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Sentry vs Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

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 Real User Monitoring...
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
38th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) (9th)
 

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 Real User Monitoring (RUM) is 0.3%, up from 0.1% 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…
Sagar Shekhar - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 31, 2023
A stable tool with an easy setup phase that provides ease of use to its users
In my company, we use Red Canary MDR to perform MITRE ATT&CK, after which I import the lot or whatever commands were run by Red Canary MDR to my Splunk system for further analysis. I use a type of real-time monitoring by Splunk The most valuable feature of the solution is the way it formats the…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product performs well."
"Its initial setup process is relatively straightforward."
"Sentry is more accurate than some other tools such as Datadog because it has more integration with Slack, GitLab, Jira, or other ticketing tools."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"It's a great visibility tool for the developer team."
"Great for capturing application performance metrics and error logs."
"Sentry is a pretty stable product... Sentry's documentation is pretty straightforward and neat."
"The stability is very good for Sentry and in general works well."
"The initial setup of Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) was easy."
 

Cons

"I would like to have alert policies and alert conditions enhanced in the next release."
"Its debugging feature needs to be faster."
"The price could be lowered."
"The settings for an administrator are complex."
"Lacks user metric tracking and the ability to create more dashboards."
"The log centralization and analysis could be improved in Sentry."
"It would be nice if the product provided a map showing the users’ geographic location."
"To deal with its shortcomings, Sentry needs to continuously improve in areas like the user interface and documentation, apart from its other features."
"The initial setup of Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) was easy. The solution is deployed on-premises."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am currently using a self-hosted open version."
"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."
"We can adjust the price a little bit based on our needs."
"We are currently paying through Cloudera for the Sentry service."
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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%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Retailer
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM)?
The initial setup of Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) was easy.
What needs improvement with Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM)?
I had tried onboarding Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM) on the cloud, but unfortunately, I couldn't onboard it on the cloud. It is an issue from my end that Splunk can try to improve.
What is your primary use case for Splunk Real User Monitoring (RUM)?
In my company, we use Red Canary MDR to perform MITRE ATT&CK, after which I import the lot or whatever commands were run by Red Canary MDR to my Splunk system for further analysis. I use a type...
 

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Sample Customers

Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Uber
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