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Sentry vs clp
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars, 4,959 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped yesterday. clp has 1,091 stars, 95 forks, 493 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Sentry leads on adoption by 4,089% (45,704 vs 1,091 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; clp is written in C++ under Apache-2.0. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, clp 9%. Sentry 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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| Sentry | clp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.0K | ⑂ 95 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Sentry if
- You weight community size — 46K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick clp if
- You want the clp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and clp fits your workflow better
About Sentry
Users and logs provide clues. Sentry provides answers. What's Sentry? Sentry is the debugging platform that helps every developer detect, trace, and fix issues. Code breaks, fix it faster. Official Sentry SDKs JavaScript Electron React Native Python Ruby PHP Laravel Go Rust Java/Kotlin Objective C/Swift C\ /F\ C/C++ Dart/Flutter Perl Clojure Elixir Unity Unreal Engine Godot Engine PowerShell Resources Documentation Discussions (Bugs, feature requests, general questions) Discord Contributing Bug Tracker Code Transifex (Translate Sentry\!)
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About clp
[![Discord][badge discord]][clp community discord] [![Slack][badge slack]][clp community slack] [![CLP on Zulip][badge zulip]][yscope community zulip] YScope's Compressed Log Processor (CLP) compresses your logs, and allows you to search the compressed logs without decompression. CLP supports both JSON logs and unstructured (i.e., free text) logs. It also supports real time log compression within several logging libraries. CLP also includes purpose built web interfaces for searching and viewing the compressed logs. To learn more about it, read our [2021 paper][clp paper 21] about handling unstructured logs and…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or clp more popular?
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars and clp has 1,091. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and clp free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and clp is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and clp?
Sentry is written in Python and clp in C++. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Sentry or clp?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (45,704 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose clp if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.