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Sentry vs kotlin-logging
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars, 4,959 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped yesterday. kotlin-logging has 3,116 stars, 131 forks, 21 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Sentry leads on adoption by 1,367% (45,704 vs 3,116 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; kotlin-logging is written in Kotlin under Apache-2.0. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, kotlin-logging 4%. 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 | kotlin-logging | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.0K | ⑂ 131 |
| 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 kotlin-logging if
- You want the kotlin-logging feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and kotlin-logging 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 kotlin-logging
kotlin logging Lightweight Multiplatform logging framework for Kotlin, written in . A convenient and performant logging facade. Call log methods, without checking whether the respective log level is enabled Behind the scenes the expensive message do not get evaluated if debug is not enabled: Define the logger, without explicitly specifying the class name Behind the scenes val logger will be created in the class, with the class/file name: Log exceptions in a Kotlin style Fluent logging in a Kotlin style Getting started Download Important note: kotlin logging depends on slf4j api (in the JVM artifact). In runtime…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or kotlin-logging more popular?
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars and kotlin-logging has 3,116. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and kotlin-logging free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and kotlin-logging is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and kotlin-logging?
Sentry is written in Python and kotlin-logging in Kotlin. 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 kotlin-logging?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (45,704 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose kotlin-logging if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.