Migrating from Amplitude to Sentry
The main reason teams move from Amplitude to Sentry is error tracking and performance monitoring. Sentry's approach — industry-leading error tracking with intelligent issue grouping that automatically deduplicates and categorizes errors across releases — suits startup and scaleup teams that have outgrown Amplitude's model. Here's how to migrate without losing historical context.
At a Glance
- Best-in-class behavioral analytics with powerful event segmentation, funnel analysis, and retention charts that go far deeper than Google Analytics
- Generous free Starter plan with up to 50,000 MTUs — enough for many early-stage startups to use without paying
- AI-powered natural language querying (Ask Amplitude) enables non-technical PMs and stakeholders to get insights without writing queries
- Industry-leading error tracking with intelligent issue grouping that automatically deduplicates and categorizes errors across releases
- Open-source core with a self-hosted option — rare for observability tools and ideal for teams with strict data residency requirements
- Broad SDK support covering 100+ platforms and languages including JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, React Native, Flutter, and Unity
Migration Steps
Audit and export your current workspace
Before touching Sentry, document what lives in Amplitude: projects and tasks, custom fields, automations, integrations, and team permissions. Export a full CSV backup — most tools support this from Settings → Export. Pay particular attention to any custom fields and workflow automations that your team relies on daily.
Set up your Sentry workspace
Create your Sentry workspace and replicate your project structure using tasks and projects. Start with the free tier — it covers the core workflow before you commit to a paid plan. Run with a single pilot team before migrating everyone.
Map your workflow equivalents
Find the closest Sentry equivalent for each Amplitude feature your team relies on. projects and tasks in Amplitude maps to tasks and projects in Sentry. Sentry supports custom fields — recreate your Amplitude field schema here first. Prioritise the critical path: task creation, status tracking, and assignment.
Import your data
Sentry supports CSV import for tasks and projects and has 20+ native integrations. After importing, rebuild your key automations — Sentry's automation engine can replicate most rules you had in Amplitude. Start with your most active project rather than importing everything at once.
Onboard your team
Run a 30-minute walkthrough covering the daily workflow: how to create tasks and projects, update status, and find your board. Expect a moderate ramp — most engineers and PMs hit their stride within a week. The biggest adjustment is usually the project hierarchy.
Run Amplitude in parallel for two weeks
Keep Amplitude read-only while your team works primarily in Sentry. This reduces risk and lets people reference historical context — old decisions, archived tickets, past sprint data — without slowing the migration. After two weeks with no new work going into Amplitude, archive the workspace and make Sentry the official home.
Ready to switch?
Read the full Sentry review for pricing, integrations, and team fit details.