# portabase vs sentry

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | portabase | sentry |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 15 in Backup Management | #1 of 9 in Application Performance Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 1 860 | 45 671 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +95 | +839 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 65 ✓ | 21 |
| Latest release | 1.35.1 · 28 Oct 2026 | search-syntax@1.0.0 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

sentry scores 80/100 against 60/100 for portabase, so it is the safer default.

portabase ships more often: 65 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for sentry.

If you want the quickest setup, portabase is easier to run; sentry needs more configuration.

sentry is growing faster right now (+839 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [portabase](https://selfhost.directory/project/portabase) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/portabase.md)
- [sentry](https://selfhost.directory/project/sentry) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sentry.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/portabase-vs-sentry