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Sentry vs loongsuite-go
Sentry has 44,806 GitHub stars, 4,857 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped today. loongsuite-go has 902 stars, 124 forks, 30 open issues and last shipped 20 days ago. Sentry leads on adoption by 4,867% (44,806 vs 902 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 | ★ 45K | ★ 902 |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-08-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 124 |
| 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 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
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 loongsuite-go
loongsuite go is an Apache 2.0 licensed compile time instrumentation agent that adds OpenTelemetry tracing and metrics to Go applications without requiring any source code changes, and it is built for Go teams that need observability across services they would rather not modify by hand.
read the full loongsuite-go overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or loongsuite-go more popular?
Sentry has 44,806 GitHub stars and loongsuite-go has 902. 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 (44,806 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.