cephvsrsyslog
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ceph | rsyslog | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 67/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Distributed Storage | #2 of 8 in Logging |
| GitHub stars | 17 177 | 2 343 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +108 | +7 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 4 |
| Latest release | — | v8.2610.0 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | LGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C | C |
Which one should you pick?
ceph scores 78/100 against 67/100 for rsyslog, so it is the safer default.
rsyslog ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ceph.
ceph is growing faster right now (+108 stars in 30 days).
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