Hasura
Sentry
| Feature | Hasura | Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $99/mo | Free / from $26/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | backend-developers, startups, api-developers, full-stack-teams | developers, frontend-teams, mobile-developers, startups |
| Founded | 2017 | 2012 |
| Graphql Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Rest Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Real Time | ✓ | ✗ |
| Authorization | ✓ | ✗ |
| Event Triggers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Remote Schemas | ✓ | ✗ |
| Error Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Performance Monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Session Replay | ✗ | ✓ |
| Source Maps | ✗ | ✓ |
| Release Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Alerting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ✗ | ✓ |
| Issue Triaging | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Hasura Pros
- Instant APIs
- Real-time subscriptions
- Great developer experience
- Performance
✗ Hasura Cons
- PostgreSQL-focused
- Complex authorization
- Pricing changes
✓ Sentry Pros
- Excellent error tracking with full stack traces
- Source map support for minified code
- Session replay shows exactly what users experienced
- Open-source self-hosted option available
- Supports 100+ platforms and frameworks
✗ Sentry Cons
- Event quotas can be exceeded during incidents
- Alert fatigue if not properly configured
- Performance monitoring less mature than Datadog
The Verdict
Hasura is built for backend developers and startups, with a focus on graphql-api and rest-api. Sentry targets developers and frontend teams and leads with error-tracking and performance-monitoring.
On pricing, Sentry is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $26/mo compared to $99/mo for Hasura. That $73/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, Sentry offers broader built-in capabilities (8 features vs 6), while Hasura takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Both tools are a solid fit for startups — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.