CA App Synthetic Monitor vs Sentry comparison

IT organizations require full visibility into business-critical applications regardless of where they're hosted in order to maintain service levels and proactively deal with issues before the end-user is impacted. CA App Synthetic Monitor uses synthetic transactions to provide performance insight for these applications no matter where they're hosted: outside the firewall, in the cloud or delivered via a managed service provider (MSP). Delivered as software as a service, CA App Synthetic Monitor provides end-to-end transaction response time visibility into cloud, mobile and traditional web applications using synthetic transactions delivered by a network of 95 monitoring stations across six continents, 48 countries, 93 cities and 15 time zones.

Sentry is a tool for monitoring web and application performance, tracking errors, processing request times, and managing user data access.

Developers integrate Sentry with web and application environments to capture front-end and back-end errors, utilize error logs, trace requests, and observe metrics without real-time production access. Sentry's use extends to monitoring internal applications, leveraging CyberArk PAM integration, deploying notifications, and detecting silent failures. Users benefit from detailed error and performance reports, contextual cause-stack information, and real-time breakdowns. There is room for improvement, as users desire refined integration and administrative settings, enhanced alert policies, and more customization in event metrics.

• Integration with Slack, GitLab, Jira for smoother workflow
• Detailed error and performance reports for clearer insights
• AWS Lambda compatibility for cloud functions
• Contextual cause-stack information helps pinpoint issues
• Real-time breakdowns for immediate data
• Session Replay for reviewing user sessions

• Efficient error tracking and monitoring improves application stability
• Integration with major tools enhances team collaboration
• User-friendly interfaces deliver a smooth learning curve
• Security features provide peace of mind
• ETL pipeline orchestration streamlines data handling

Sentry is implemented across industries ranging from tech startups to large enterprises. These organizations use Sentry to enhance application reliability, track performance, and secure user data within protected environments. Integration with CyberArk PAM ensures secure deployment. Organizations find Sentry useful for monitoring internal applications, efficiently processing request times, and tracing changes in production without direct access.