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Sentry vs logging-operator
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars, 4,959 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped yesterday. logging-operator has 1,716 stars, 369 forks, 42 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Sentry leads on adoption by 2,563% (45,704 vs 1,716 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; logging-operator is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, logging-operator 22%. 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 | logging-operator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.0K | ⑂ 369 |
| 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 logging-operator if
- You want the logging-operator feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and logging-operator 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 logging-operator
Logging operator The Logging operator is now a CNCF Sandbox project. The Logging operator solves your logging related problems in Kubernetes environments by automating the deployment and configuration of a Kubernetes logging pipeline. 1. The operator deploys and configures a log collector (currently a Fluent Bit DaemonSet) on every node to collect container and application logs from the node file system. 1. Fluent Bit queries the Kubernetes API and enriches the logs with metadata about the pods, and transfers both the logs and the metadata to a log forwarder instance. 1. The log forwarder instance receives…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or logging-operator more popular?
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars and logging-operator has 1,716. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and logging-operator free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and logging-operator is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and logging-operator?
Sentry is written in Python and logging-operator 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 logging-operator?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (45,704 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose logging-operator if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.