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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
Free
Scout Monitoring
Star Rating
(69)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plansSentry
Star Rating
(116)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Sentry excels in Real User Monitoring (RUM) with a score of 8.7, providing detailed insights into user interactions, while Scout Monitoring falls short with a score of 6.7, leading to less effective user experience analysis.
- Reviewers mention that Scout Monitoring shines in Synthetic Monitoring with a score of 8.1, allowing for proactive performance checks, whereas Sentry's score of 6.9 indicates a need for improvement in this area.
- G2 users highlight that Sentry's Performance Monitoring is robust, scoring 8.8, which includes features like Timely Alerts and Constant Monitoring, while Scout Monitoring's score of 9.2 suggests it offers even more effective performance tracking capabilities.
- Users on G2 report that Scout Monitoring's Root Cause Analysis (RCA) feature, scoring 8.7, is particularly effective in diagnosing issues quickly, compared to Sentry's score of 8.1, which indicates a less comprehensive approach.
- Reviewers say that Sentry's Alerting system, with a score of 8.8, is user-friendly and customizable, but Scout Monitoring's score of 8.3 suggests it may not be as intuitive, leading to potential delays in response times.
- Users say that while both products offer Dashboards and Visualizations, Sentry's score of 8.3 indicates a need for more advanced features compared to Scout Monitoring's score of 8.6, which suggests a more visually appealing and informative user interface.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Scout Monitoring
The FREE plan
$0.00
Per Month
Up to 300,000 transactions/month; No per seat, host, or instance fees
- 30-Day Metric Retention
- App Performance Monitoring
- Database Monitoring
Sentry
Developer
Free
For solo devs working on small projects
- 5k events/month
- 1 user
- 30 day history
Free Trial
Scout Monitoring
Free Trial is available
Sentry
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
52
9.0
96
Ease of Use
9.2
52
8.6
97
Ease of Setup
9.6
23
8.5
47
Ease of Admin
9.6
23
8.8
35
Quality of Support
9.4
43
8.4
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
22
8.9
28
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
47
9.1
96
Features by Category
User Behavior
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
A/B Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visitor Information
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Session Replay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Agentic AI - Website Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
7.4
31
Not enough data
7.2
30
Not enough data
8.0
35
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.1
36
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Crash Monitoring
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
7.4
11
Crash Data
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Metrics
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Visibility
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Agentic AI - Log Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.6
11
8.3
22
8.9
11
8.5
23
9.2
10
8.9
24
Feature Not Available
6.4
14
8.7
9
8.4
17
Response
8.6
11
8.4
21
8.1
9
8.3
21
8.7
9
8.1
17
Agentic AI - Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
6.7
7
8.8
16
7.9
8
7.6
15
Functionality
8.1
6
7.1
14
8.1
6
7.8
13
6.7
7
5.0
11
7.1
7
6.4
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Scout Monitoring and Sentry are categorized as Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Bug Tracking
Unique Categories
Scout Monitoring has no unique categories
Sentry is categorized as Log Monitoring, IoT Development Tools, Website Monitoring, Session Replay, IT Alerting, Mobile Crash Reporting, Gaming Tools, and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Scout Monitoring
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sentry
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
26.5%
Information Technology and Services
14.7%
Financial Services
5.9%
Internet
4.4%
Education Management
4.4%
Other
44.1%
Computer Software
28.9%
Information Technology and Services
18.4%
Internet
9.6%
Financial Services
4.4%
Logistics and Supply Chain
3.5%
Other
35.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Scout Monitoring
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Carlo M.
Verified User in Computer Software
We used Scout at Callbell to monitor all our query speed and this helped us a lot to improve the speed of our service!
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
I miss an easier way to filter my controllers in the dashboard dropdown.
Sentry
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alfred A.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
As for me, I can just use few lines of code to set up this system and it takes only a few minutes. I'm glad that system works fast and I can save my productive time. Also I have the ability to have notifications via my email or push messages as part of an...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Eric H.
Verified User in Medical Devices
I've found an unusual and very problematic bug with the account management-- I had a previous Sentry account with another company, and after changing jobs, I've found that no matter what I do, I cannot log in to the new company's single sign on page in...
Carlo M.
Verified User in Computer Software
We used Scout at Callbell to monitor all our query speed and this helped us a lot to improve the speed of our service!
Alfred A.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
As for me, I can just use few lines of code to set up this system and it takes only a few minutes. I'm glad that system works fast and I can save my productive time. Also I have the ability to have notifications via my email or push messages as part of an...
Verified User in Computer Software
I miss an easier way to filter my controllers in the dashboard dropdown.
Eric H.
Verified User in Medical Devices
I've found an unusual and very problematic bug with the account management-- I had a previous Sentry account with another company, and after changing jobs, I've found that no matter what I do, I cannot log in to the new company's single sign on page in...
Discussions
How it compares with other tools like Datadog or New Relic?
1 comment
Official Response from Scout Monitoring
Scout is built in Ruby on Rails and provides better visualizations of performance abnormalities in Ruby applications than New Relic or DataDog. Customers who...Read more
Is there any way to trigger alerts for background jobs?
1 comment
Official Response from Scout Monitoring
We DO support alerting for background jobs - here is a link to our docs and the section on setting up alerting for background jobs:...Read more
What is APM software?
1 comment
Official Response from Scout Monitoring
APM stands for Application Performance Monitoring and allows developers to see exactly what your applications are doing, and why, while they execute the...Read more
What is your primary use case for Sentry in application monitoring, and how has it impacted your development process?
1 comment
JD
You can intergrate senty with your application to get the errors on your email or simply getting notified when your system fails or give you any kind of...Read more
Sentry has no more discussions with answers
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