Error Monitoring
Sentry Pricing Explained: Tiers, Limits & Hidden Costs
- Starting price
- $26/mo (Team, 50,000 errors)
- Pricing model
- Per-event volume + seats
- Free tier
- Free Developer plan: 5,000 errors/mo, 1 user
Sentry plans and limits
| Tier | What you get |
|---|---|
| Free | Free Developer plan: 5,000 errors/mo, 1 user |
| Paid entry point | $26/mo (Team, 50,000 errors) |
| How the bill grows | Per-event volume + seats |
| Self-hosted | Available. Setup effort: High (Docker Compose with Kafka, ClickHouse and Snuba) |
Hidden costs to budget for
- Event and seat pricing climbs quickly for teams and noisy apps
- The self-hosted licence is source-available (FSL), not OSI open source
What Sentry costs as you grow
A team sending 200,000 errors a month pays several hundred dollars on Sentry's event pricing, while a self-hosted GlitchTip instance costs one $20-40/mo server.
Sentry vs GlitchTipRollbar is about half the price at the entry tier, but the gap closes once you add the tracing that Rollbar does not sell. At 1M events a month both sit in the hundreds of dollars.
Sentry vs RollbarBugsnag gives away more free events (7,500 against 5,000) but charges more once you pass them, roughly $46/mo against Sentry's $26/mo entry plan.
Sentry vs BugsnagCheaper alternatives to Sentry
Sentry pricing: FAQ
How much does Sentry cost?
Sentry uses per-event volume + seats pricing. Paid usage starts at $26/mo (Team, 50,000 errors).
Does Sentry have a free tier?
Free Developer plan: 5,000 errors/mo, 1 user.
What are the hidden costs of Sentry?
Event and seat pricing climbs quickly for teams and noisy apps. The self-hosted licence is source-available (FSL), not OSI open source.
What are cheaper alternatives to Sentry?
GlitchTip ($0 (self-hosted) or ~$15/mo (hosted)), Bugsnag (SmartBear) (Free tier then from ~$46/mo), Rollbar ($12/mo (Starter, 25,000 events)).