Comparison
The simplest server log monitor you can install.
One bash command. Five minutes. That's the install. The alternatives are great tools, but each one asks for an SDK, an agent, or a dashboard pass before it shows you a single error. Here's the honest side-by-side.
| Tailwise | Sentry | New Relic | Blackfire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | 1 step | 4–5 steps | 5–6 steps | 4–5 steps |
| Where it runs | Server cron | SDK in your app | Server agent + UI | PHP extension + Probe |
| What it watches | All server logs | App exceptions | APM, infra, logs, browser | PHP performance traces |
| Still alerts when site is down | Yes | No | Yes (infra agent) | No |
| Free tier | 14-day trial | 5K events/month | 100 GB/month + 1 user | Limited Hack edition |
| Paid entry | $89/year, 3 sites | ~$312/year (Team) | ~$120/user/year + ingest | ~$348/year (Profiler) |
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