Overview
GlitchTip is an open-source error tracker built by a small consulting company as a simpler, cheaper alternative to Sentry. It accepts events from Sentry's open-source client SDKs, so switching is usually a DSN change. It groups exceptions and log messages, and also records Content Security Policy violations.
Alongside errors it has simple performance monitoring that lists your slowest requests and database calls without dashboard building, uptime monitoring that pings your site or waits for heartbeats, and log search next to errors.
Self-hosting is its main appeal: it needs far fewer services than self-hosted Sentry. The hosted version is flat-priced by monthly events with unlimited members, from free (1,000 events) to $250 for 3 million, and every plan can run on the German EU instance.
Pricing and plans
Free tier
Hosted Free plan: up to 1,000 events a month with unlimited projects and team members. Self-hosting is free with no event limit.
At the limit Slows down Over quota, events are throttled progressively and blocked fully at twice the quota; nothing is charged.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1,000 events/mo, unlimited projects and members |
| Small | $15/mo | 100k events/mo, support access |
| Medium | $50/mo | 500k events/mo, priority email and live chat support |
| Large | $250/mo | 3M events/mo, development support, BAA on request |
| Self-hosted | $0 | Run the open-source code on your own server |
What it does
- Sentry SDK compatibility
- Uses Sentry's open-source SDKs to receive errors from most languages.
- Error tracking
- Exceptions, log messages and CSP violations grouped into issues with alerts.
- Performance monitoring
- Lists slowest web requests, database calls and transactions without custom dashboards.
- Uptime and heartbeats
- Pings your site or expects scheduled pings; alerts via email or webhook.
- Logs
- Search and filter application logs next to errors and performance data.
- EU hosting
- All hosted plans available on an instance in Germany.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Open source and much lighter to self-host than Sentry.
- Drop-in for existing Sentry SDK integrations.
- Flat, low hosted prices with unlimited team members.
- EU hosting option in Germany on every plan.
Limitations
- Hosted free plan is only 1,000 events a month, shared across errors, uptime checks and transactions.
- Fewer features than Sentry, such as no session replay.
- Events over quota are progressively throttled and blocked at 2x.
- Small vendor team.
Who it suits
Good for
- Self-hosters who want Sentry-style error tracking
- Small teams on a budget
- EU teams wanting data in Germany
Look elsewhere if
- Teams needing session replay, profiling or deep APM
- High-volume apps that want enterprise support
Alternatives to GlitchTip
| Tool | From | Free option | Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollbar Error tracking and session replay | $15.83/mo | Free tier | |
| Grafana Cloud Hosted metrics, logs, traces and dashboards | $19/mo | Free tier | |
| Healthchecks.io Cron job and heartbeat monitoring | $20/mo | Free tier | |
| OneUptime Open-source uptime, status pages, on-call, APM and logs | $22/mo | Free tier | |
| New Relic Full-stack observability platform | $10/mo | Free tier | |
| AppSignal APM with errors, logs, hosts and uptime | $23.25/mo | Free tier |
Questions
Is GlitchTip free?
Self-hosting is free, and the hosted Free plan allows 1,000 events a month.
Is GlitchTip compatible with Sentry?
Yes, it receives errors from Sentry's open-source SDKs, so you mainly change the DSN.
How much does hosted GlitchTip cost?
Small is $15 a month for 100k events, Medium $50 for 500k and Large $250 for 3 million.
Can GlitchTip host data in the EU?
Yes, all plans are available on its EU instance in Germany.
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