openobservevssentry
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| openobserve | sentry | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #9 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 9 in Application Performance Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 22 553 | 45 666 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +436 | +834 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 | 21 |
| Latest release | v1.1.2 · 20 Oct 2026 | search-syntax@1.0.0 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
sentry scores 80/100 against 78/100 for openobserve, so it is the safer default.
openobserve ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for sentry.
If you want the quickest setup, openobserve is easier to run; sentry needs more configuration.
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