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Should I use GlitchTip?

GlitchTip is an open source, Sentry API compatible error tracking platform. - glitchtip.com

Worth it. Buy if you're a cost-conscious dev team wanting Sentry-compatible error tracking, especially self-hosted. Skip if you push very high event volumes or want hands-off, full-depth Sentry features.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 30+ public sources; many snippets truncated, so some user quotes are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support reviews found in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Self-hosted

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
HostedEvent-based pricing

Best for

  • Cost-conscious dev teams
  • Sentry SDK users wanting open source
  • Self-hosters with light ops capacity
  • Nonprofits and OSS projects

Not for

  • Teams with very high event volumes
  • Non-technical teams wanting zero ops
  • Buyers needing full Sentry feature parity
  • Vendors requiring formal security pages

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Event-based hosted pricing is simple until high volume — costs can climb

medium

Self-hosting means you own updates, backups, and security patching

medium

GlitchTip 5.2 shipped a denial-of-service fix — patch promptly

low

A competitor positions GlitchTip as moderate-scale only

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, open source, and Sentry API compatible — SDK swap works
  • Hosted pricing praised as genuinely affordable
  • Bundles error tracking, uptime monitoring, and performance monitoring
  • Hosted option is HIPAA-aligned
  • Nonprofit and open source discounts available

Cons

  • Self-hosting needs four components — real ops work
  • Described as working well only at moderate scale
  • Reimplementation of Sentry's proprietary code, so feature gaps exist
  • No public security page found on site

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 12 sources - No CVEs found in sources; a denial-of-service fix shipped in 5.2; hosted tier is HIPAA-aligned.

official x5review x6news x1
  • Denial-of-service fix in GlitchTip 5.2, The GlitchTip 5.2 release includes a denial of service (DOS) fix.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free self-host; hosted called genuinely affordable
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Hosted simplest; self-host needs four components
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Errors, uptime, performance, CSP; leaner than Sentry
  • Support quality. No support reviews found in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. MFA and HIPAA-aligned hosted; DoS fix shipped
  • $0 Self-hosted price Free if you don't need support
  • 2020 First released After Sentry moved off open source
  • 15 Companies tracked using it Per TheirStack data
  • 4 components Self-host footprint Per Hacker News discussion

Pricing

Self-hosted

$0

  • Free without support
  • Run on your own infrastructure

Hosted

Event-based pricing

  • Simplest option per reviewers
  • Nonprofit/OSS discounts
  • HIPAA-aligned option

Security

No CVEs found in sources; a denial-of-service fix shipped in 5.2; hosted tier is HIPAA-aligned.

  • Denial-of-service fix in GlitchTip 5.2The GlitchTip 5.2 release includes a denial of service (DOS) fix.⁵

What users say

Users like GlitchTip as a cheap, honest Sentry alternative for self-hosting, with scale caveats from competitors.

“Self-hosted Sentry (GlitchTip) is my go-to.”
Reddit, r/nextjs
“I use GlitchTip — it works wel”
Hacker News
“GlitchTip is honest about what it is.”
Better Stack community comparison, 2026

Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources; many snippets truncated, so some user quotes are partial.

Free open-source Sentry clone devs like for self-hosting; hosted is cheap. Skip at heavy scale or zero-ops.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources; many snippets truncated, so some user quotes are partial.

Sources

  1. GlitchTip — official siteglitchtip.com
    official
  2. GlitchTip Pricingglitchtip.com
    official
  3. Contribute — Documentationglitchtip.com
    official
  4. HIPAA Complianceglitchtip.com
    official
  5. GlitchTip 5.2 Releasedglitchtip.com
    official
  6. Bugsink vs. GlitchTipbugsink.com
    review
  7. GlitchTip HN discussionnews.ycombinator.com
    review
  8. Best self-hosted error reporting tool — r/nextjsreddit.com
    review
  9. Games24x7 on embracing GlitchTipmedium.com
    review
  10. 8 Best GlitchTip Alternatives in 2026dash0.com
    review
  11. Better Stack vs GlitchTipbetterstack.com
    review
  12. Companies that use GlitchTip (15)theirstack.com
    news

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