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logchimpvsSyncthing

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

logchimpSyncthing
Score53/10090/100
Rank in category#4 of 6 in Product Management#1 of 15 in File Sync
GitHub stars1 13389 846
Stars, last 30 days+1+936
Stable releases, 12 months98
Latest releasev0.9.2 · 5 Sept 2026v2.1.7 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMPL-2.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Syncthing scores 90/100 against 53/100 for logchimp, so it is the safer default.

logchimp ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Syncthing.

If you want the quickest setup, Syncthing is easier to run; logchimp needs more configuration.

Syncthing is growing faster right now (+936 stars in 30 days).

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