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Sentry vs DoKit
Sentry has 44,792 GitHub stars, 4,854 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DoKit has 20,415 stars, 3,183 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Sentry leads on adoption by 119% (44,792 vs 20,415 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; DoKit is written in Java under Apache-2.0. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, DoKit 16%. Sentry was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (monitoring), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | DoKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 45K | ★ 20K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Sentry if
- You weight community size — 45K 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 DoKit if
- You want the DoKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and DoKit fits your workflow better
About Sentry
Sentry is an open source debugging platform for detecting, tracing, and fixing software issues in real time. It lives in the developer infrastructure ecosystem and provides error tracking and performance monitoring across languages, frameworks, and runtime environments.
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About DoKit
DoKit is an Apache 2.0 efficiency platform for the full research and development lifecycle of pan frontend products — Android, iOS, mini programs, Flutter and Web — built for mobile developers, test engineers and UI designers who want debugging, performance monitoring and visual inspection tooling inside a debug build instead of hand rolled into each application.
read the full DoKit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or DoKit more popular?
Sentry has 44,792 GitHub stars and DoKit has 20,415. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and DoKit free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and DoKit is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and DoKit?
Sentry is written in Python and DoKit in Java. 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 DoKit?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (44,792 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose DoKit if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.