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Highlight vs Sentry

Reviewed byRoman K
Tagline
Highlight: Open source monitoring
Sentry: Application monitoring & error tracking
Pricing Model
Highlight: open-source
Sentry: freemium
Starting Price
Highlight: $0/mo
Sentry: $26/mo
Free Plan
Highlight: Yes
Sentry: Yes
GitHub Stars
Highlight: 9.3k
Sentry: 44.2k
npm Downloads/wk
Highlight: —
Sentry: 26.0M
GitHub Forks
Highlight: 669
Sentry: 4.7k
Open Issues
Highlight: 561
Sentry: 2.1k
Tags
Highlight: errors, session-replay, open-source, fullstack
Sentry: error-tracking, apm, open-source, session-replay

Highlight vs Sentry: which to choose

Sentry has the larger community with 44.2k GitHub stars against 9.3k for Highlight, which usually means more integrations, examples and third-party help when you get stuck.

Both charge from day one, but Highlight starts lower at $0/mo versus $26/mo for Sentry.

Choose Highlight if you lean toward errors and session-replay; choose Sentry if error-tracking and apm matters more for your stack. All figures above are pulled from live GitHub and pricing data, not vendor marketing.

Frequently asked questions

Is Highlight or Sentry better?▾

It depends on your priorities. Highlight has 9.3k GitHub stars and uses a open-source pricing model, while Sentry has 44.2k stars and uses a freemium model. Both offer a free plan so you can try each before committing.

Is Highlight cheaper than Sentry?▾

Highlight starts at $0/mo while Sentry starts at $26/mo. Highlight has a free plan. Sentry has a free plan.

What are the main differences between Highlight and Sentry?▾

Highlight is tagged as errors, session-replay, open-source while Sentry is tagged as error-tracking, apm, open-source. Highlight uses a open-source pricing model and has a community of 9.3k GitHub stars. Sentry uses a freemium model with 44.2k GitHub stars.

Does Highlight or Sentry have a free plan?▾

Yes, both Highlight and Sentry offer a free plan.

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