GrafanaFull-stack observability for the agentic era

SentryApplication monitoring software considered "not bad" by millions of developers.

Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3

Grafana vs Sentry

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Grafana is the stronger AI pick in Observability: it has a visibility score of 47.8 versus 4.7 for Sentry, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Grafana if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (47.8 vs 4.7)
You want a lower entry price ($19 vs $26)
AI answers describe it more positively (46% vs 44% positive)
You need FedRAMP or NATSEC100 or PCI DSS or GDPR or CSA STAR coverage

Choose Sentry if…

You need HIPAA attestation or CAIQ or EU-US Data Privacy Framework self-certification coverage
Most-used observability vendor with about 70% adoption in Ramp data
Strong for application error monitoring and tracking
Good G2 ratings for developer workflows

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Grafana	Sentry
Visibility score	47.8%	4.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Observability	#2	#14
Share of voice	9.8%	1.5%
Mentions this run	58	9
Positive in AI answers	46%	44%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Grafana 0pp · Sentry 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Grafana leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

57%

5.9%

AI Mode

43.1%

Perplexity

43.1%

8.2%

GrafanaSentry

Head to head in AI answers

8 engine answers name both brands

8Grafana ranked higher

0Sentry ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Grafana	Sentry
How do I choose an observability platform for a mid-market team?	Perplexity	#3	#10
Top observability platform options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#2	#5
Best observability platform for startups	ChatGPT	#1	#11
Which observability platform has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#2	#3
Alternatives to the most popular observability platform	Perplexity	#2	#11
Is there a free observability platform for small teams?	ChatGPT	#3	#7
Official website of the top observability platform vendors	ChatGPT	#5	#18
Who makes the most used observability platform?	ChatGPT	#1	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Grafana	Sentry
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	Free; paid from $19 / mo	Free; paid from $26 / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Fully managed Grafana Cloud on Public Cloud, Federal Cloud or Bring Your Own Cloud, plus self-managed Grafana Enterprise	Multi-tenant hosted service on Google Cloud Platform
Compliance	FedRAMP, NATSEC100, PCI DSS, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, ISO 27001, CSA STAR	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA attestation, CAIQ, EU-US Data Privacy Framework self-certification
Support	Community support (Free plan), 8x5 email support (Pro plan), Premium support (Enterprise plan)	Community support via GitHub and Discord, Email support, Dedicated technical account manager on Business and Enterprise plans
Founded	2014	2011
Headquarters	New York, NY	San Francisco, California, USA
Employees	1,001–5,000	201–500
Funding	Series E · $1100M raised	Series E · $217M raised
Best for	Teams that want open-standard observability without lock-in, from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises	Developer teams that want errors, traces, logs and replays connected in one tool