New Relic vs Sentry
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of The 11 Best IT Infrastructure Monitoring Software Tools (2026) and The 11 Best Bug Tracking & Issue Management Software (2026). Last verified June 19, 2026.
The short answer
Sentry ranks higher on Top 11 (#3 vs #3) for IT teams monitoring server uptime, network health, and application performance / Engineering and QA teams tracking bugs, feature requests, and release cycles. Automatically creates detailed bugs from production errors.
At a glance
| New Relic | Sentry | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #3 / The 11 Best IT Infrastructure Monitoring Software Tools (2026) | #3 / The 11 Best Bug Tracking & Issue Management Software (2026) |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Best for | Developer-centric observability | Error monitoring with issue tracking |
| Pricing | $$$ (Usage-based) | $$$ (Usage-based) |
| HQ | San Francisco, USA | San Francisco, USA |
| Founded | 2008 | 2011 |
New Relic
Top choice for deep application insights with a generous free tier.
newrelic.com/See full entry in The 11 Best IT Infrastructure Monitoring Software Tools (2026)
Sentry
Automatically creates detailed bugs from production errors.
sentry.ioSee full entry in The 11 Best Bug Tracking & Issue Management Software (2026)
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.