Bugsink
Real-time error tracking for your applications with all the details in one place. Easy setup with clear instructions included.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 191 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2.6.2 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Sentry.
At a glance
Bugsink quick facts
- Health score
- 93/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,155
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2.6.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- ⊘ Proprietary
Top alternatives to Bugsink
Full rankings: Sentry alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Now, you can set up your first project and start tracking errors."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Bugsink scores 93/100, #6 of 22 in Ticketing: 191 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (2.6.2, 8 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,155 stars add 13.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 6.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
191 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2.6.2 released 8 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 13.3 / 20
2.2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 191
- Last 90 days
- 827
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 22 tools in Ticketing by health , between Libredesk (#5) and BugPin (#7) .
Details
| Licence | ⊘ Proprietary |
| Platforms | Python, Docker |
| Latest release | 2.6.2 · 8 days ago |
| Stars | 2,155 |
| Open issues | 114 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | bugsink/bugsink ↗ |
Bugsink vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Bugsink (Ticketing), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgejo | 95 | 5.7k | MIT | 2 days ago |
| FreeScout | 95 | 4.6k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Frappe Helpdesk | 94 | 3.5k | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Bugsink (this tool) | 93 | 2.2k | ⊘ Proprietary | yesterday |
| BugPin | 87 | 47 | AGPL-3.0 | 6 days ago |
| GlitchTip | 32 | 170 | MIT | 11 days ago |
Bugsink: common questions
What does Bugsink replace?
Repoly lists Bugsink as an open-source alternative to Sentry. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Bugsink stands against the others.
Is Bugsink still maintained?
Bugsink had 191 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 2.6.2, is from 8 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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