BugZap as a Sentry Alternative
Sentry is the gold standard for automated error monitoring. But not every bug throws an exception — visual glitches, UX issues, and layout problems need human eyes. BugZap provides the visual reporting layer that complements error monitoring tools like Sentry.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | BugZap | Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Error monitoring | Manual reports | Automatic |
| Visual bug reports | Yes (screenshots + annotations) | No |
| Session replay | Yes | Yes |
| User-reported bugs | Built-in workflow | User feedback widget |
| AI summaries | Root cause + fix suggestions | Issue grouping |
| Browser extension | Yes | No |
| QA team workflow | Purpose-built | Developer-focused |
| Performance monitoring | No | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes (limited) |
Different tools for different problems
Sentry and BugZap solve different parts of the bug lifecycle. Sentry catches exceptions and performance issues automatically. BugZap captures the bugs that humans find — visual glitches, UX problems, broken layouts, and workflow issues that don't throw errors.
Many teams use both: Sentry for automated error tracking, BugZap for human-reported visual bugs.
Where BugZap wins
- Visual-first reporting. Annotated screenshots with arrows, highlights, and text — so developers see exactly what the tester saw.
- QA workflow. BugZap is built for testers reporting bugs to developers. Assign, track, discuss, and resolve within a purpose-built dashboard.
- Browser extension capture. One click to capture a screenshot, console logs, network errors, and browser metadata.
- AI fix suggestions. BugZap's AI analyzes the full context and suggests root causes and fixes — not just grouping similar errors.
- Embeddable widget. Collect bug reports from external testers, clients, and end-users directly on your website.
Where Sentry wins
- Automated error capture. Sentry catches unhandled exceptions, promise rejections, and crashes without any user action.
- Performance monitoring. Transaction tracing, web vitals, and latency tracking across your entire stack.
- Stack traces and breadcrumbs. Deep technical debugging information with source maps and release tracking.
- Massive ecosystem. SDKs for every language and framework, with a mature open-source community.
Who should use which?
Use BugZap to capture visual bugs, UX issues, and human-reported problems that automated error monitoring misses. Perfect for QA teams, agencies, and any team that relies on manual testing.
Use Sentry for automated exception tracking, performance monitoring, and production error alerting.
Use both for complete coverage: Sentry catches the errors your code throws, BugZap catches the bugs your users see.