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GitHub Issues vs Sentry comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

GitHub Issues
Ranking in Debugging
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
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 August 2026, in the Debugging category, the mindshare of GitHub Issues is 5.4%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sentry is 8.5%, down from 27.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Debugging Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sentry8.5%
GitHub Issues5.4%
Other86.1%
Debugging
 

Featured Reviews

Raja Nagendra Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
C.T.O at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
Integrated issue tracking has improved collaboration and streamlined my project workflows
I use the labeling feature in GitHub Issues. Regarding task prioritization, I think integration with code repositories in GitHub Issues is easy to manage. In my opinion, the ability to assign issues to specific team members is a good function, and I think it simplifies collaboration. I utilize the Insights tab in GitHub Issues, and I can provide feedback about that option. Based on my experience, GitHub Issues provides main benefits, such as saving time, saving money, and streamlining processes for me and my company.
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

"Based on my experience, GitHub Issues provides main benefits, such as saving time, saving money, and streamlining processes for me and my company."
"It enables mapping issues to specific team members, making it a valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature we have found with Sentry is the security that it provides."
"Overall, I give Sentry a rating of 10."
"It's a great visibility tool for the developer team."
"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."
"The product performs well."
"Its initial setup process is relatively straightforward."
"Sentry is a pretty stable product... Sentry's documentation is pretty straightforward and neat."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create and assign rules and give access to particular users."
 

Cons

"The only issues I see as potential areas of improvement for GitHub Issues are that I would appreciate seeing some additional functions that can simplify my work."
"The challenge lies in the initial setup and the difficulty of adding new Issues."
"While using Sentry I have to manually create an issue when it occurs by clicking in Jira or GitLab."
"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."
"The settings for an administrator are complex."
"Lacks user metric tracking and the ability to create more dashboards."
"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."
"It should be easier to integrate Sentry with other tools, and the end-to-end tracing capabilities could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open source."
"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 Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Comms Service Provider
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with GitHub Issues?
The only issues I see as potential areas of improvement for GitHub Issues are that I would appreciate seeing some additional functions that can simplify my work.
What is your primary use case for GitHub Issues?
My key use case for GitHub Issues covers all the projects, including version control as well as issue tracking and discussions.
What advice do you have for others considering GitHub Issues?
I can definitely recommend GitHub Issues to other users. I would rate this product a 10.
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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Sample Customers

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Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Uber
Find out what your peers are saying about GitHub Issues vs. Sentry and other solutions. Updated: August 2026.
909,725 professionals have used our research since 2012.