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Sentry vs Splunk APM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Sentry
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Debugging (1st)
Splunk APM
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Sentry is 6.4%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk APM is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Abdullah Baig - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 4, 2023
An easy-to-use solution that has a good dashboard, performs well, and provides flexible pricing
I am exploring Sentry, New Relic, and Azure Monitor. The tools can be used to monitor our solutions. We want to improve the reliability of the applications Sentry was easy to learn compared to New Relic and Azure Monitor. I saw some valuable input. It took us the least amount of time to see how…
Lakshmi Padaga - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 28, 2024
Collaborates performance metrics with log data to pinpoint the exact cause of issues and offers error detection
Splunk APM is a robust tool with many capabilities. There are always areas for potential improvement to enhance its functionality and user experience. For Splunk APM, there could be simplified navigation, like streamlining the user interface to make navigation more intuitive for our users, especially those new to APM, which can enhance usability. We can provide more customization options for dashboards and visualizations to help users tailor the platform to their specific needs. There could be more integration capabilities with a wider range of third-party tools and platforms would also be beneficial. By focusing on these areas, Splunk APM can enhance its value proposition, improve user satisfaction, and better meet the evolving needs of organizations monitoring their application performance.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the ability to create and assign rules and give access to particular users."
"Sentry breaks everything down in real time."
"Its initial setup process is relatively straightforward."
"The stability is very good for Sentry and in general works well."
"The most valuable feature we have found with Sentry is the security that it provides."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"Great for capturing application performance metrics and error logs."
"The product performs well."
"Once configured correctly, the analysis reporting the Splunk APM provides is better than that of the other APM tools."
"The features are pretty much ready out of the box."
"It supports proactive management, enhances security, and improves operational efficiency."
"The features are pretty much ready out of the box."
"The solution's service map feature allows us to have a holistic overview and to see quickly where the issues are."
"It is a good tool. It allows you to set alerts for application and infrastructure monitoring, and it allows you to create dashboards."
"Splunk APM provides a holistic view of the application. Unlike other APMs, Splunk's service map is quite effective."
"The volume it handles is very good, including the number of metrics, the volume number of traces, and more."
 

Cons

"The log centralization and analysis could be improved in Sentry."
"Its debugging feature needs to be faster."
"The settings for an administrator are complex."
"It should be easier to integrate Sentry with other tools, and the end-to-end tracing capabilities could be improved."
"It would be nice if the product provided a map showing the users’ geographic location."
"We cannot restrict particular columns on particular data. It would be helpful if that feature was improved."
"I would like to see a role registration feature added."
"Lacks user metric tracking and the ability to create more dashboards."
"The licensing model is expensive. We need to monitor the amount of data ingested because the cost is based on the data collected."
"The monitoring of workloads when using SignalFx could be improved."
"The UI enhancements could be a way to improve the solution in the future."
"It is essential for the monitoring tool to deliver quick response times when generating analytical reports, instead of prolonged delays."
"There are some predefined metrics.......we may want to create customized metrics."
"The cardinality is pretty low."
"The dashboards are used mainly to visualize information about the infrastructure, but it isn't easy to construct or use the dashboards. While we tried to resolve the issue by calling support, it would be easier if they had an AI co-pilot to identify the problem and help you solve it."
"The UI enhancements could be a way to improve the solution in the future."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are currently paying through Cloudera for the Sentry service."
"I am currently using a self-hosted open version."
"We can adjust the price a little bit based on our needs."
"Currently, we are in the production phase of our project and we are on free plans to use Sentry. Once we go live we will have to be on a subscription-based plan."
"The pricing is based on several factors, including the scale of deployment."
"It appears to be expensive compared to competitors."
"The price of Slunk APM is less than some of its competitors."
"Splunk APM is a very cost-efficient solution."
"Splunk offers a 14-day free trial and after that, we have to pay but the cost is reasonable."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"Splunk APM is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Retailer
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sentry?
The product costs $26 a month if we choose a yearly subscription. Code coverage can be added for an additional $29 per month. The Team plan is the cheapest package available. We can make our own bu...
What needs improvement with Sentry?
It would be nice if the product provided a map showing the users’ geographic location.
What do you like most about SignalFx?
The most valuable feature is dashboard creation.
What needs improvement with SignalFx?
Splunk APM is a robust tool with many capabilities. There are always areas for potential improvement to enhance its functionality and user experience. For Splunk APM, there could be simplified navi...
What is your primary use case for SignalFx?
We use Splunk in APM to monitor our applications. So, we integrated it into our systems to enhance our monitoring and observing capabilities, especially for our microservices. So, we have used Splu...
 

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