Sentry vs Honeybadger
Two of the top three error monitoring tools, compared rule by rule on published facts.
In short
- Sentry has 88 points and Honeybadger 78, 10 apart on our error monitoring software rules.
- Sentry earns more on SDK coverage and hosting and security; Honeybadger earns more on nothing.
- Cheapest paid plan: Sentry $26/mo, Honeybadger $23.83/mo.
- Only Sentry meets: self-hosting.
Honeybadger78/100 #3 of 12
Best for: Small web teams that want flat pricing and many language libraries.
Points by group
| Group | Sentry | Honeybadger |
|---|---|---|
| SDK coverage of 20 | 20 | 16 |
| Debugging of 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Alerts and workflow of 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Hosting and security of 25 | 20 | 14 |
| Price and limits of 28 | 21 | 21 |
| Total | 88 | 78 |
Rule by rule
What each vendor publishes, and the points it earns. Sources are on each product page.
| Rule (points) | Sentry | Honeybadger |
|---|---|---|
| Web and server SDKs (12) | JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, Ruby 12 | JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, Ruby 12 |
| Mobile SDKs (8) | iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter 8 | iOS, React Native 4 |
| Source maps (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Mobile symbol files (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Release tracking (4) | Yes 4 | Yes 4 |
| Event trail before the error (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Alert channels (4) | Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty 4 | Email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty 4 |
| Issue tracker integration (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Spike and quota controls (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Self-hosting (6) | Yes 6 | Not published 0 |
| Open source (5) | No 0 | Not published 0 |
| SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 (6) | Yes 6 | Yes 6 |
| Single sign-on (SAML or OIDC) (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| EU data region (3) | Yes 3 | Yes 3 |
| Free plan (5) | Yes 5 | Yes 5 |
| Events on the free plan (5) | 5000 3 | 5000 3 |
| Cheapest paid plan (8) | $26/mo 4 | $23.83/mo 4 |
| Events on the cheapest paid plan (5) | 50000 4 | 50000 4 |
| Error history on the cheapest paid plan (5) | 90 5 | 90 5 |
Sentry
Sentry suits small teams that need SDKs for most languages and mobile platforms, with a free plan to start and a $26 paid plan. You can choose US or EU storage and run the server yourself. The catch: the server licence is source-available, not open source, and SAML sign-in costs $80 a month on Business.
Honeybadger
Honeybadger suits small teams on web stacks who want one clear price and error history that lasts 90 days on the first paid plan. It covers all six web languages we count, source maps, iOS symbol files and common alert and ticket tools. The catch: no Android or Flutter library is listed, and no self-hosting instructions are published. The free plan keeps errors for only 15 days.
Both products are scored by the same rules: how we score error monitoring tools.