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Two containers, not a fleet
One Rust binary (ingest, API, UI) plus PostgreSQL 16 with RLS. No Redis. No Kafka. Small VPS class for early traffic.
Epure vs Sentry
Error tracking without the observability tax.
Sentry grew into APM, replay, and profiling. Epure stays exception-only: Sentry SDKs, two containers, flat pricing.
Keep @sentry/* · Swap DSN · Apache 2.0
Bottom line
Epure vs Sentry, in one answer.
Pick Epure when you want exception-only monitoring on official Sentry SDKs, a two-container self-host, and flat Cloud at $24 for 200k events. Pick Sentry when session replay, profiling, tracing, or enterprise SSO are daily needs.
- Best for Epure
- Exception-only triage, Sentry SDK DSN swap, 2 containers under 200 MB, Pro $24 flat.
- Best for Sentry
- Full observability suite: replay, APM, profiling, Seer, and enterprise packs.
Last reviewed
Compose
2
Containers vs Sentry’s 20+ self-host stack
Idle RAM
~82 MiB
Measured idle stack vs 16–32 GB class self-host
Cloud Pro
$24
Flat · 200k events · zero overages
Migration
DSN
Official Sentry SDKs keep working
Verdict
Pick the tool that matches the job.
Honest split. Sentry wins breadth. Epure wins the exception-only path.
Pick Epure if
You want crashes fixed without an observability suite.
- You already ship Sentry SDKs and only need a new DSN.
- Self-host must fit a small VPS or laptop compose.
- You want flat Cloud pricing with soft-sample on spikes.
- Triage should feel like Linear.
Pick Sentry if
You need the full platform and will pay for it.
- Session replay, profiling, and distributed tracing are daily tools.
- You want Seer / AI grouping and deep GitHub PR comments.
- Ops can run (or buy) a large self-host or SaaS footprint.
- Enterprise compliance packs and SSO are non-negotiable today.
Scoreboard
Where each product actually wins.
Eight rows. We lose some on purpose. Tables that never lose read as ads.
| Dimension | Sentry | Epure |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Errors + APM + replay + … | Exceptions only |
| Self-host footprint | 20+ containers · 16–32 GB | 2 containers · small VPS |
| SDK path | Native | Sentry wire · swap DSN |
| Session replay | Yes (metered) | Out of scope |
| Cloud entry (paid) | Team ~$26 · 50k errors | Pro $24 · 200k · flat |
| Overages | Pay-as-you-go meters | Zero · soft-sample |
| License (self-host) | FSL / cloud-shaped | Apache 2.0 |
| Triage feel | Broad platform UI | Keyboard-first issue list |
Competitor figures from public docs and pricing. We don’t claim 100% Sentry protocol parity.
Why switch
Open source error tracking that fits a Hetzner box.
You want production errors grouped and readable. You don’t want Kafka, Redis, and a 20-container compose file for that job.
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Invoice without meters
Sentry Team starts at ~$26 for 50k errors, then PAYG. Epure Pro is $24 for 200k with soft-sample on spikes and zero overages.
03
Same SDKs you already ship
Official Sentry clients. Change the DSN. Land the first issue without a rewrite. We publish a matrix; we never claim full protocol parity.
At 200k errors
Same volume. Different invoice.
Sentry Team includes 50k errors. Past that you pay per error. Epure Pro is $24 for 200k, flat.
Sentry Team
Annual default · errors only- Team base (50k errors)$26
- Extra 150k errors (PAYG)~$40
- Replay / spans / profilingmeters
- Seats on Teamunlimited*
Rough total~$66+
*Team seats unlimited; Free Developer is 1 user. PAYG estimate from published Team rates for 50k–200k.
Epure Pro
Cloud · coming soon- Pro flat (200k errors)$24
- Overages$0
- Seats & projectsunlimited
- Soft-sample on spikeincluded
Invoice$24
Self-host stays $0 forever. Effective ~$0.12 per 1,000 events on Pro.
Switch
Compose up. Point the DSN. Open the list.
Same instrumentation, new destination. No proprietary SDK.
migrate-dsn.sh
Stay on Sentry if
Epure is not for everyone.
Name when the other product is the right call.
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You live in replay and traces
If session replay and distributed tracing are how you debug production, keep Sentry (or an APM suite). We will not fake those surfaces.
- 02
You need enterprise SSO tomorrow
Epure ships the self-host binary first, then Cloud hosting of that path. Buy Sentry if procurement already closed.
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You want 100% protocol parity
We implement envelope + store and publish a matrix. We never claim full Sentry protocol parity.
FAQ
Questions teams ask before swapping the DSN.
Is Epure a drop-in Sentry replacement?
For exception ingest and issue triage, yes on most official Sentry SDK setups: change the DSN. We do not claim 100% protocol parity. Replay and APM are out of scope.
How do the costs compare?
Self-host is $0 on two containers. Sentry Team starts around $26 for 50k errors, then PAYG meters, and replay and spans add more. Epure Cloud will be $24 for 200k with zero overages.
Will self-hosting Sentry be cheaper?
Hardware looks free until you count RAM, disk, and the engineer keeping 20+ containers alive. The Epure idle stack measured ~82 MiB on 2026-09-12 (Docker Desktop). Self-host Epure.
Do I keep my Sentry SDK?
Yes. Leave @sentry/browser, @sentry/node, sentry-python, and the rest in place. Paste the Epure DSN. Set traces, replay, and profile sample rates to 0 so you stop shipping volume Epure discards.
What do I lose if I switch?
Session replay, distributed tracing, continuous profiling, Seer, and mobile symbolication. Epure covers exceptions, JS/TS sourcemaps, and keyboard triage. If those Sentry products are daily tools, stay.
What about GlitchTip, Bugsink, or Telebugs?
Same SDK wire idea, different stacks. Epure vs GlitchTip for MIT Django plus Redis. Epure vs Bugsink for Shield plus SQLite. Epure vs Telebugs for the $299 Rails container.
Is Epure Cloud live?
No. The self-host binary ships first. Cloud is managed hosting of that path at Pro $24 / Plus $79 with zero overages. See pricing.
Swap the DSN. Keep the SDK.
Star the repo, then open self-host docs when you want errors on your box.
Apache 2.0 · 2 containers · Pro $24 flat