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Lightrun vs Sentry.io
Short answer: Pick Lightrun if you want live observability for enterprise applications; pick Sentry.io if you want unified error, trace, and performance monitoring. Lightrun has a free plan; Sentry.io has a free plan, paid from $26/month.
LightrunConnecting developers to their live applications 
Sentry.ioError tracking and performance monitoring for developersWhich to pick
Pick Lightrun if you want…
- Live observability for enterprise applications
- Integrations with Bitbucket, ServiceNow or Azure DevOps (on Lightrun's list, not Sentry.io's)
Pick Sentry.io if you want…
- Unified error, trace, and performance monitoring
- Error tracking
- Open-source code (getsentry/sentry on GitHub)
- Integrations with Linear, Node.js or Python (on Sentry.io's list, not Lightrun's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Lightrun:Lightrun adds live logs, metrics and traces to running code for real-time observability and AI-agent troubleshooting.
- Sentry.io:Sentry provides error tracking and performance monitoring with SDKs, AI debugging, and integrated alerts for developers.
- Best for
- Lightrun:Live observability for enterprise applications
- Sentry.io:Unified error, trace, and performance monitoring
- Who it’s for
- Lightrun:Support, SRE, platform engineering and developers needing live runtime context.
- Sentry.io:Developers and software teams needing real-time error and performance insights
- Pricing
- Lightrun:Freemium
- Sentry.io:Freemium
- Starting price
- Lightrun:—
- Sentry.io:$26/month (Team)
- Free plan or trial
- Lightrun:Free plan (Free Plan)
- Sentry.io:Free plan (Developer) · Free trial
- Plans
- Lightrun:Free Plan $0
- Sentry.io:Developer $0 · Team $26/mo per month · Business $80/mo per month
- Open source
- Lightrun:—
- Sentry.io:Yes, 44,893 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Lightrun:Slack, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, IntelliJ, PyCharm
- Sentry.io:GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby
Lightrun features
- Live runtime evidence. Collect logs, metrics, traces and dumps from code without redeploying.
- AI-driven investigation. Conversational assistant triages incidents and suggests remediations.
- Multi-instance debugging. Debug Kubernetes, serverless and other instances in real time.
- IDE integrations. Plugins for IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, VS Code and other editors.
- Enterprise system connectors. Integrates with SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps and more.
- Role-based access & SSO. RBAC, SSO, SCIM and SAML support for secure team collaboration.
- Audit & compliance. Full audit logs, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA aligned security.
- Custom connector setup. Unlimited APM, telemetry and third-party integrations via custom connectors.
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.
Lightrun vs Sentry.io FAQ
What is the difference between Lightrun and Sentry.io?+
Sentry tracks errors and performance; Lightrun adds live logs, metrics and AI agents for proactive remediation.
Should I use Lightrun or Sentry.io?+
Pick Lightrun if you want live observability for enterprise applications or integrations with Bitbucket, ServiceNow or Azure DevOps (on Lightrun's list, not Sentry.io's). Pick Sentry.io if you want unified error, trace, and performance monitoring, error tracking or open-source code (getsentry/sentry on GitHub).
Is Lightrun or Sentry.io free?+
Lightrun has a free plan (Free Plan) and paid plans. Sentry.io has a free plan (Developer); paid plans start at $26/month (Team).
Is Lightrun or Sentry.io open source?+
Sentry.io is open source (getsentry/sentry on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Lightrun.
Do Lightrun and Sentry.io integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Slack, GitHub and Jira. Lightrun also lists Bitbucket, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, IntelliJ and 5 more; Sentry.io also lists Linear, Node.js, Python, Go and 7 more.
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