logstashvsMosquitto
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| logstash | Mosquitto | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 8 in Data Pipeline | #1 of 10 in IoT |
| GitHub stars | 14 969 | 11 306 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +20 | +86 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 32 | 0 |
| Latest release | v9.5.5 · 6 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Other | Other |
| Main language | Java | C |
Which one should you pick?
Mosquitto scores 76/100 against 72/100 for logstash, so it is the safer default.
logstash ships more often: 32 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Mosquitto.
Mosquitto is growing faster right now (+86 stars in 30 days).
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