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Sentry vs loongsuite-go
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars, 4,959 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped yesterday. loongsuite-go has 907 stars, 131 forks, 30 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. Sentry leads on adoption by 4,939% (45,704 vs 907 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; loongsuite-go is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, loongsuite-go 14%. Sentry was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (apm), 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 | loongsuite-go | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 907 |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-19 |
| 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 loongsuite-go if
- You want the loongsuite-go 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 loongsuite-go 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 loongsuite-go
Loongsuite Go Agent provides an automatic solution for Golang applications that want to leverage OpenTelemetry to enable effective observability. No code changes are required in the target application, the instrumentation is done at compile time. Simply adding otel prefix to go build to get started :rocket: Installation [!IMPORTANT] Requires Go 1.25 or newer. loongsuite go pins OpenTelemetry v1.45.0, and the OTel modules declare go 1.25.0 from v1.42.0 onward. Since the tool injects those modules into the application it instruments, both the tool and the instrumented application need Go 1.25+. See compatibility…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or loongsuite-go more popular?
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars and loongsuite-go has 907. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and loongsuite-go free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and loongsuite-go is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and loongsuite-go?
Sentry is written in Python and loongsuite-go 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 loongsuite-go?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (45,704 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose loongsuite-go if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.