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Sentry vs log
Sentry has 44,806 GitHub stars, 4,857 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped today. log has 3,394 stars, 102 forks, 41 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. Sentry leads on adoption by 1,220% (44,806 vs 3,394 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; log is written in Go under MIT. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, log 3%. 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 | log | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 45K | ★ 3.4K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 102 |
| 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 log if
- You want the log feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and log 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 log
Charm's log is a minimal, colorful, MIT licensed logging library for Go, aimed at Go developers who want leveled, structured, human readable output and a small API instead of hand assembling formatting and level filtering on top of the standard library.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or log more popular?
Sentry has 44,806 GitHub stars and log has 3,394. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and log free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and log is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and log?
Sentry is written in Python and log in Go. 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 log?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (44,806 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose log if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.