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Comparison

Bugsink vs GlitchTip

Bugsink lands on Depends, and GlitchTip lands on Worth it.

Bugsink versus GlitchTip
CompareBugsinkGlitchTip
VerdictDependsWorth it
Best forOps-capable teams wanting a self-hosted Sentry alternativeCost-conscious dev teams
Who it's not forTeams with nobody to run and patch a serverTeams with very high event volumes
PrivacyThree CVEs published (two auth bypass, one IDOR) . self-hosters must track releases and patch fast.12No public CVEs found in sources; a denial-of-service fix shipped in 5.2; hosted tier is HIPAA-aligned.
Support qualityNo support-quality evidence foundNo support reviews found in sources
Public sentimentEarly adopters praise low cost and easy setup, while some self-hosters question its operational demands.¹Users like GlitchTip as a cheap, honest Sentry alternative for self-hosting, with scale caveats from competitors.
Biggest gotchaHosted starts $29/mo; self-hosted 'free' really costs ops and patching time⁷Event-based hosted pricing is simple until high volume . costs can climb

Pick Bugsink when

  • Ops-capable teams wanting a self-hosted Sentry alternative
  • Cost-sensitive teams avoiding per-event billing
  • Privacy-conscious codebases keeping crash data in-house
  • Python/Django shops

When Bugsink is not a fit

  • Teams with nobody to run and patch a server
  • Anyone needing full APM . logs, traces, performance
  • Enterprises wanting vendor SLAs and compliance guarantees
  • Tiny projects . plain logging or free SaaS tiers are easier

Pick GlitchTip when

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

When GlitchTip is not a fit

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

Sources

  1. Bugsink . Self-hosted Error Tracking (official)bugsink.com
    official
  2. bugsink/bugsink on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  3. Bugsink security pagebugsink.com
    official
  4. Bugsink 1.0 release . r/selfhostedreddit.com
    review
  5. Bugsink 2.0: proper API support . r/selfhostedreddit.com
    review
  6. Show HN: Bugsink . Self-Hosted Error Trackingnews.ycombinator.com
    news
  7. Shyft tool profile (pricing)shyft.ai
    review
  8. EuropeanStack: AppSignal vs Bugsinkeuropeanstack.io
    review
  9. Day 29: Bugsink . 7 Days of Dockerportalzine.de
    review
  10. Noted: Bugsink . Self-Hosted Error Trackingnoted.lol
    review
  11. Elest.io . Fully Managed Bugsink as a Serviceelest.io
    official
  12. CVE-2026-44502 . SentinelOne vulnerability databasesentinelone.com
    security
  13. CVE-2026-47728 . SentinelOne vulnerability databasesentinelone.com
    security
  14. CVE-2026-47715 . CVEReportscvereports.com
    security
  15. GlitchTip . official siteglitchtip.com
    official
  16. GlitchTip Pricingglitchtip.com
    official