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Sentry vs CocoaLumberjack
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars, 4,959 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CocoaLumberjack has 13,320 stars, 2,272 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Sentry leads on adoption by 243% (45,704 vs 13,320 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; CocoaLumberjack is written in Objective-C under BSD-3-Clause. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, CocoaLumberjack 17%. 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 | CocoaLumberjack | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 13K |
| License | Custom / other | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | Python | Objective-C |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.0K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| 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 CocoaLumberjack if
- You want the CocoaLumberjack feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Objective-C
- You evaluated both and CocoaLumberjack 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 CocoaLumberjack
CocoaLumberjack =============== CocoaLumberjack is a fast & simple, yet powerful & flexible logging framework for macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS. How to get started First, install CocoaLumberjack via Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, Carthage or manually. Then use DDOSLogger for iOS 10 and later, or DDTTYLogger and DDASLLogger for earlier versions to begin logging messages. Swift Package Manager As of CocoaLumberjack 3.6.0, you can use the Swift Package Manager as integration method. If you want to use the Swift Package Manager as integration method, either use Xcode to add the package dependency or add…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or CocoaLumberjack more popular?
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars and CocoaLumberjack has 13,320. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and CocoaLumberjack free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and CocoaLumberjack is licensed under BSD-3-Clause. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and CocoaLumberjack?
Sentry is written in Python and CocoaLumberjack in Objective-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 CocoaLumberjack?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (45,704 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose CocoaLumberjack if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.