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Sentry vs Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
3.9
Sentry quickly resolves errors, boosts productivity, reduces downtime, improves user experience, and allows focus on new features.
Sentiment score
7.0
Splunk ITSI enhances efficiency and cost savings with fast implementation, centralized data for proactive monitoring, and strategic focus.
Risks can mean that if one failure happens, it can result in risks in hundreds of thousands of USD.
Technology And Digitization Lead at JLL
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.0
Sentry's comprehensive documentation and community support reduce reliance on customer service, with support rated 3.5 out of 5.
Sentiment score
6.3
Splunk ITSI support is generally appreciated for its knowledge, but response efficiency varies, causing delays and occasional frustrations.
We have not contacted their technical support because everything is easy to set up under Sentry.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The technical support is excellent, and I would rate it at ten.
Senior consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We typically have weekly calls with the technical staff, and whenever we encounter issues, they usually reply with solutions within one or two days.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Sentry is praised for its robust scalability, handling large-scale operations efficiently, even with high user volumes and complex environments.
Sentiment score
7.6
Splunk ITSI efficiently scales to handle large data volumes, supports diverse environments, though memory constraints may impact performance.
It has been easy to use and configure across multiple systems, each having several environments.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Splunk is highly scalable, with the ability to expand efficiently.
Senior consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
When we create Glass Tables containing many searches, the Glass Tables sometimes fail due to memory constraints, and we receive error pages.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Users praise Sentry's stability, citing few downtimes and robust features contingent on user skills, with high ratings.
Sentiment score
7.7
Splunk ITSI is highly stable, performing reliably with adequate resources, despite occasional infrastructure or configuration issues.
The setup, however, must be done correctly as incorrect deployment can lead to issues.
Senior consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) fails if you do not have good hardware requirements.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek Sentry improvements in integrations, analytics, customization, interface, debugging, personalization, mapping, documentation, and cloud capabilities.
Splunk ITSI users face challenges with price, integration, user interface, and require better predictive analytics, scalability, and support.
Integrations or single sign-on capability with Microsoft would be beneficial for securing all assets.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I would appreciate additional features in the next release of Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) such as cloud infrastructure monitoring including CICDs, Kubernetes, and similar technologies.
Director at Techpace
On-cloud upgrades are easy, but on-premises upgrades are very painful.
Technology And Digitization Lead at JLL
Splunk ITSI could benefit from including more features that other solutions support, such as vulnerability management modules.
Senior consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Sentry offers flexible, cost-effective pricing with easy plan transitions and customizable options for enterprise users.
Enterprise buyers find Splunk ITSI effective yet costly, with complex licensing, primarily affecting smaller companies due to its data-based pricing.
Compared to New Relic, it provides the necessary features at a cheaper cost, especially since we moved infrastructure monitoring to Azure.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Splunk ITSI tends to be more expensive compared to some open-source solutions.
Senior consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I believe the pricing is based on daily volume ingestion.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Sentry provides robust error management, performance monitoring, and seamless integration with platforms, enhancing developer collaboration and application efficiency.
Splunk ITSI provides real-time analytics, customizable dashboards, and predictive analytics for enhanced incident management and proactive issue resolution.
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.
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
At this time, I focus on finding and fixing bugs.
React Developer at Rayvarz Software Engineering Company
Sentry provides real-time error tracking which is invaluable for identifying and resolving issues quickly.
Senior QA Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
The predictive analysis can give you proactive information about potential bottlenecks that can occur on applications, desk, storage, SQL servers, databases, or other systems.
Director at Techpace
One valuable feature is the scheduled maintenance window provided by Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) because Splunk does not offer this scheduling maintenance feature in the core product, but Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) helps us with these maintenance reports.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The most beneficial aspect for me is that it is AI-enabled, providing us with very good analytics.
Technology And Digitization Lead at JLL
 

Categories and Ranking

Sentry
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Debugging (1st)
Splunk ITSI (IT Service Int...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Sentry is 3.3%, down from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Sentry3.3%
Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence)0.8%
Other95.9%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

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.
DS
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Service health has been monitored and visual insights support proactive telecom operations
The installation process is the first aspect I dislike about Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence). If you do not configure it correctly, you will encounter issues in the search head. Because we use a distributed environment where each component has its own specific roles, installation is critical and requires careful attention. Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is built with many applications. It is a compressed file, and when you extract the Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) app, you receive approximately 19 apps. Some applications, add-ons, and packages must be installed on specific components. If you do not configure an application correctly, it will not work. Sometimes we encounter issues during installation because of this complexity. I believe the installation process should be more uniform, meaning it could be deployed across all components to avoid post-installation issues. Sometimes after installation, you receive errors, and users cannot access Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence). We have experienced this type of issue due to installation errors. I believe there is currently room for improvement regarding scalability. When we create Glass Tables containing many searches, the Glass Tables sometimes fail due to memory constraints, and we receive error pages. Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) should have a lightweight version to address these concerns. I would rate current scalability as medium.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise35
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence)?
Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence) is maintained by our customer, so I am not certain about the pricing. It is a paid product, so you cannot download it directly. It is not publicly available. Y...
What needs improvement with Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence)?
The installation process is the first aspect I dislike about Splunk ITSI (IT Service Intelligence). If you do not configure it correctly, you will encounter issues in the search head. Because we us...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Uber
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