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BugSnag vs Sentry: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

BugSnag starts at $23/mo (Select) and Sentry at $29/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $23 vs $29 a month: BugSnag is $6 a month (21%) cheaper than Sentry on list price.

BugSnag

Cheaper for 10 people

From$23/mo

10 people: $23 a month · $276 a year

  • Free plan
  • Up to 13% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per plan

Sentry

Engineering

From$29/mo

10 people: $29 a month · $348 a year

  • Free plan (Developer)
  • Up to 10% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per plan

Plans

BugSnag and Sentry plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

BugSnag

  • Free

    7.5K events, 1M spans/month · 1 user, 7-day retention

    Free

  • Select

    From 50K events + 1M spans/month · Unlimited users · End-to-end diagnostics

    $23/mo

  • Preferred

    From 100K events + 1M spans/month · Error prioritization, SAML SSO · System metrics

    $39/mo

Starting prices; volume tiers up to 3M events and 300M spans. Billed yearly: Select from $20/month, Preferred from $33/month (13-15% saving). Enterprise: contact sales. SmartBear briefly branded it 'Insight Hub'; smartbear.com/insight-hub now 301-redirects to bugsnag.com, which uses the BugSnag name. Prices read from the official pricing page's embedded calculator data.

Prices from BugSnag's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Sentry

  • Developer

    Single user · 5k errors · Error monitoring & tracing

    Free

  • Team

    No user limit · 50k errors · Third-party integrations

    $29/mo

  • Business

    Unlimited dashboards · Advanced quota management · SAML and SCIM

    $89/mo

Annual: Team $26/mo, Business $80/mo. Extra usage metered. Enterprise: custom.

Prices from Sentry's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

BugSnag and Sentry cost by team size
TeamBugSnag (Select)Sentry (Team)Difference
5 people$23$276/yr$29$348/yrBugSnag $6 less a month
10 people$23$276/yr$29$348/yrBugSnag $6 less a month
25 people$23$276/yr$29$348/yrBugSnag $6 less a month

BugSnag is priced per plan. Sentry is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

BugSnag vs Sentry: questions

Which is cheaper, BugSnag or Sentry?

BugSnag starts at $23/mo (Select) and Sentry at $29/mo (Team). For 10 people that's $23 vs $29 a month: BugSnag is $6 a month (21%) cheaper than Sentry on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do BugSnag and Sentry have free plans?

BugSnag has a free plan (Free). Sentry has a free plan (Developer).

Are BugSnag and Sentry cheaper if you pay yearly?

BugSnag lists up to 13% off yearly billing. Sentry lists up to 10% off yearly billing.

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