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GlitchTip

★ 359

Sentry-API-compatible error tracking that stays small: your existing Sentry SDKs point at it unchanged, but it runs happily on a $5 VPS.

GlitchTip does the job of Sentry (SaaS), self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. Sentry (SaaS) bills $26/mo for it.

Open-source replacement for Sentry (SaaS).

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$26/mo
GitHub stars
359
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Is it actually a replacement?

We have not written a verdict on Sentry (SaaS) yet, so this page says what GlitchTip is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.

How GlitchTip runs

Where it runs

GlitchTip runs on your machine or their cloud.

Installing it

Hosted signup, or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL; Helm and managed one-click hosts are also documented.

Where your data lives

Hosted events live in GlitchTip's US or EU service; self-hosted issue and event data live primarily in PostgreSQL, with persistent file/object storage used for uploads such as source maps.

What setup takes

Self-hosting starts with Docker plus PostgreSQL 14+, environment secrets and a reverse proxy/TLS; email and optional Valkey add more configuration.

The catch compared with Sentry

It covers errors and basic performance monitoring but has fewer mature debugging controls, integrations, session-replay capabilities and high-scale operational tooling than Sentry.

GlitchTip questions

Is GlitchTip open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can I self-host GlitchTip?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your machine or their cloud. Hosted signup, or Docker Compose with PostgreSQL; Helm and managed one-click hosts are also documented.

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