# Keploy vs Syslog-ng

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

| | Keploy | Syslog-ng |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 ✓ | 66/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in Testing | #3 of 8 in Logging |
| GitHub stars | 18 880 ✓ | 2 385 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +215 ✓ | +9 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 29 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v3.6.171 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | syslog-ng-4.12.0 · 16 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Keploy scores 74/100 against 66/100 for Syslog-ng, so it is the safer default.

Keploy ships more often: 29 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Syslog-ng.

Keploy is growing faster right now (+215 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Keploy](https://selfhost.directory/project/keploy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/keploy.md)
- [Syslog-ng](https://selfhost.directory/project/syslog-ng) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/syslog-ng.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/keploy-vs-syslog-ng