APILens vs Sentry
Sentry tracks errors.
APILens tracks everything.
Sentry is great for error tracking. But your API needs more — latency monitoring, DB query profiling, slow endpoint detection, per-route analytics. APILens does all of it with one line.
| Feature | APILens | Sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 60 seconds | 15+ minutes |
| Lines of code | 1 | 10+ |
| Dependencies | 0 | 30+ |
| Error tracking | ||
| Error timeline & grouping | ||
| Request latency tracking | ||
| P95/P99 latency | ||
| Auto DB profiling | 8 libraries | No |
| N+1 query detection | ||
| Per-route analytics | ||
| Slow request detection | ||
| Distributed tracing | ||
| Live request tail | ||
| Geographic insights | ||
| Bot detection | ||
| Open source package | ||
| Free tier | Free during beta | 5k events/mo |
| Price | $0 | $26/month |
Choose APILens if:
- You need error tracking AND performance monitoring
- You want to know which endpoints are slow, not just broken
- You want auto DB profiling with N+1 detection
- You want per-route analytics (calls, latency, P95, errors)
- You want zero dependencies
Choose Sentry if:
- You only need error/crash tracking
- You need frontend + mobile error tracking
- You need issue grouping and assignment workflows
- You need multi-language support (Python, Go, Ruby, etc.)
- You need release tracking and deploy monitoring
Use both together
APILens and Sentry solve different problems. Use Sentry for deep error analysis and issue management. Use APILens for API performance monitoring, DB profiling, and real-time request visibility. They complement each other perfectly.
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$ npm install auto-api-observe// app.use(observe({ apiKey: 'sk_...' }))No credit card. Zero dependencies. Free during beta.