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Sentry vs laravel-http-logger
Sentry has 44,806 GitHub stars, 4,857 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped today. laravel-http-logger has 674 stars, 59 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Sentry leads on adoption by 6,548% (44,806 vs 674 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; laravel-http-logger is written in PHP under MIT. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, laravel-http-logger 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 | laravel-http-logger | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 45K | ★ 674 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Python | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-07-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 59 |
| 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 laravel-http-logger if
- You want the laravel-http-logger feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and laravel-http-logger 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.
read the full Sentry overview →
About laravel-http-logger
A Laravel middleware package from Spatie that logs incoming HTTP request data to the application's default log, built for teams that need a safety net when a critical user submission fails partway through. It is for Laravel developers and platform teams running lead generation forms, checkout flows, or any endpoint where losing the original request body would mean losing the customer.
read the full laravel-http-logger overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or laravel-http-logger more popular?
Sentry has 44,806 GitHub stars and laravel-http-logger has 674. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and laravel-http-logger free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and laravel-http-logger is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and laravel-http-logger?
Sentry is written in Python and laravel-http-logger in PHP. 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 laravel-http-logger?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (44,806 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose laravel-http-logger if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.