Compare Scout Monitoring and Sentry 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (46.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
Free
Scout Monitoring
Star Rating
(69)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 Per Month
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Star Rating
(115)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Sentry excels in Real User Monitoring (RUM) with a score of 8.7, providing detailed insights into user interactions, while Scout Monitoring falls short with a score of 6.7, leading to less effective user experience analysis.
- Reviewers mention that Scout Monitoring shines in Synthetic Monitoring with a score of 8.1, allowing for proactive performance checks, whereas Sentry's score of 6.9 indicates a need for improvement in this area.
- G2 users highlight that Sentry's Performance Monitoring is robust, scoring 8.8, which includes features like Timely Alerts and Constant Monitoring, while Scout Monitoring's score of 9.2 suggests it offers even more effective performance tracking capabilities.
- Users on G2 report that Scout Monitoring's Root Cause Analysis (RCA) feature, scoring 8.7, is particularly effective in diagnosing issues quickly, compared to Sentry's score of 8.1, which indicates a less comprehensive approach.
- Reviewers say that Sentry's Alerting system, with a score of 8.8, is user-friendly and customizable, but Scout Monitoring's score of 8.3 suggests it may not be as intuitive, leading to potential delays in response times.
- Users say that while both products offer Dashboards and Visualizations, Sentry's score of 8.3 indicates a need for more advanced features compared to Scout Monitoring's score of 8.6, which suggests a more visually appealing and informative user interface.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Scout Monitoring
The FREE plan
$0.00
Per Month
Up to 300,000 transactions/month; No per seat, host, or instance fees
- 30-Day Metric Retention
- App Performance Monitoring
- Database Monitoring
Sentry
Developer
Free
For solo devs working on small projects
- 5k events/month
- 1 user
- 30 day history
Free Trial
Scout Monitoring
Free Trial is available
Sentry
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
52
9.0
95
Ease of Use
9.2
52
8.6
96
Ease of Setup
9.6
23
8.5
46
Ease of Admin
9.6
23
8.8
35
Quality of Support
9.4
43
8.4
70
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
22
8.9
28
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
47
9.3
95
Features by Category
User Behavior
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
A/B Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visitor Information
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
7.3
30
Not enough data
7.2
29
Not enough data
8.0
34
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.1
35
Crash Monitoring
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Crash Data
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Metrics
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Visibility
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.6
11
8.3
22
8.9
11
8.5
23
9.2
10
8.9
24
Feature Not Available
6.4
14
8.7
9
8.4
17
Response
8.6
11
8.4
21
8.1
9
8.3
21
8.7
9
8.1
17
Performance
6.7
7
8.8
16
7.9
8
7.6
15
Functionality
8.1
6
7.1
14
8.1
6
7.8
13
6.7
7
5.0
11
7.1
7
6.4
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Scout Monitoring and Sentry are categorized as Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Bug Tracking
Unique Categories
Scout Monitoring has no unique categories
Sentry is categorized as Log Monitoring, IoT Development Tools, Website Monitoring, Session Replay, IT Alerting, Mobile Crash Reporting, Gaming Tools, and Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Scout Monitoring
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sentry
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
26.5%
Information Technology and Services
14.7%
Financial Services
5.9%
Internet
4.4%
Education Management
4.4%
Other
44.1%
Computer Software
28.3%
Information Technology and Services
18.6%
Internet
9.7%
Financial Services
4.4%
Logistics and Supply Chain
3.5%
Other
35.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Scout Monitoring
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Scout let us take a look at performance trends for our endpoints and background processes over the course of time. Superimposing deployment information also helps us see whether performance degradation is correlated with a change in the codebase.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Emanuel C.
Verified User in Entertainment
Hard to name something in particular, I really enjoy the features ScoutApp offers.
Sentry
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ariel C.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
For me, the most convenient is track errors for multiple languages on a single app. Pretty easy to install and set up.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Eric H.
Verified User in Medical Devices
I've found an unusual and very problematic bug with the account management-- I had a previous Sentry account with another company, and after changing jobs, I've found that no matter what I do, I cannot log in to the new company's single sign on page in...
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Scout let us take a look at performance trends for our endpoints and background processes over the course of time. Superimposing deployment information also helps us see whether performance degradation is correlated with a change in the codebase.
Ariel C.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
For me, the most convenient is track errors for multiple languages on a single app. Pretty easy to install and set up.
Emanuel C.
Verified User in Entertainment
Hard to name something in particular, I really enjoy the features ScoutApp offers.
Eric H.
Verified User in Medical Devices
I've found an unusual and very problematic bug with the account management-- I had a previous Sentry account with another company, and after changing jobs, I've found that no matter what I do, I cannot log in to the new company's single sign on page in...
Discussions
How it compares with other tools like Datadog or New Relic?
1 comment
Official Response from Scout Monitoring
Scout is built in Ruby on Rails and provides better visualizations of performance abnormalities in Ruby applications than New Relic or DataDog. Customers who...Read more
Is there any way to trigger alerts for background jobs?
1 comment
Official Response from Scout Monitoring
We DO support alerting for background jobs - here is a link to our docs and the section on setting up alerting for background jobs:...Read more
What is APM software?
1 comment
Official Response from Scout Monitoring
APM stands for Application Performance Monitoring and allows developers to see exactly what your applications are doing, and why, while they execute the...Read more
Sentry has no discussions with answers
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