Why Use Rollbar Instead of Sentry?
Rollbar helps you troubleshoot errors easier and faster
Use Rollbar to:
- Collect errors from almost any major platform, language or framework
- View detailed exception messages, stack traces and errors in real time
- Trace errors all the way to the line of code, source code commit or release
Use Sentry to:
- Collect and aggregate errors from a number of platforms, languages and frameworks
- Host an error monitoring solution on-premise or in a private cloud
- Embed requests for end user feedback into your application
Rollbar vs. Sentry
Comparison Table
| Rollbar | Sentry | |
|---|---|---|
| Stack traces | ||
| Live error feed | ||
| Source code integration | ||
| Telemetry/Breadcrumbs | ||
| Local variables | ||
| Suspected deployments | ||
| Account-wide dashboard | ||
| Error replay¹ | ||
| Full query language | ||
| On-premise installation | ||
| User feedback | ||
| Data collection rate | All | Sampled |
| Data retention | 180 days | 90 days |
| Single Sign On (SSO) | All plans | Paid plans only |
| Customizable rate limits | All plans | Business and Enterprise plans only |
| Certifications | HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, Privacy Shield, ISO27001, CSA Star | HIPAA, HITECH, GDPR, Privacy Shield |
¹ Comparing out-of-the-box features
Why Rollbar is a better
alternative to Sentry
Debug and resolve errors faster
Rollbar collects, aggregates and displays errors in real time. Get instantaneous insight into your errors by viewing stack traces, exception messages and related errors. Rollbar shows you the most relevant information first and lets you drill down to specific occurrences for more advanced troubleshooting.
View account-wide statistics
See a consolidated view of items, code versions and deployments from all of your applications in the Account Dashboard. Monitor errors in real time for all projects from a single unified interface, then drill down into individual occurrences for more in-depth troubleshooting. The Account Dashboard is included in all plans.
Collect and retain more data
Rollbar stores all of your data for 180 days: twice as long as Sentry2 and without sampling. You can customize the retention period and rate limit on all paid plans, or set a sampling rate in the Rollbar SDK. For regulatory compliance, Rollbar can auto-remove People Tracking data for users and IP addresses no longer linked to an error.
2 https://sentry.io/security/#data-retention
Replay errors effortlessly
Reproduce end user actions by replaying HTTP requests. Rollbar automatically collects request headers for JavaScript, Rails and other web application frameworks. No need to install plugins or integrate with third-party services.
Query with powerful searches and filters
Search, sort and filter your data using the powerful Rollbar Query Language (RQL). Retrieve your project's items, occurrences and deployments using a using a fast and flexible SQL-like syntax. You can even query data created from custom fields.