Dashboard customization is undercooked compared to Datadog/Grafana

5/10 Medium

Custom dashboards feature has limited customization options, inflexible layout system, and cannot be shared with non-Sentry users without screenshots. Notably lags behind competitors like Datadog and Grafana in capability and polish.

SentryDatadogGrafana
Category
dx
Workaround
partial
Stage
monitoring
Freshness
persistent
Scope
single_lib
Upstream
open
Recurring
No
Buyer Type
team
Maintainer
active

Sources

Collection History

Query: “What are the most common pain points with SaaS for developers in 2025?”4/9/2026

Users experience frustration when they can't customize workflows, dashboards, or reports to match their specific processes and needs.

Query: “What are the most common pain points with Sentry for developers in 2025?”4/7/2026

The custom dashboards feature feels undercooked compared to tools like Datadog or Grafana. You can create dashboards with various widget types, but the customization options are limited, the layout system is inflexible, and sharing dashboards with non-Sentry users isn't possible without screenshots.

Created: 4/7/2026Updated: 4/9/2026