shmvsSyslog-ng
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| shm | Syslog-ng | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 45/100 | 66/100 |
| Rank in category | #77 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 8 in Logging |
| GitHub stars | 165 | 2 386 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +10 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 2 |
| Latest release | v1.2.7 · 29 Jul 2026 | syslog-ng-4.12.0 · 16 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Go | C |
Which one should you pick?
Syslog-ng scores 66/100 against 45/100 for shm, so it is the safer default.
shm ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Syslog-ng.
Syslog-ng is growing faster right now (+10 stars in 30 days).
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