Replace Sentry Cloud with Self-Hosted GlitchTip
Lightweight, open-source error tracking 100% compatible with existing Sentry SDKs—runs on 1/10th the RAM Stop paying Business ($80/mo + event quota overages) ($80/mo for a 10-person team) and run GlitchTip on a $4.50/mo Linux VPS with full data sovereignty.
1-to-100 Seat Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Table
Comparing Sentry Cloud (Business ($80/mo + event quota overages)) vs GlitchTip on Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU).
| Team Size | Sentry Cloud Cost | GlitchTip VPS | Net Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Seat (Solo) | $80.00/mo ($960/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$906 / year |
| 5 Seats | $80.00/mo ($960/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$906 / year |
| 10 Seats | $80.00/mo ($960/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$906 / year |
| 25 Seats | $80.00/mo ($960/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$906 / year |
| 50 Seats | $80.00/mo ($960/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$906 / year |
| 100 Seats | $80.00/mo ($960/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$906 / year |
Production Docker Compose + Caddy Auto-SSL
Copy and run docker compose up -d on any Ubuntu 24.04 server.
# Production Docker Compose: GlitchTip (Replaces Sentry Cloud)
services:
caddy:
image: caddy:2-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro
- caddy_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
glitchtip:
image: glitchtip/glitchtip:latest
container_name: stack-glitchtip
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-strongpassword}@postgres:5432/glitchtip"
- "REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0"
- "SECRET_KEY=${GLITCHTIP_SECRET:-change_this_secret_key_32_chars}"
- "GLITCHTIP_DOMAIN=https://errors.${DOMAIN:-yourdomain.com}"
volumes:
- glitchtip_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
postgres:
image: pgvector/pgvector:pg16
container_name: stack-postgres
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "POSTGRES_USER=postgres"
- "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-strongpassword}"
volumes:
- postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
networks:
- stack_net
redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
container_name: stack-redis
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- redis_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
networks:
stack_net:
driver: bridge
volumes:
caddy_data:
glitchtip_data:
postgres_data:
redis_data:
# Automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS for GlitchTip
glitchtip.{$DOMAIN:yourdomain.com} {
encode zstd gzip
reverse_proxy glitchtip:8000
}
Why Teams Switch to GlitchTip
- ✓Uses standard `@sentry/browser` and `@sentry/node` SDKs
- ✓Needs only Postgres + Redis ( unlike Sentry's 16GB Kafka stack)
- ✓Built-in uptime monitoring & performance tracing
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