New Relic vs Sentry.io

Sentry.io specializes in error tracking and performance for applications, whereas New Relic offers broader observability across infrastructure, AI, and business metrics.

New RelicObservability platform for apps and infrastructure

Sentry.ioError tracking and performance monitoring for developers

Which to pick

Pick New Relic if you want…

AI-aware full-stack observability
App performance monitoring
Integrations with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or StatsD (on New Relic's list, not Sentry.io's)

Pick Sentry.io if you want…

Unified error, trace, and performance monitoring
Error and performance tracking
Open-source code (getsentry/sentry on GitHub)
Integrations with GitHub, Slack or Jira (on Sentry.io's list, not New Relic's)

New Relic provides a similar observability suite but with a different pricing model and UI; Sentry emphasizes SDK-first error tracking.

Side by side

What it is: New Relic:New Relic is an AI-powered observability platform that correlates telemetry across apps, infrastructure, and AI systems.; Sentry.io:Sentry provides error tracking and performance monitoring with SDKs, AI debugging, and integrated alerts for developers.
Best for: New Relic:AI-aware full-stack observability; Sentry.io:Unified error, trace, and performance monitoring
Who it’s for: New Relic:Engineering, SRE, DevOps, and product teams needing full-stack monitoring.; Sentry.io:Developers and software teams needing real-time error and performance insights
Pricing: New Relic:Freemium; Sentry.io:Freemium
Plans: New Relic:Free $0; Sentry.io:Developer $0 · Team $26/mo per month · Business $80/mo per month
Open source: New Relic:—; Sentry.io:Yes, 44,893 GitHub stars
Works with: New Relic:OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, StatsD, eBPF, 800+ pre-built integrations; Sentry.io:GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby

New Relic features

AI-driven root cause analysis. Automatically identifies the cause of incidents across services and AI agents.
Unified data layer. Collects logs, metrics, traces, and digital experience data in one place.
Infrastructure & Kubernetes monitoring. Provides real-time health views for hosts, containers, and K8s clusters.
Digital experience monitoring. Session replay, browser, mobile, and synthetic checks to track user friction.
AI model monitoring. Tracks model performance, cost, and hallucinations with agentic tracing.
Security & compliance. Vulnerability management, FedRAMP/HIPAA eligibility, and log obfuscation.
OpenTelemetry support. Ingests data via OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, StatsD, eBPF and other standards.
Extensible integrations. 800+ pre-built integrations for cloud, SaaS, and on-prem services.

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.

New Relic vs Sentry.io FAQ

Is New Relic or Sentry.io free?+

New Relic has a free plan and paid plans. Sentry.io has a free plan (Developer); paid plans start at $26/month (Team).

Is New Relic or Sentry.io open source?+

Sentry.io is open source (getsentry/sentry on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for New Relic.

Do New Relic and Sentry.io integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: New Relic lists OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, StatsD, eBPF and 1 more; Sentry.io lists GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear and 10 more.

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