Error monitoring · Comparison
New Relic vs Rollbar vs Sentry
3 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
| Metric | New Relic | Rollbar | Sentry |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you're paying for | Worth the priceError tracking, APM, logs and infrastructure under one 100 GB free tier, with unlimited hosts and paid users from $10 a month. | Worth the priceUnlimited users on every plan, every price step published, and 100,000 errors with 90-day retention for $40.83 a month billed annually. | 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 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 9.2Best |
| Free option | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan |
| Card to start | No card needed | No card needed | –Not measured |
| Getting access | Self-serve | Self-serve | Self-serve |
| Starter priceCheapest paid plan | $10/mo | $7.50/mo | $26/mo |
| Pricing model | Seat + usage | Tiered | Tiered |
| Pricing page | Public prices | Public prices | Public prices |
| Billing units | Data ingest (GB) and users by type | Occurrences (errors), in steps from 10,000 to 50M | Errors (50,000 in the plan, then per error) |
| Free allowance | 100 GB/mo, 1 full platform user | 5,000 occurrences/mo, unlimited users | 5,000 errors/mo, 1 user |
| 5 users, 100,000 errors/mo | $206 on Standard, computed, if ingest stays within 100 GB | $40.83 (Essentials, billed annually) | $44.13 (Team, billed annually) |
| Error retention on the entry paid plan | 8 days (98 with Data Plus) | 90 days (180 on Advanced) | Up to 90 days |
| SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 | Both | SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001 compliance stated | Both |
| HIPAA BAA | Enterprise with Data Plus | Advanced, from the 4M annual plan | Business plan and up |
| EU data region | Yes, +$0.05/GB | Not stated; primary data center in Iowa | Yes, Frankfurt |
| SAML SSO | Standard | Advanced ($10.83/mo billed annually at 10,000) | Business ($80/mo billed annually) |
| Self-hosted version | Not stated | Not stated | Yes, under the FSL |
| Bottom line | From its public pages, New Relic has the broadest free tier here, but error triage is priced through users and data rather than errors. It costs least when few people triage and data stays near 100 GB a month. | From its public pages, Rollbar is the most transparent here on price, with unlimited users on every plan and 90-day retention on Essentials. Check the missing EU region and the BAA entry point before you choose 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: New Relic: facts checked 2026-10-15 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; Rollbar: 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 New Relic review
Checked Oct 15, 2026- Pick New Relic when
- You want errors, APM, logs and infrastructure in one tool, with data near 100 GB a month.
- Pick Sentry when
- Five or more people triage errors and you mainly need error monitoring; Sentry charges no seats.
From our Rollbar review
Checked Oct 15, 2026- Pick Rollbar when
- You want unlimited users on the free plan, or a slightly lower price at 100,000 errors ($40.83 against $44.13).
- Pick Sentry when
- You need EU data storage, a BAA on an $80 plan, or a self-hosted version.
From our Sentry review
Checked Oct 15, 2026- Pick Sentry when
- Five or more people triage errors and you mainly need error monitoring.
- Pick New Relic when
- You want APM, infrastructure and logs on one bill and your data stays near the free 100 GB a month.
Entry price
Baseline: each product's cheapest paid plan, per month. Included usage differs, so read the line under each price.
- New RelicStandard$10/moFirst full platform user; $99 each additional (up to 5); core users $49
- $0.40/GB beyond 100 GB ($0.60 with Data Plus)
- SAML single sign-on
- Ticketed support
- EU data center +$0.05/GB
- RollbarLowest priceEssentials$7.50/moBilled annually at 10,000 occurrences/mo ($9 monthly); 100,000 for $40.83 ($49 monthly); up to 50M
- 90-day data retention
- Overage budgets and on-demand occurrences
- Customizable rate limits
- 4,000 AI credits/mo
- SentryTeam$26/moBilled 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: New Relic 2026-10-15, Rollbar 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 3 self-serve products here (9.2/10).
- If you want to try it without entering a card
- RollbarFree plan, no card needed, and the highest score of the 2 that skip the card (8.6/10).
- Lowest starter price
- Rollbar$7.50/mo for the Essentials 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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