Happenstance vs Sentry

Sentry excels at error tracking. Happenstance combines errors + analytics—see the full picture of what caused the issue.

At a Glance

Happenstance

  • ✓ Error tracking + product analytics
  • ✓ See errors in context of user behavior
  • ✓ AI-powered root cause analysis
  • ✓ €29/mo for 5 repos (unlimited events/errors)
  • ✓ Funnel impact analysis
  • ✓ Setup in < 60 seconds

Sentry

  • ✓ Industry-leading error tracking
  • ✓ Deep stack trace analysis
  • ✓ Performance monitoring
  • ✓ Session replay
  • ✓ Source map support
  • ✓ Extensive integrations

Feature Comparison

FeatureHappenstanceSentry
Error Tracking Best-in-class
Product Analytics Built-in
See User Journey Before ErrorVia integrations
Funnel Impact Analysis
AI Root Cause AnalysisBasic suggestions
Stack Traces Advanced
Session ReplayRoadmap
Performance MonitoringBasic Advanced
GitHub Integration Native (PR) Via integration
Setup Time< 60 seconds~30 minutes
Pricing ModelPer repositoryPer error event
The Key Difference

When an error happens, you need two things:

1. What broke? (Stack trace)
Sentry excels here with detailed traces, source maps, and breadcrumbs
2. Why did it break? (User behavior)
Happenstance shows the user journey, funnel impact, and behavioral patterns

With Sentry alone: "Error on checkout page, stack trace shows payment.js:42"

With Happenstance: "Error on checkout page, happens 80% for users who applied promo codes, causing $10K/day revenue loss"

Same error. But Happenstance tells you the business impact and user context—not just the stack trace.

Choose Happenstance if:

You want errors + analytics in one tool (not two subscriptions)

You need to see business impact—revenue loss, funnel dropoff, affected users

You want to understand the user journey before the error

You're building a product (not low-level infrastructure)

You want AI root cause analysis, not just stack traces

You want €29/mo flat vs per-event pricing that scales with errors

You want GitHub-native setup in 60 seconds

Choose Sentry if:

✓ You need best-in-class error tracking only

✓ You want detailed performance monitoring

✓ You need session replay

✓ You have complex source map requirements

✓ You already have a separate analytics tool

✓ You need advanced alerting/routing

✓ You want self-hosted option

Pricing Comparison

Happenstance

Errors + Analytics together

Free: €0/mo
1 repo, unlimited events + errors
Startup: €29/mo
5 repos, unlimited everything
All-in-one: errors + analytics + funnels + retention
Sentry

Error tracking only

Developer: $26/mo
50K errors/mo
Team: $80/mo
100K errors/mo
+ need separate analytics tool ($$$)

Get Errors + Analytics Together

See the full picture. Errors + user behavior + business impact.

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