Sentry Continuous Profiling vs Splunk APM

Sentry Continuous Profiling8.7Visit Splunk APM8.3Visit

Higher score Sentry Continuous Profiling #6 in Continuous Profiling Tools 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Sentry

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Splunk APM #8 in Continuous Profiling Tools 8.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Splunk APM

• Sentry Continuous Profiling fits best

  Teams already using Sentry for application issues

• Splunk APM fits best

  Splunk users needing correlated application profiling

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Side by side

Feature	Sentry Continuous Profiling 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Splunk APM 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.3
Ranking	#6 in Continuous Profiling Tools	#8 in Continuous Profiling Tools
Best for	Teams already using Sentry for application issues	Splunk users needing correlated application profiling
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$26/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	11 integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sentry Continuous Profiling 1/2 · Splunk APM 0/2
Source map support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Continuous alerts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Language support	Node.js, Python, PHP, Browser JavaScript, Android Java/Kotlin, iOS Swift/Objective-C	Not checked yet
Profiling types	continuous backend profiling, mobile UI profiling	Not checked yet
Data retention	30 days	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Function- and line-level bottleneck analysis Continuous Node.js and Python profiling Native iOS and Android UI thread profiling	AlwaysOn Profiling supports Java, .NET and Node.js. Correlates traces, profiling, metrics and logs. OpenTelemetry-native instrumentation with distributed tracing.
Cons	Continuous Profiling is billed separately by profiling hour Backend profiling centers on Node.js and Python The Developer plan is limited to one user	The App & Infra bundle starts at $60 per host monthly. Listed pricing uses annual billing. Cloud deployment may not suit teams needing another model.
Our verdict	Sentry Continuous Profiling is a cloud service for development teams investigating application performance at function and line-of-code level. It combines continuous profiling for Node.js and Python with UI thread profiling for native iOS… Read the review →	Splunk APM is a cloud-based application performance monitoring service for engineering, DevOps and SRE teams operating distributed applications, microservices and monoliths. It combines distributed tracing, full-fidelity span collection,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Sentry Continuous Profiling — where it wins

  • Function- and line-level bottleneck analysis
  • Continuous Node.js and Python profiling
  • Native iOS and Android UI thread profiling

  Where it doesn't

  • Continuous Profiling is billed separately by profiling hour
  • Backend profiling centers on Node.js and Python
  • The Developer plan is limited to one user

• Splunk APM — where it wins

  • AlwaysOn Profiling supports Java, .NET and Node.js.
  • Correlates traces, profiling, metrics and logs.
  • OpenTelemetry-native instrumentation with distributed tracing.

  Where it doesn't

  • The App & Infra bundle starts at $60 per host monthly.
  • Listed pricing uses annual billing.
  • Cloud deployment may not suit teams needing another model.

• Sentry Continuous Profiling8.7/10 · Free plan

  A strong fit for Sentry teams needing line-level performance investigation.

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• Splunk APM8.3/10 · Paid

  A strong fit for Splunk users who need profiling tied to traces, metrics and logs.

  Visit Splunk APMFull verdict →