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rsyslogvsZenphotoCMS

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

rsyslogZenphotoCMS
Score67/10052/100
Rank in category#2 of 8 in Logging#8 of 19 in Photo Galleries
GitHub stars2 344318
Stars, last 30 days+8+0
Stable releases, 12 months40
Latest releasev8.2610.0 · 20 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseLGPL-3.0Other
Main languageCPHP

Which one should you pick?

rsyslog scores 67/100 against 52/100 for ZenphotoCMS, so it is the safer default.

rsyslog ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ZenphotoCMS.

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

rsyslog is growing faster right now (+8 stars in 30 days).

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