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PagerDuty vs Sentry.io
Specializes in error tracking and performance monitoring, not end-to-end incident workflow automation
PagerDutyOn-call management and incident response platform
Sentry.ioError tracking and performance monitoring for developersWhich to pick
Pick PagerDuty if you want…
- AI-driven incident response and automation
- Integrations with Microsoft Teams, Datadog or ServiceNow (on PagerDuty's list, not Sentry.io's)
Pick Sentry.io if you want…
- Unified error, trace, and performance monitoring
- Error tracking for developers
- Open-source code (getsentry/sentry on GitHub)
- Integrations with GitHub, Linear or Node.js (on Sentry.io's list, not PagerDuty's)
Side by side
- What it is
- PagerDuty:PagerDuty is an AI-first incident management platform that detects, triages, resolves and learns from incidents across your tech stack.
- Sentry.io:Sentry provides error tracking and performance monitoring with SDKs, AI debugging, and integrated alerts for developers.
- Best for
- PagerDuty:AI-driven incident response and automation
- Sentry.io:Unified error, trace, and performance monitoring
- Who it’s for
- PagerDuty:SREs, DevOps engineers, technical leaders managing on-call and incident response
- Sentry.io:Developers and software teams needing real-time error and performance insights
- Pricing
- PagerDuty:Freemium
- Sentry.io:Freemium
- Plans
- PagerDuty:Free $0 · Professional $21 per user per month · Starter $2,800 per year · Essential $12,000 per year
- Sentry.io:Developer $0 · Team $26/mo per month · Business $80/mo per month
- Open source
- PagerDuty:—
- Sentry.io:Yes, 44,893 GitHub stars
- Works with
- PagerDuty:Slack, Microsoft Teams, Datadog, ServiceNow, Jira, AWS
- Sentry.io:GitHub, Slack, Jira, Linear, Node.js, Python, Go, Ruby
PagerDuty features
- AI Agents. SRE, Scribe, Shift and Insights agents automate detection, diagnosis, remediation, documentation and trend analysis.
- Smart Alerting. Machine-learning reduces alert noise by up to 91% and routes alerts dynamically based on severity and history.
- Unified Response. Manage incidents directly from Slack, Microsoft Teams, mobile or web with full context and collaboration tools.
- Post-Incident Reviews. AI-generated summaries, action items and templates streamline learning and continuous improvement.
- 750+ Integrations. Out-of-the-box connectors for tools like Datadog, ServiceNow, Jira, AWS, and many more.
- Custom Workflows. No-code/low-code builder lets you create conditional incident workflows and automate remediation actions.
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.
PagerDuty vs Sentry.io FAQ
Is PagerDuty or Sentry.io free?+
PagerDuty has a free plan; paid plans start at $21/month per user (Professional). Sentry.io has a free plan (Developer); paid plans start at $26/month (Team).
Which is cheaper, PagerDuty or Sentry.io?+
PagerDuty starts at $21/month per user (Professional) and Sentry.io starts at $26/month (Team); the plans are billed differently, so compare what's included.
Is PagerDuty or Sentry.io open source?+
Sentry.io is open source (getsentry/sentry on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for PagerDuty.
Do PagerDuty and Sentry.io integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Slack and Jira. PagerDuty also lists Microsoft Teams, Datadog, ServiceNow and AWS; Sentry.io also lists GitHub, Linear, Node.js, Python and 8 more.
On DevHunt
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