Sentry vs Decodo (Smartproxy)
Compare Sentry and Decodo (Smartproxy) on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
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
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Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
Sentry is better for
- ✓ Free plan
- ✓ Integrations
- ✓ Security & admin
Decodo (Smartproxy) is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
Choose Sentry if: Application teams whose primary observability job is errors, traces, and replays
Choose Decodo (Smartproxy) if: Teams that knew Smartproxy and need the Decodo-branded same network
Decodo (Smartproxy)
Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) residential proxies — 3GB $11.25/mo ($3.75/GB); PAYG $4/GB; advertised $2/GB at 1000GB. 3-day trial. Slug remains smartproxy.
Best for
- • Teams that knew Smartproxy and need the Decodo-branded same network
- • Buyers who want a published $11.25 residential starter versus Bright Data commits
- • Projects that will validate a 3-day trial before GB scale
Starting from $11.25/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Sentry and Decodo (Smartproxy). Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
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Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Decodo (Smartproxy) publishes a lower researched starting floor ($11.25/mo vs $26/mo for Sentry). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
SentryWeakerDecodo (Smartproxy)Stronger - Sentry
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Sentry researches a free plan; Decodo (Smartproxy) does not research a free plan.
SentryStrongerDecodo (Smartproxy)Weaker - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Sentry and Decodo (Smartproxy) on current vendor packaging.
SentryDependsDecodo (Smartproxy)Depends - Sentry
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Sentry leads on integrations (8/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Sentry8/10Decodo (Smartproxy)7/10 - Sentry
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Sentry leads on security admin (7/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
SentryStrongerDecodo (Smartproxy)Weaker
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