PairDropvssentry
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| PairDrop | sentry | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 86 in File Sharing | #1 of 9 in Application Performance Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 11 713 | 45 669 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +254 | +837 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 21 |
| Latest release | — | search-syntax@1.0.0 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | JavaScript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
sentry scores 80/100 against 75/100 for PairDrop, so it is the safer default.
sentry ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for PairDrop.
If you want the quickest setup, PairDrop is easier to run; sentry needs more configuration.
sentry is growing faster right now (+837 stars in 30 days).
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