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Sentry vs Mycodo
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars, 4,959 forks, 2,265 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Mycodo has 3,301 stars, 562 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Sentry leads on adoption by 1,285% (45,704 vs 3,301 stars). Sentry is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; Mycodo is written in Python under GPL-3.0. Sentry has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Mycodo 17%. Sentry was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (monitoring), 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 | Mycodo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 3.3K |
| License | Custom / other | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | Python |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-08-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.0K | ⑂ 562 |
| 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 Mycodo if
- You want the Mycodo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Mycodo 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 Mycodo
Mycodo ====== Environmental Regulation System Latest version: 8.17.0 Mycodo is open source software for the Raspberry Pi that couples inputs and outputs in interesting ways to sense and manipulate the environment. .. contents:: Table of Contents :depth: 1 Quick Install Prerequisites: Debian based Linux operating system (tested with Raspberry Pi OS 13 Trixie). Recommended: Single board computer (SBC) with General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) pins. Install Command: .. code:: bash curl L bash See the Install Mycodo section for more details. Support Documentation Mycodo Manual Mycodo API (Version: v1) Mycodo Wiki…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sentry or Mycodo more popular?
Sentry has 45,704 GitHub stars and Mycodo has 3,301. Sentry has the larger community by that measure.
Are Sentry and Mycodo free?
Both are open source. Sentry has no licence declared in this registry, and Mycodo is licensed under GPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Sentry and Mycodo?
Sentry is written in Python and Mycodo in Python. 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 Mycodo?
Choose Sentry if you want the larger community (45,704 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Mycodo if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.