Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/getsentry/sentry/vs/payloadcms/payload
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/getsentry/sentry/vs/payloadcms/payload.md
Description: sentry and payload share 4 technologies: Redis, Postgres, Sentry, and Stripe. Both are written in TypeScript.

# sentry vs payload

sentry and payload share 4 technologies: Redis, Postgres, Sentry, and Stripe. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [getsentry/sentry](https://seerepo.com/r/getsentry/sentry): Developer-first error tracking and performance monitoring
- [payloadcms/payload](https://seerepo.com/r/payloadcms/payload): Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Redis, Postgres, Sentry, Stripe
- Only in sentry: Django
- Only in payload: MongoDB, Vercel, AWS S3, MCP

## Side by side

| | sentry | payload |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 3,418,402 lines written, 11,897 code files | 1,054,090 lines written, 4,857 code files |
| Who writes it | 3.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 1, 2026, 111,648 commits, 45,688 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 14,760 commits, 45,594 stars |
| Tests | 6,084 test files. 28.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,448 test files. 12.6% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, sentry or payload?

sentry, with 3,418,402 lines written in 11,897 code files; payload has 1,054,090 in 4,857.

The proof: [getsentry/sentry's code at commit 063a6cb](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/tree/063a6cb279fc42752e31ee200331f553f35ec26f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, sentry or payload?

sentry, with 45,688 stars; payload has 45,594.

The proof: [getsentry/sentry on GitHub](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry)

### Which has more tests, sentry or payload?

sentry, with 6,084 test files; payload has 2,448.

The proof: [getsentry/sentry's code at commit 063a6cb](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/tree/063a6cb279fc42752e31ee200331f553f35ec26f)

### Which was updated more recently, sentry or payload?

sentry: its last push was on November 1, 2026, and payload's on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [getsentry/sentry's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, sentry or payload?

sentry: an AI signed 3.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in payload, 0.6%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in getsentry/sentry](https://seerepo.com/r/getsentry/sentry/ai)

## Sources

- getsentry/sentry: Read on November 1, 2026, at commit 063a6cb (https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/tree/063a6cb279fc42752e31ee200331f553f35ec26f)
- payloadcms/payload: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit ec35164 (https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/ec351643011603cf75dc91db5d03f80ff120f1e9)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.