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 | WP plugin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | 1 step | 4–5 steps | 5–6 steps | 4–5 steps | 3–5 steps |
| Where it runs | Server cron | SDK in your app | Server agent + UI | PHP extension + Probe | Inside WordPress |
| What it watches | All server logs | App exceptions | APM, infra, logs, browser | PHP performance traces | WP-routed errors |
| Still alerts when site is down | Yes | No | Yes (infra agent) | No | No |
| Free tier | 14-day trial | 5K events/month | 100 GB/month + 1 user | Limited Hack edition | Mostly free |
| Paid entry | $89/year, 3 sites | ~$312/year (Team), 1 project | ~$120/user/year + ingest | ~$348/year (Profiler) | $30–$50/year/site |
Want a closer look?
Tailwise vs Sentry →
Different mechanism (logs vs SDK). What each one catches that the other can't.
Tailwise vs New Relic →
Focused alerting vs full observability. Smoke alarm vs control room.
Tailwise vs Blackfire →
Errors vs performance profiling. Honestly, you may want both.
Tailwise vs WP plugins →
Plugins live inside WP. When WP is dead, they're silent. Tailwise isn't.
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