Sentry vs PostHog

Sentry vs PostHog

Neither is better for everyone. Sentry suits teams that want error tracking with usage-based overage billing. PostHog suits teams that want product analytics, replay and error tracking under one usage-based bill.

Sentry vs PostHog at a glance

This page compares Sentry and PostHog using only what the sources below say about each. Where one is the better pick for a situation, we say which and why.

We read each source on 2026-11-05. Prices and limits change often, so confirm on the vendor's own page before you buy. A figure marked "one source only" was not matched by a second publisher.

When to pick each one

Pick Sentry if it matches your situation

Choose Sentry over PostHog for teams that want error tracking with usage-based overage billing.

What the sources say about Sentry:

• Team is $26 per month when billed annually and Business is $80 per month when billed annually, with default pre-paid data.^[1]
• On monthly billing, Team is $29 per month and Business is $89 per month.^[4]

Pick PostHog if it matches your situation

Choose PostHog over Sentry for teams that want product analytics, replay and error tracking under one usage-based bill.

What the sources say about PostHog:

• The free allowance is the same whether or not a card is on file, and the free plan has no time limit.^[2]

Limits and things to check

Sentry

• Usage above the included quota is billed at pay-as-you-go rates; the Team rate for the 50K to 100K error band is $0.0003625 per error, and the Business rate for the same band is $0.0011125 per error.^[1]
• Pre-purchasing (reserved) volume is about 20 percent cheaper than pay-as-you-go, and unused reserved volume expires monthly.^[5] One source only.
• The free Developer plan is limited to one user and a 5k error quota.^[1]

PostHog

• The free session replay allowance is 5,000 recordings per month; a 2026 teardown says it dropped from 15K to 5K, so older 15K figures are outdated.^[2]
• PostHog's error tracking page says the product is free up to 100,000 exceptions.^[6]
• Free-plan session replay recordings are kept for 3 months.^[2]

Pricing as reported

Sentry

Pricing as reported for Sentry:

• Developer: $0 (5k errors per month, one user) ^[1]
• Team: $26 per month billed annually; $29 per month billed monthly (50K errors, 5M spans, 50 replays, 5GB logs per month included; usage above quota billed pay-as-you-go) ^[1]
• Business: $80 per month billed annually; $89 per month billed monthly (Same base quotas as Team (50K errors, 5M spans, 50 replays); adds SAML and SCIM, advanced quota management, unlimited custom dashboards) ^[5]

PostHog

Pricing as reported for PostHog:

• Free allowance (monthly): $0 (5,000 session replay recordings, 100,000 error tracking exceptions, 2,500 mobile recordings per month; resets monthly) ^[2]
• Usage above free: $0.005 per recording after the first 5k (Session replay overage) ^[3]

Where Continuum fits

We make Continuum Keep it running. Weigh what we say here with that in mind. The tools above are the better choice when you want software you run yourself; ours is the better choice when you want a person to do or read the work.

Continuum Keep it running (ours)

A monthly retainer where a person handles monitoring, security and dependency patching, and incident triage for an app.^[7]

What our own page says:

• It is a service with a person in the loop, not a self-serve monitoring product.^[7]

Limits and things to check:

• It does not replace an error tracker or uptime tool you want to read yourself.^[7]

Pricing as reported for Continuum Keep it running:

• Keep it running: $500/mo (Keep-alive level) ^[7]

Suits a founder who wants someone else to watch the app and respond when it breaks.

Details on Continuum Keep it running.

Know what breaks first

Straight answers