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PROS

Sentry offers extensive integration with tools like Slack, GitLab, and Jira, enhancing its accuracy and functionality over some competitors.
It effectively captures application performance metrics, error logs, and helps identify bottlenecks for optimizing critical transactions.
Its real-time error tracking aids Quality Assurance teams in identifying root causes promptly and informs developers about specific issues.
Sentry provides valuable security features and allows creating and assigning rules, with customized access for users.
Initial setup is straightforward, with Sentry's documentation being clear and neat, enabling easy learning and usage in a short time.

CONS

Lacks user metric tracking and more customizable dashboards.
Complex settings for administrators and the need for enhanced alert policies.
End-to-end tracing capabilities need improvement, and integrating with other tools should be easier.
Log centralization and analysis could be improved, along with a need for faster debugging features.
Granularity of the alerting system sometimes feels too sensitive or not customizable enough.
 

Sentry Pros review quotes

it_user1648710 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Aug 16, 2021
Sentry is more accurate than some other tools such as Datadog because it has more integration with Slack, GitLab, Jira, or other ticketing tools.
Jesuseyi Will Fasuyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer (Data) at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Oct 19, 2022
Great for capturing application performance metrics and error logs.
Roseline Christopher - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Oct 28, 2022
The solution is user-friendly.
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Gustavo Santos Thiago - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at OLX
Nov 1, 2022
The stability is very good for Sentry and in general works well.
Immánuel Fodor - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Nov 2, 2022
It's a great visibility tool for the developer team.
OD
Bigdata / Hadoop Admin
Nov 4, 2022
The most valuable feature we have found with Sentry is the security that it provides.
Sayyed Aadil - PeerSpot reviewer
Hadoop Admin at Tata Consultancy
Dec 2, 2022
The most valuable feature is the ability to create and assign rules and give access to particular users.
reviewer2116467 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
May 15, 2023
Its initial setup process is relatively straightforward.
EvertonZoelner - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend Developer | React.JS | React Native | Typescript at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Jun 2, 2023
Sentry breaks everything down in real time.
PR
Associate Sr. Manager at Financial Insight Technology, Inc.
Aug 31, 2023
Sentry is a pretty stable product... Sentry's documentation is pretty straightforward and neat.
 

Sentry Cons review quotes

it_user1648710 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineering Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Aug 16, 2021
The log centralization and analysis could be improved in Sentry.
Jesuseyi Will Fasuyi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer (Data) at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Oct 19, 2022
Lacks user metric tracking and the ability to create more dashboards.
Roseline Christopher - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Oct 28, 2022
The price could be lowered.
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Gustavo Santos Thiago - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at OLX
Nov 1, 2022
I would like to have alert policies and alert conditions enhanced in the next release.
Immánuel Fodor - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Nov 2, 2022
The settings for an administrator are complex.
OD
Bigdata / Hadoop Admin
Nov 4, 2022
I would like to see a role registration feature added.
Sayyed Aadil - PeerSpot reviewer
Hadoop Admin at Tata Consultancy
Dec 2, 2022
We cannot restrict particular columns on particular data. It would be helpful if that feature was improved.
reviewer2116467 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
May 15, 2023
Its debugging feature needs to be faster.
EvertonZoelner - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Frontend Developer | React.JS | React Native | Typescript at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Jun 2, 2023
It should be easier to integrate Sentry with other tools, and the end-to-end tracing capabilities could be improved.
PR
Associate Sr. Manager at Financial Insight Technology, Inc.
Aug 31, 2023
To deal with its shortcomings, Sentry needs to continuously improve in areas like the user interface and documentation, apart from its other features.