New Relic vs Sentry
Compare New Relic and Sentry on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
New Relic
Observability — Free 100 GB ingest + 1 full user; Standard from $10 first full user then $99; data $0.40/GB after 100 GB; Pro $349/full user annual.
Best for
- • Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill
- • Orgs that can live with 1–5 Standard full users
- • Buyers comparing usage-based observability to Datadog hosts
Starting from $10.00/user/mo
Free plan available
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Our verdict
There is no universal winner between New Relic and Sentry. Choose New Relic when Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill. Choose Sentry when Application teams whose primary observability job is errors, traces, and replays. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.
New Relic is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
- ✓ Security & admin
Tie
- • Free plan
- • Integrations
Choose New Relic if: Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill
Choose Sentry if: Application teams whose primary observability job is errors, traces, and replays
Sentry
Application error monitoring, tracing, and replays — Developer Free; Team $26/mo annual with default prepaid; Business $80/mo. Not a Datadog infra replacement.
Best for
- • Application teams whose primary observability job is errors, traces, and replays
- • Developers who want a free 5k-error path before Team $26
- • Buyers comparing a specialist to Datadog/Splunk host suites
Starting from $26.00/user/mo
Free plan available
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for New Relic and Sentry. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- New Relic
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
New Relic publishes a lower researched starting floor ($10/mo vs $26/mo for Sentry). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
New RelicStrongerSentryWeaker - Tie
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
New Relic researches a free plan; Sentry researches a free plan.
New RelicTieSentryTie - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for New Relic and Sentry on current vendor packaging.
New RelicDependsSentryDepends - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
New Relic and Sentry are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
New Relic8/10Sentry8/10 - New Relic
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
New Relic leads on security admin (8/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
New RelicStrongerSentryWeaker
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