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PROS

Sentry offers extensive integration with tools like Slack, GitLab, and Jira, enhancing its accuracy and functionality over some competitors.
It effectively captures application performance metrics, error logs, and helps identify bottlenecks for optimizing critical transactions.
Its real-time error tracking aids Quality Assurance teams in identifying root causes promptly and informs developers about specific issues.
Sentry provides valuable security features and allows creating and assigning rules, with customized access for users.
Initial setup is straightforward, with Sentry's documentation being clear and neat, enabling easy learning and usage in a short time.

CONS

Lacks user metric tracking and more customizable dashboards.
Complex settings for administrators and the need for enhanced alert policies.
End-to-end tracing capabilities need improvement, and integrating with other tools should be easier.
Log centralization and analysis could be improved, along with a need for faster debugging features.
Granularity of the alerting system sometimes feels too sensitive or not customizable enough.
 

Sentry Pros review quotes

NM
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 16, 2025
Overall, I give Sentry a rating of 10.
reviewer2754531 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior QA Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Sep 3, 2025
Sentry's performance monitoring has helped us understand where the bottlenecks are in our application and allowed us to optimize critical transactions for a faster user experience.
Abdullah Baig - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Dev at AF AB
Oct 4, 2023
The product performs well.
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Somayeh Ghanavati Nasab - PeerSpot reviewer
React Developer at Rayvarz Software Engineering Company
Feb 12, 2025
I would rate the stability of Sentry as eight out of ten.
PR
Associate Sr. Manager at Financial Insight Technology, Inc.
Aug 31, 2023
Sentry is a pretty stable product... Sentry's documentation is pretty straightforward and neat.
Immánuel Fodor - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Nov 2, 2022
It's a great visibility tool for the developer team.
Jesuseyi Will Fasuyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer (Data) at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Oct 19, 2022
Great for capturing application performance metrics and error logs.
EvertonZoelner - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend Developer | React.JS | React Native | Typescript at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Jun 2, 2023
Sentry breaks everything down in real time.
Sayyed Aadil - PeerSpot reviewer
Hadoop Admin at Tata Consultancy
Dec 2, 2022
The most valuable feature is the ability to create and assign rules and give access to particular users.
Gustavo Santos Thiago - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at OLX
Nov 1, 2022
The stability is very good for Sentry and in general works well.
 

Sentry Cons review quotes

NM
Founding Member at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 16, 2025
Additional personalization and easier setup for capturing all the different application logs could be an area of improvement.
reviewer2754531 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior QA Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Sep 3, 2025
One area where I think Sentry can improve is in the granularity of its alerting system, as it sometimes feels too sensitive or not customizable enough.
Abdullah Baig - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Dev at AF AB
Oct 4, 2023
It would be nice if the product provided a map showing the users’ geographic location.
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Somayeh Ghanavati Nasab - PeerSpot reviewer
React Developer at Rayvarz Software Engineering Company
Feb 12, 2025
I have not worked with Sentry long enough to provide advice for improvements. I need more experience and time.
PR
Associate Sr. Manager at Financial Insight Technology, Inc.
Aug 31, 2023
To deal with its shortcomings, Sentry needs to continuously improve in areas like the user interface and documentation, apart from its other features.
Immánuel Fodor - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Nov 2, 2022
The settings for an administrator are complex.
Jesuseyi Will Fasuyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer (Data) at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Oct 19, 2022
Lacks user metric tracking and the ability to create more dashboards.
EvertonZoelner - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend Developer | React.JS | React Native | Typescript at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Jun 2, 2023
It should be easier to integrate Sentry with other tools, and the end-to-end tracing capabilities could be improved.
Sayyed Aadil - PeerSpot reviewer
Hadoop Admin at Tata Consultancy
Dec 2, 2022
We cannot restrict particular columns on particular data. It would be helpful if that feature was improved.
Gustavo Santos Thiago - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at OLX
Nov 1, 2022
I would like to have alert policies and alert conditions enhanced in the next release.