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Bugsink vs Highlight
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Bugsink | Highlight |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Licence | Other | Other |
| Stars | 2.1k | 9.4k |
| Latest | 2.6.1 | docker-v0.5.6 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-01 |
| Release cadence | about 15 days between releases | about 26 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Sentry. Alternatives to Sentry →
PartialBugsinkAccepts events from the Sentry SDKs; error tracking only, without performance monitoring.
Full replacementHighlightErrors with session replay, logs and traces in one app, through its own SDKs.
Bugsink
- 2.6.12026-09-25Fix Snappea memory growth after source-map uploads by counting database queries without retaining their contents, and
- 2.6.02026-09-15Users can now create personal API tokens that follow their current permissions, optionally limited to one project.
- 2.5.12026-08-31Some _very ancient_ migration files, long since squashed and replaced, have been removed. In the unlikely event that
- 2.5.02026-07-26New projects now use a grouping mechanism that ignores variable values such as IDs and IP addresses in exception and
- 2.4.02026-07-10Fail to start when PID_FILE is configured to be in a directory not owned by the process running gunicorn/snappea
Highlight
- docker-v0.5.62025-08-08fix session processing excluding excessively
- docker-v0.5.52025-06-23update kafka connect worker configuration
- docker-v0.5.42025-02-12fix og image logic triggering for non /api routes
- docker-v0.5.32025-02-12Version Packages
- docker-v0.5.22025-02-06Blog post - Highlight's new connect flow
Bugsink
unsigned The latest release, 2.6.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Highlight
✓ signed The latest release, docker-v0.5.6, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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