Quick answer
Sentry - Both free plans cover one user and 5,000 errors a month. Sentry adds 5 GB of logs, 5M tracing spans and 50 session replays. Honeybadger adds 50 MB a day of logging and performance data and a status page. Both charge $26 a month for the Team plan.
How the free tiers compare
Honeybadger's free Developer plan has 5,000 errors a month, 50 MB a day of logging and performance data, 1 uptime monitor, 1 status page, 1 user, unlimited projects and 15 days of error retention. Sentry's free Developer plan has 1 user, 5k errors, 5 GB of logs, 5 GB of application metrics, 5M spans, 50 session replays, 1 uptime monitor, unlimited projects and 10 custom dashboards.
Honeybadger vs Sentry free tier, side by side
| HoneybadgerFTV 54 | SentryFTV 56 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free errors | 5,000 per month | 5k errors |
| Free logs | 50 MB per day of logging and performance data | 5 GB |
| Free users and projects | 1 user, unlimited projects | 1 user, unlimited projects |
| Free uptime monitoring | 1 monitor, 1 status page | 1 uptime monitor |
| First paid plan | Team - $26/mo, 50K errors, 100 MB/day, 5 monitors, unlimited users | Team - $26/mo billed annually, 50k errors, unlimited users, 20 dashboards |
| Next plan up | Business - $80/mo, 180 days of error retention | Business - $80/mo billed annually, unlimited dashboards |
After you outgrow the free tier
Honeybadger Team costs $26 a month with 50K errors a month, 100 MB a day of logging and performance data, 5 uptime monitors, unlimited users and 90 days of error retention. Business costs $80 a month with 180 days of retention. Sentry Team costs $26 a month billed annually with default pre-paid data, and adds unlimited users, API and third-party integrations and 20 dashboards. Sentry Business costs $80 a month billed annually. On Sentry paid plans, extra logs and metrics cost $0.50 per GB.
Cost at real usage
| Usage | Honeybadger | Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| A team that needs more than one user | $26/mo for Team | $26/mo for Team, billed annually |
| 50,000 errors a month | $26/mo for Team | $26/mo for Team, billed annually |
Estimates, not quotes. Usage-based rates change - verify with the vendor's pricing page before committing.
When to pick each one
Pick Honeybadger when…
- You want a public status page on the free plan.
- You want error tracking, logging and uptime checks in one small tool.
- You want 15 days of error history on the free plan.
Pick Sentry when…
- You want tracing on the free plan. Sentry includes 5M spans.
- You want session replays. The free plan includes 50.
- You want custom dashboards. The free plan includes 10.
Bottom line
The free plans are close on errors. Pick Sentry for tracing, replays and larger log storage. Pick Honeybadger for a status page and a simple all-in-one tool.
Read the full listings: Honeybadger and Sentry. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more head-to-heads on /compare, or see the top-ranked free tiers on /top.