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GlitchTip

Open-source error tracking that accepts Sentry SDKs, hosted from $15 a month or run on your own servers.

69/100

#5 of 12 error monitoring tools
Facts checked 9 Oct 2026

In short

The Small plan costs $15 a month for up to 100,000 events^1,2.
The free plan allows up to 1,000 events a month, with unlimited projects and team members¹.
Event data is purged after 90 days; there are separate US and EU instances⁴.
The server is MIT-licensed and can be self-hosted with Docker Compose or a Helm chart^5,8.
SDK pages cover JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, PHP, Ruby, Swift, Android, React Native and Flutter³.

GlitchTip suits small teams that want Sentry-compatible SDKs, an open-source MIT server and low hosted prices^1,3,5. It offers an EU instance in Germany and 90-day history^2,4. The catch: the docs name only email and webhooks for alerts, list no SOC 2 or ISO certificate, and say little about ticket integrations^4,6.

Best for: Small teams that want Sentry-compatible tracking with an MIT-licensed server they can self-host.

Where the points come from

SDK coverage20 of 20

Debugging4 of 17

Alerts and workflow4 of 10

Hosting and security19 of 25

Price and limits22 of 28

SDK coverage 20 of 20 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Web and server SDKs	JavaScript, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, RubySDK docs list JavaScript, Python, Java, C#/ASP.NET Core, PHP and Ruby pages³.	12 / 12
Mobile SDKs	iOS, Android, React Native, FlutterSDK docs list Swift and Objective-C (iOS), Android, React Native and Flutter pages³.	8 / 8

Debugging 4 of 17 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Source maps	NoSource maps are uploaded only with the GlitchTip CLI, which the error tracking docs label Beta⁶.	0 / 6
Mobile symbol files	NoThe only documented upload route for dSYM files is the GlitchTip CLI, which the docs label Beta; no ProGuard or R8 guidance^6,10,12.	0 / 4
Release tracking	YesJavaScript SDK docs advise the release option to track which deployments introduce errors⁷.	4 / 4
Event trail before the error	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's SDK or error tracking docs pages^6,7.	0 / 3

Alerts and workflow 4 of 10 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Alert channels	EmailNew project alerts email team members by default; a webhook recipient is also possible. Slack, Teams and PagerDuty not named⁶.	1 / 4
Issue tracker integration	Not publishedIntegrations page lists only GitLab error-tracking and Grafana setups, with no ticket creation described¹¹.	0 / 3
Spike and quota controls	YesFAQ says the SDK sampleRate option sends only a share of error events, which limits how many a flood adds⁹.	3 / 3

Hosting and security 19 of 25 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Self-hosting	YesInstall guide covers Docker Compose, a Helm chart for Kubernetes and installing without Docker⁸.	6 / 6
Open source	YesBackend repository on GitLab is licensed MIT⁵.	5 / 5
SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's hosted architecture page, which cites only SOC II and ISO 27001 principles⁴.	0 / 6
Single sign-on (SAML or OIDC)	YesSelf-hosting guide documents OpenID Connect sign-in through social apps with a server URL⁸.	5 / 5
EU data region	YesPricing says hosting is available in the EU (Germany); architecture page names Frankfurt and says EU events stay in the EU^2,4.	3 / 3

Price and limits 22 of 28 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free plan	YesFree plan with up to 1,000 events a month¹.	5 / 5
Events on the free plan	1000Free plan: up to 1,000 events a month¹.	1 / 5
Cheapest paid plan	$15/moSmall plan, $15 a month; no annual price is published, so the monthly price is used^1,2.	6 / 8
Events on the cheapest paid plan	100000Small plan includes up to 100,000 events a month¹.	5 / 5
Error history on the cheapest paid plan	90Architecture page: event data is automatically purged after 90 days⁴.	5 / 5

The rule behind each line: how we score error monitoring tools.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
FreePersonal projects	Free¹	$0	Up to 1,000 events a month, unlimited projects and members
SmallSmall teams	$15/month^1,2	$15	Up to 100,000 events a month
MediumGrowing teams	$50/month^1,2	$50	Up to 500,000 events a month
LargeLarge organisations	$250/month^1,2	$250	Up to 3 million events a month

Monthly prices only; the pricing page has an annual toggle but shows no annual prices and says annual billing is discounted². After the quota is full, GlitchTip throttles by 10%, rising to a full block at twice the quota².

Strengths

Server code is MIT-licensed and the vendor documents self-hosting^5,8.
Hosted plans start at $15 a month for up to 100,000 events¹.
A separate EU instance in Frankfurt keeps events inside the EU⁴.
Docs cover SDKs for all six web languages and all four mobile platforms³.

Limits

Free plan is limited to 1,000 events a month¹.
Docs name only email and webhook alert recipients, not Slack, Teams or PagerDuty⁶.
The architecture page says the design follows SOC II and ISO 27001 principles but names no report or certificate⁴.
Source maps and debug files can be uploaded only with the GlitchTip CLI, which the docs label Beta^6,12.
Annual prices are not shown on the pricing page; the vendor asks you to email support².

What GlitchTip says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

GlitchTip says it is compatible with Sentry client SDKs but easier to run¹.

Other error monitoring tools

1
SentrySmall teams that want wide SDK coverage and the option to self-host
88/100
$26/mocheapest paid plan
2
BugSnagTeams with web and mobile apps that want readable crash reports and an on-premise option
86/100
$20/mocheapest paid plan
3
HoneybadgerSmall web teams that want flat pricing and many language libraries
78/100
$23.83/mocheapest paid plan
4
RollbarSmall web teams that want cheap paid tiers and deploy tracking
77/100
$7.50/mocheapest paid plan

All 12 error monitoring tools

Sources

GlitchTip, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
GlitchTip pricing, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
SDK documentation, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Hosted architecture, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
glitchtip-backend, GitLab. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Error tracking, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
JavaScript SDK setup, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Installation guide, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Frequently asked questions, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Android SDK setup, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Integrations, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
GlitchTip CLI, GlitchTip. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.

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