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Grafana vs Sentry.io
Grafana is open-source dashboarding for metrics, whereas Sentry combines error tracking, tracing, and AI debugging in one platform.
GrafanaOpen-source dashboards and observability
Sentry.ioError tracking and performance monitoring for developersWhich to pick
Pick Grafana if you want…
- Open-standard full-stack observability
- Open-source dashboards
- Integrations with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or Kubernetes (on Grafana's list, not Sentry.io's)
Pick Sentry.io if you want…
- Unified error, trace, and performance monitoring
- Integrations with GitHub, Jira or Linear (on Sentry.io's list, not Grafana's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Grafana:Grafana Cloud is an open-source-based observability platform that unifies metrics, logs, traces, profiles and business data.
- Sentry.io:Sentry provides error tracking and performance monitoring with SDKs, AI debugging, and integrated alerts for developers.
- Best for
- Grafana:Open-standard full-stack observability
- Sentry.io:Unified error, trace, and performance monitoring
- Who it’s for
- Grafana:Developers, SREs and teams needing full-stack observability and cost-optimized telemetry.
- Sentry.io:Developers and software teams needing real-time error and performance insights
- Pricing
- Grafana:Freemium
- Sentry.io:Freemium
- Plans
- Grafana:Free $0 · Pro $19 per month + usage · Enterprise $25,000 per year spend commit
- Sentry.io:Developer $0 · Team $26/mo per month · Business $80/mo per month
- Open source
- Grafana:Yes, 77,033 GitHub stars
- Sentry.io:Yes, 44,893 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Grafana:OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Kubernetes, Slack
- Sentry.io:GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby
Grafana features
- AI Assistant. Ask natural-language questions, build dashboards and run investigations directly from Grafana, Slack or the terminal.
- Adaptive Telemetry. Automatically identifies low-value data and aggregates it, cutting telemetry spend by up to 80%.
- Full-stack observability. Unified view of metrics, logs, traces, profiles and synthetic monitoring on a single map.
- OpenTelemetry-native. Native support for OpenTelemetry and Prometheus with hundreds of plugins and integrations.
- Cost Management. Pay-as-you-go pricing with volume-based discounts and a free tier that includes all services.
- Compliance & Security. FedRAMP, NIST-100, PCI-DSS, GDPR and SOC-2 certifications for enterprise use.
Sentry.io features
- SDK Integration. Add Sentry with a few lines of code, no agents required.
- AI Debugger (Seer). AI agent that root-causes issues and suggests fixes.
- Session Replay. Replays of user sessions to see errors in context.
- Agent Tracing. Tracks AI agent output, tool calls, and spend.
- Alerting & Notifications. Email and integrated tool alerts for incidents.
- Third-Party Integrations. Connects with GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear and more.
Grafana vs Sentry.io FAQ
Is Grafana or Sentry.io free?+
Grafana has a free plan and paid plans. Sentry.io has a free plan (Developer); paid plans start at $26/month (Team).
Is Grafana or Sentry.io open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Grafana (grafana/grafana on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license) and Sentry.io (getsentry/sentry on GitHub).
Do Grafana and Sentry.io integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Slack. Grafana also lists OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Kubernetes; Sentry.io also lists GitHub, Jira, Linear, Node.js and 9 more.
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