to New Relic, it provides the necessary features at a cheaper cost, especially since we moved infrastructure monitoring ...
What needs improvement with Sentry?
Right now, Sentry meets our needs and we have not encountered any bottlenecks. However, additional personalization and easier setup for capturing all the different application logs could be an area...
What is your primary use case for Sentry?
We use Sentry for application performance management and tracking bugs and issues in the application.
 

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