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Indie alternatives to Sentry

7 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Sentry does, 5 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
Bugsink	Free plan	–	Yes	Self-hosted, Web
Exceptionless	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted, API
GlitchTip	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted
Honeybadger	Free plan	–	–	Web, API
Rollbar	Free plan	–	–	Web, API
AppSignal	Paid	–	–	Web, API
Flare	Paid	–	–	Web, API

The alternatives

1. Bugsink

Self-hosted error tracking that works with Sentry SDKs

Bugsink is a lightweight error tracker you can self-host or use hosted, compatible with existing Sentry client SDKs.

Free plan · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗

2. Exceptionless

Open-source real-time error and event reporting

Exceptionless collects errors, logs and feature usage events from .NET, JavaScript and other apps, and can be self-hosted or used hosted.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, API · Website ↗

3. GlitchTip

Open-source error tracking compatible with Sentry SDKs

GlitchTip collects application errors and performance data using Sentry's open SDKs, and can be self-hosted or used as a hosted service.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted · Website ↗

4. Honeybadger

Error tracking, uptime and cron monitoring for developers

Honeybadger combines exception monitoring, uptime checks, cron monitoring and logging for web apps, with support for Ruby, JavaScript, Python, PHP, Elixir and more.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

5. Rollbar

Real-time error monitoring and grouping

Rollbar captures and groups application errors from many languages and frameworks, with alerts and deploy tracking.

Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗

6. AppSignal

Application performance monitoring and error tracking

AppSignal provides APM, error tracking, host metrics, logging and uptime monitoring for Ruby, Elixir, Node.js, Python and front-end apps.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

7. Flare

Error tracking and performance monitoring for Laravel and PHP

Flare, from the makers of Spatie, tracks errors and performance in Laravel, PHP and JavaScript apps and shows solutions alongside stack traces.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Sentry?

Yes. 5 of the 7 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Bugsink, Exceptionless, GlitchTip, Honeybadger and 1 more.

Is there an open-source alternative to Sentry?

Exceptionless and GlitchTip are open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to Sentry?

Yes: Bugsink, Exceptionless and GlitchTip can run on your own server.

What makes these alternatives to Sentry “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Sentry.

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