Sentry vs Datadog
Which automation & integration tool is right for you? Compare features, pricing, and user reviews to make the best choice.
Sentry
From $26Free plan
Most teams, especially full-stack, multi-platform and game studios that want errors, tracing and replay in one tool.
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Datadog
From $25
Teams already on Datadog that want errors next to traces, logs and infrastructure metrics.
Side by side
| Sentry | Datadog | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free; paid from $26/month (Team, annual) | Error Tracking from $25/month for up to 50K errors (annual); no free Error Tracking tier |
| G2 Rating | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Best For | Most teams, especially full-stack, multi-platform and game studios that want errors, tracing and replay in one tool. | Teams already on Datadog that want errors next to traces, logs and infrastructure metrics. |
Pros and cons
Sentry
Pros
- Widest platform coverage in this group
- Free plan, and Team from $26/month (annual) with unlimited users
- Errors, tracing, replay, logs and monitors share one product
- Can be self-hosted for free
Cons
- Separate meters per data type make the full bill harder to forecast
- Free plan is limited to 1 user
- SAML SSO and SCIM need Business ($80/month, annual)
Datadog
Pros
- No second agent or dashboard for Datadog users
- Errors linked to traces, logs and replays
- Per-1,000 price falls at higher volumes
- Wide language coverage, including C++ and Flutter
Cons
- No free Error Tracking tier listed
- APM, RUM, replay and logs are each billed separately
- Error samples kept only 30 days
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Sarah ChenUpdated October 2026
Best Error Monitoring Tools
Sentry is the best error monitoring tool for most teams. Pick Rollbar for a hard budget cap, BugSnag for mobile stability, Honeybadger for Ruby and Elixir, Raygun for long retention, and Datadog if you already use it.
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Sarah ChenUpdated October 2026Automation & IntegrationSarah ChenUpdated October 2026
Sentry alternatives
Stay with Sentry if you use its tracing and replay. For errors only, Rollbar has the clearest pricing; for self-hosting, GlitchTip is the lightest drop-in.
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Sarah ChenUpdated October 2026