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Quick answer
Sentry costs $26 a month on Team and $80 on Business billed annually ($29 and $89 monthly), with a free Developer plan and custom Enterprise. A team sending 50,000 errors a month pays $312 a year on Team at list price; at 100,000 errors it pays $529.50.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest paid option: Team at $26 a month billed annually, with unlimited users.
- Most teams need Team; SSO-driven companies need Business at $80.
- Biggest hidden cost: pay-as-you-go overages across errors, spans, replays and logs.
- Best way to save: sample at the SDK and set quota caps before usage spikes.
Sentry's plan prices are low, and every paid plan includes unlimited users. The bill that finance actually sees depends on how many errors, spans, replays and logs your apps send, because each is metered separately.
This guide covers every plan using Sentry's official pricing page, then shows how usage turns a $26 plan into a larger line item.
How much does Sentry cost?
Developer
$0
1 user, 5,000 errors, 5GB logs and metrics, 5M spans, 50 replays, 1 uptime and 1 cron monitor
Team
$26
$29 monthly
Unlimited users, 50,000 errors, 5M spans, 50 replays, 20 custom dashboards, 90-day retention, pay-as-you-go overages
Business
$80
$89 monthly
Everything in Team, SAML and SCIM, unlimited custom dashboards, advanced quota management, dedicated support
Enterprise
Custom
Custom volumes, dedicated support and custom contract terms
Sentry (Developer, Team, Business, Enterprise). Source: sentry.io, Prices verified 21 September 2026
Sentry charges a flat plan fee with unlimited users on Team and Business, then meters errors, spans, replays, logs and attachments separately. Usage above each included quota is billed pay as you go, for example $0.0003625 per error in the 50K to 100K tier on Team, $0.50 per extra GB of logs and metrics, and profiling by the hour. The Seer AI debugging agent is an optional add-on billed on top of the plan.
What each Sentry plan includes
| Feature | Developer | Team | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Users | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Errors included per month | 5,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Spans and replays included | 5M, 50 | 5M, 50 | 5M, 50 |
| Custom dashboards | 10 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Single sign-on | Google, GitHub | Google, GitHub | SAML and SCIM |
| Data retention | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days plus sampled |
| Seer AI agent | Not included | Add-on | Add-on |
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Hidden costs to budget for
| Scenario | Annual cost | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Team billed annually, within 50,000 errors a month | $312 | Headline price |
| Business billed annually for SAML and SCIM, 50,000 errors a month | $960 | +$648 |
| Team billed annually at 100,000 errors a month (50,000 over at $0.0003625) | $529.50 | +$217.50 vs headline |
- Five separate meters. Errors, spans, replays, logs and attachments are billed separately, so one noisy release can spike a single category.
- Error overages. On Team, errors between 50K and 100K cost $0.0003625 each beyond the included quota.
- Logs and metrics. Each GB beyond the included 5GB costs $0.50.
- Session replays. Only 50 replays are included on Team and Business; frontend teams usually need more.
- Seer AI agent. Seer is a separate subscription; Middleware reports it at $40 per active contributor per month.
- Profiling. Continuous and UI profiling are billed by the hour on pay-as-you-go.
Which Sentry plan should you choose?
- Developer. Choose if one developer monitors a hobby project under 5,000 errors a month.
- Team. Choose if a team needs unlimited users and 50,000 errors with pay-as-you-go headroom.
- Business. Choose if you need SAML SSO, SCIM or finer quota controls across many projects.
- Enterprise. Choose if you need custom volumes, contract terms and dedicated support.
Is Sentry worth the price?
Sentry is strong value for teams that fix errors quickly, since Team costs less than a single seat of many tools and includes unlimited users. The risk is usage: without spike protection and quotas, overages across five meters can exceed the plan fee.
You are likely overpaying if: You send every error, span and replay without sampling, you are on Business only for dashboards, or you pay for Seer for contributors who rarely open issues.
How to pay less for Sentry
- Pay annually. Team drops from $29 to $26 a month and Business from $89 to $80 on annual billing.
- Sample and filter. Drop noisy errors and sample spans and replays at the SDK so you stay inside included quotas.
- Set spend caps. Use pay-as-you-go budgets and quota management to cap overages per category.
- Scope Seer. Seer is billed per active contributor, so enable it only for teams that use it.
- Benchmark alternatives. Honeybadger Team at $26 a month and hosted GlitchTip from $15 a month give real comparison points.
- Reserve volume. If usage is steady, ask sales about reserved volumes instead of paying on-demand rates.
Copy-ready renewal email
Hi [Account manager], Our Sentry [plan] renewal is on [renewal date]. Over the last 90 days we averaged [errors] errors, [spans] spans and [replays] replays a month, and paid [overage total] in overages. We would like to renew with reserved volumes that match this usage, on a [term] term with any increase capped at [cap]. We are also pricing Honeybadger. Can you share your best offer by [date]?
Sentry alternatives and what they cost
| Tool | Entry price | Cheaper when |
|---|---|---|
| GlitchTip | $15 per month (Small, up to 100K events, hosted) | You want Sentry-compatible error tracking at a flat price |
| Honeybadger | $26 per month (Team, 50K errors) | You want error, uptime and check-in monitoring with simple pricing |
| Rollbar | $0 (Free, 5,000 occurrences a month) | You have low error volume and one small app |
The bigger picture: why Sentry bills drift
Sentry spend drifts because usage is set in code, not in a purchasing system. A new SDK setting or a noisy release can double event volume overnight, and pay-as-you-go charges land on the card before anyone in finance sees them.
Usage spikes surprise finance
Sentry bills move with usage, and nobody owns the budget line.
Spend by vendor, team and category against budget, synced with your ERP.
Shadow accounts on cards
Engineers open new Sentry accounts or workspaces outside procurement.
Purchase requests with approvals
New tools and upgrades are requested and approved before anyone buys.
Commitments renew unnoticed
Annual commits and plan renewals roll over before anyone reviews usage.
Contract management with renewal alerts
Commit terms, renewal dates and owners tracked with alerts ahead of time.
Variable invoices are hard to check
Usage invoices rarely match the original PO amount.
AP automation with PO matching
Invoices matched to POs and receipts, with exceptions held before payment.
Security reviews start from zero
SOC 2 reports and DPAs for Sentry live in someone's inbox.
Vendor onboarding and compliance
Vendor documents collected once, tracked for expiry and kept audit-ready.
The bottom line
Team is the right plan for most engineering teams, and Business is worth it when SAML and SCIM are required. The saving comes from sampling, quotas and a quarterly usage review. Zapro gives each tool like Sentry an owner and a renewal date, so usage gets reviewed before the invoice arrives.
Sentry pricing FAQs
How much does Sentry cost per month?
Sentry Team costs $26 a month and Business $80 a month billed annually, or $29 and $89 billed monthly. Both include unlimited users and 50,000 errors, 5M spans and 50 replays a month. Usage beyond those quotas is billed pay as you go.
Is there a free version of Sentry?
Yes. Sentry's Developer plan is free for one user and includes 5,000 errors, 5M spans, 50 session replays, 5GB of logs and metrics, and one uptime and one cron monitor a month, with 30 days of data retention.
How much is Sentry Enterprise?
Sentry does not publish Enterprise prices; they are negotiated with sales. Enterprise adds custom volumes, dedicated support and custom terms. Most teams can stay on Team or Business, reserving Enterprise for very high event volume or strict contract needs.
How much do Sentry overages cost?
Overages depend on the category and volume tier. On Team, errors between 50,000 and 100,000 cost $0.0003625 each, so 50,000 extra errors add about $18 a month. Extra logs and metrics cost $0.50 per GB, and profiling is billed by the hour.
Is Sentry cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Annual billing lowers Team from $29 to $26 a month and Business from $89 to $80, about 10% off. For Business that is $108 a year saved; the bigger savings usually come from controlling event volume.
What is the cheapest alternative to Sentry?
Hosted GlitchTip, which is compatible with Sentry SDKs, costs $15 a month for up to 100,000 events. Rollbar and Honeybadger both have free tiers, and Honeybadger Team costs $26 a month for 50,000 errors. Check event limits before switching.