Error monitoring · Comparison

BugSnag vs Sentry

2 products compared side by side: what you pay for with each one first, then the five access facts, entry prices, recorded plan limits and the bottom line of each review. The evidence note under the table says how each product was checked.

Side by side

BugSnag vs Sentry: value, access facts, plan limits and bottom lines
Metric	BugSnag	Sentry
What you're paying for	Worth the priceUnlimited users and 100,000 errors for $32 a month billed yearly, with performance spans included and an on-premise version for regulated teams.	Worth the priceUnlimited users and 50,000 errors a month for $26, with SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and EU data storage on every plan.
Overall score	7.9	9.2Best
Free option	Free plan	Free plan
Card to start	No card needed	–Not measured
Getting access	Self-serve	Self-serve
Starter priceCheapest paid plan	$20/mo	$26/mo
Pricing model	Tiered	Tiered
Pricing page	Public prices	Public prices
Billing units	Events (errors), in steps from 50,000 to 3M	Errors (50,000 in the plan, then per error)
Free allowance	7,500 events/mo, 1 user	5,000 errors/mo, 1 user
5 users, 100,000 errors/mo	$32 (Select, 150,000 events, billed yearly)	$44.13 (Team, billed annually)
Error retention on the entry paid plan	60 days	Up to 90 days
SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001	ISO 27001; SmartBear’s SOC 2 Type 2 scope does not list BugSnag	Both
HIPAA BAA	Not stated; On-premise for HIPAA environments	Business plan and up
EU data region	Not stated; US data centers	Yes, Frankfurt
SAML SSO	Preferred ($33/mo billed yearly)	Business ($80/mo billed annually)
Self-hosted version	Yes, On-premise (Enterprise)	Yes, under the FSL
Bottom line	From its public pages, BugSnag lists the lowest price here for 100,000 errors, with unlimited users and an on-premise option. Its compliance pages are thinner for the SaaS: US hosting, no BAA and no SOC 2 Type 2 scope that names it.	From its public pages, Sentry is the most complete package here for a team that mainly needs error monitoring: unlimited users, 90-day history and compliance on every plan. SAML SSO and a BAA start on Business.

Evidence: BugSnag: facts checked 2026-10-15 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Sentry: facts checked 2026-10-15 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run. Prices in USD as listed, excluding tax. "–" means not recorded.

When to pick each

In the words of each review, with the date its facts were checked.

From our BugSnag review
Checked Oct 15, 2026
Pick BugSnag when
You want the lower listed price at 100,000 errors ($32 against $44.13) or a supported on-premise version.
Pick Sentry when
You need SOC 2 Type II, EU storage, 90-day history or a BAA on a self-serve plan.

Entry price

Baseline: each product's cheapest paid plan, per month. Included usage differs, so read the line under each price.

BugSnagLowest price
Select
$20/mo
Billed yearly at 50,000 events/mo ($23 monthly); 150,000 for $32 ($39 monthly); up to 3M
- Unlimited users
- 1M spans/mo included
- 60-day data retention
- Basic notifications
Sentry
Team
$26/mo
Billed annually ($29 monthly); 50,000 errors/mo, then from $0.0003625 per error
- Unlimited users
- Up to 90-day lookback
- Google and GitHub SSO
- Spend notifications and a maximum spend threshold

Prices as listed on each pricing page, in USD per month, excluding tax. Observed: BugSnag 2026-10-15, Sentry 2026-10-15.

Which one fits

If you need to start today without a sales call: SentrySelf-serve sign-up; the highest score of the 2 self-serve products here (9.2/10).
If you want to try it without entering a card: BugSnagFree plan, no card needed; scored 7.9/10.
Lowest starter price: BugSnag$20/mo for the Select plan.
Highest overall score: Sentry9.2/10 (Excellent). The review shows the score breakdown and the run behind it.

Picked by fixed rules from the table above, not by hand. How we score

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