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huginn vs Bugsink
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars, 4,339 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bugsink has 2,158 stars, 144 forks, 121 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. huginn leads on adoption by 2,229% (50,269 vs 2,158 stars). huginn is written in Ruby under MIT; Bugsink is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence. huginn has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Bugsink 7%. huginn was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| huginn | Bugsink | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Ruby | Python |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 144 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick huginn if
- You weight community size — 50K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Bugsink if
- You want the Bugsink feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Bugsink fits your workflow better
About huginn
What is Huginn? Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph. Think of it as a hackable version of IFTTT or Zapier on your own server. You always know who has your data. You do. Here are some of the things that you can do with Huginn: Track the weather and get an email when it's going to rain (or snow) tomorrow ("Don't forget your umbrella!") List terms that you care about and receive email when their occurrence on…
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About Bugsink
Bugsink: Self hosted Error Tracking Error Tracking Built to self host Sentry SDK compatible Scalable and reliable Screenshot Installation & docs The quickest way to evaluate Bugsink is to spin up a throw away instance using Docker: Visit where you'll see a login screen. The default username and password are admin . Now, you can set up your first project and start tracking errors. Detailed installation instructions are on the Bugsink website. More information and documentation
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or Bugsink more popular?
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars and Bugsink has 2,158. huginn has the larger community by that measure.
Are huginn and Bugsink free?
Both are open source. huginn is licensed under MIT, and Bugsink has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between huginn and Bugsink?
huginn is written in Ruby and Bugsink in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, huginn or Bugsink?
Choose huginn if you want the larger community (50,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Bugsink if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.