Comparing JavaScript Error Monitoring Tools

Sentry vs Rollbar

The best way to compare Sentry vs Rollbar: features, plans, pricing, error reporting, ignore rules, bug tracking, support and more.

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Frontend-First vs Enterprise Approach

Sentry is more developer-focused with functionality to correlate frontend and backend data. Rollbar is positioning as an Enterprise APM service with observability tools and a high price tag. For a cheaper, front-end only alternative, consider [TrackJS](/).

Sentry

Sentry

Enterprise Logging Platform

Sentry provides real-time crash reporting for your web apps, mobile apps, and games.

  • Multi-platform logging (web, mobile, cloud)

  • Performance profiling and monitoring

  • Limited server-side ignore rules

  • Aggressive data sampling

  • Unsustainable business funding

Rollbar

Rollbar

Ruby Error Monitoring

Application monitoring built for ruby environments. Proactively discover, predict, and remediate errors with real-time AI-assisted workflows.

  • Multi-platform logging (web, mobile, cloud)

  • Performance profiling and monitoring

  • No server-side ignore rules

  • Aggressive data sampling

  • Unsustainable business funding

Pricing Comparison

Compare the subscription plans and pricing of your error monitoring tools.

Sentry Pricing

  • 14 Day Free Trial
  • Annual Discount
  • Event-limited billing
    Event-limited billing

    Sentry is priced on the number of events you send, which means you pay them more when you have more errors.
  • Team
    $114/month+
    Users: Unlimited
    Errors: 500,000
    Retention: 90 Days
    Ignore Rules: none
  • Business
    $484/month+
    Users: Unlimited
    Errors: 1,000,000
    Retention: 90 Days

Rollbar Pricing

  • 14 Day Free Trial
  • Annual Discount
  • Event-limited billing
    Event-limited billing

    Sentry is priced on the number of events you send, which means you pay them more when you have more errors.
  • Essentials
    $100/month+
    Users: Unlimited
    Errors: 500,000
    Retention: 90 Days
  • Advanced
    $449/month+
    Users: Unlimited
    Errors: 1,000,000
    Retention: 180 Days

Feature Comparison

Compare the core features of a front-end error monitoring tool.

Sentry Features

  • Reporting Capability
  • Frontend Error Tracking
  • Backend Error Tracking
  • Sourcemapped Stack Traces
  • Error Breadcrumbs
    Error Breadcrumbs

    Limited info provided
  • Structured Context
  • Data Quality
  • Data Sampled
    Data Sampled

    Automatic server sampling
  • Server Side Filtering
    Server Side Filtering

    Only for Business plans
  • Custom Error Grouping
  • Reporting Capability
  • Pre-built Dashboards
  • Queryable Reports
    Queryable Reports

    Only for Business plans
  • Release Tracking
  • Custom SQL-like Queries
  • Alerting
  • Email and Chat Notifications
  • Issue Notifications
  • Email Summary Reports

Rollbar Features

  • Reporting Capability
  • Frontend Error Tracking
  • Backend Error Tracking
  • Sourcemapped Stack Traces
  • Error Telemetry
  • Custom Context
  • Data Quality
  • Configured Sampling
  • Server Side Filtering
  • Custom Error Grouping
    Custom Error Grouping

    only available via code change
  • Reporting Capability
  • Pre-built Dashboards
  • Queryable Reports
  • Release Tracking
  • Custom SQL-like Queries
    Custom SQL-like Queries

    for Advanced plans
  • Alerting
  • Email and Chat Notifications
  • Issue Notifications
  • Email Summary Reports

Support and Sustainability

How does each tool support your team and ensure sustainability of the services.

Sentry Support

  • Tiered Support
  • Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Funding Model
    Venture Capital

Rollbar Support

  • Tiered Support
  • Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Funding Model
    Venture Capital

Compare Alternatives

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Sentry Alternatives

Rollbar Alternatives

Sentry is more developer-focused with functionality to correlate frontend and backend data. Rollbar is positioning as an Enterprise APM service with observability tools and a high price tag. For a cheaper, front-end only alternative, consider TrackJS.

“With TrackJS, the focus is on errors occurring on the browser. Filtering is second to none, and the quick views of trending errors are helpful in digging past the 3rd party script noise. It filters down to the core issues.”
Cory House
Matt Ruby
Principal Engineer at Bluestem Brands

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