GlitchTip
Developer ToolsA Sentry-API-compatible error tracking platform that stores events in PostgreSQL and can run on a small server.
Open-source alternative to:
What the free edition leaves out
We have not been able to confirm enough from official sources to give a verdict. “Not confirmed” means the official pages we read did not say, so we do not guess.
| Feature | Free edition | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSO / SAML | Not confirmed | The install docs describe social login and generic OpenID Connect through django-allauth, configured in Django Admin. SAML was not mentioned. The pricing page lists no SSO tier. | Source ↗ |
| Role-based access control | Not confirmed | The install docs and pricing page do not describe roles or permissions. | Source ↗ |
| Audit logs | Not confirmed | Not mentioned on the pages read. | Source ↗ |
| Multi-user / teams | Free | The Free hosted plan lists unlimited projects and team members; the install docs describe organizations and a setting to disable self-signup. | Source ↗ |
| Backups and restore | Not confirmed | The install docs have no backup section. Data is in your own PostgreSQL database. | Source ↗ |
| API access | Not confirmed | The backend README links an API documentation page, but it was not read and self-hosted API availability was not confirmed. | Source ↗ |
| Support SLA | Paid | The pricing page lists support access from the $15/month Small hosted plan, priority email and live chat from Medium, and development support from Large. No SLA terms were found, and self-hosted support is not described. | Source ↗ |
Best for
Teams that already use Sentry SDKs and want a smaller error tracker they can run on one server with PostgreSQL.
Why choose it over Sentry
The backend is MIT licensed. The README says it runs with as little as 512MB of RAM, stores error data in PostgreSQL, and that self-hosted installs never report home. Existing Sentry client SDKs work against it, so switching mostly means changing the DSN.
Where it falls short
The README describes it as a partial re-implementation of Sentry with a deliberately smaller feature set, so Sentry features beyond error tracking were not compared. The pricing page does not say what a self-hosted install includes or whether it has any paid-only parts. SAML, roles, audit logs and backup tooling were not found in the docs read. The primary repository is on GitLab, not GitHub.
Open-source alternative to
- Sentry — GlitchTip accepts events from Sentry's client SDKs, so an app can send errors to GlitchTip by changing the DSN.
