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Grafana vs Sentry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Grafana
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sentry
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Debugging (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Grafana is 7.2%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sentry is 6.4%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

AbhishekGupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 8, 2022
Beneficial operational excellence, reliable, and scalable
We are using Grafana for observability dashboards Grafana has helped our organization with observability and operational excellence. Operational excellence is a key part of any organization from a data platform perspective and setting the alerts and monitoring policies on Grafana was easy. The…
Abdullah Baig - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 4, 2023
An easy-to-use solution that has a good dashboard, performs well, and provides flexible pricing
I am exploring Sentry, New Relic, and Azure Monitor. The tools can be used to monitor our solutions. We want to improve the reliability of the applications Sentry was easy to learn compared to New Relic and Azure Monitor. I saw some valuable input. It took us the least amount of time to see how…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"There are multiple kinds of models there to create dashboards, which is quite useful."
"The dashboards are the most valuable features."
"It gives us the visibility we need. I like that when we add deployment markers or release markers, we know exactly when an issue arises. For instance, if there is an increased usage of CPU, we can link it directly to the deployment that might have caused the issue. It increases productivity and observability. We can now easily tell when a certain issue arises. It's way easier to debug because it can point you to certain things based on these markers, and we can debug easier."
"It excels in providing comprehensive details when there are downtimes or fluctuations, offering thorough reports."
"The most valuable feature of Grafana is the ease to build dashboards from observability construction. Additionally, the page services and integration are good."
"It is a stable, reliable product."
"It provides a graphical representation and it's clear to see what's happening."
"The dashboards are very easy to work with."
"Sentry breaks everything down in real time."
"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."
"Its initial setup process is relatively straightforward."
"The most valuable feature we have found with Sentry is the security that it provides."
"The product performs well."
"The stability is very good for Sentry and in general works well."
"Great for capturing application performance metrics and error logs."
 

Cons

"One area for improvement in Grafana is that depending on your version, you have to pay for the features, making the license expensive. It would be great if the licensing model could be more flexible. In the next release of Grafana, I want cluster creation to be available, which would help in Grafana deployment and scaling. Currently, the scaling process for the solution is a bit complicated."
"I would like the ability to download my results into any format in order to share the information with my clients."
"Grafana could improve by having its own query language. Currently, it uses languages like Prometheus or InfluxDB, which not everyone knows. Their query language should be easier."
"The formatting could be better."
"It can take a considerable amount of time to learn the graphs if a long duration is selected."
"Trigger limits are difficult to see in a graph."
"The solution should include online support."
"They should improve the functioning of its editing tool."
"It would be nice if the product provided a map showing the users’ geographic location."
"The price could be lowered."
"I would like to see a role registration feature added."
"The log centralization and analysis could be improved in Sentry."
"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."
"We cannot restrict particular columns on particular data. It would be helpful if that feature was improved."
"The settings for an administrator are complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am using an open-source version"
"My company uses the open-source version of Grafana, so it's free."
"It's free of cost; it operates as an open-source tool."
"We are using the open-source license."
"We use the open-source version of Grafana."
"You need to purchase the solution's license for its commercial use."
"The solution is expensive."
"Since Grafana is an open-source solution, it is free of cost."
"We are currently paying through Cloudera for the Sentry service."
"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 can adjust the price a little bit based on our needs."
"I am currently using a self-hosted open version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
6%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Grafana?
The product's initial setup phase was very easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Grafana?
For me, Grafana is a cheap tool because I don't have to spend much time learning the product since it is a simple solution. I don't know if there are different paid versions of the product.
What needs improvement with Grafana?
Grafana could improve by having its own query language. Currently, it uses languages like Prometheus or InfluxDB, which not everyone knows. Their query language should be easier.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sentry?
The product costs $26 a month if we choose a yearly subscription. Code coverage can be added for an additional $29 per month. The Team plan is the cheapest package available. We can make our own bu...
What needs improvement with Sentry?
It would be nice if the product provided a map showing the users’ geographic location.
 

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Sample Customers

Microsoft, Adobe, Optum, Sky, Nvidia, Roblox, Wells Fargo, BlackRock, Informatica, Maersk, Daimler Truck, SNCF, Atlassian, DHL, SAP, JPMorgan Chase, Cisco, Citi and many others.
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