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sorbayvsSyslog-ng

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

sorbaySyslog-ng
Score39/10066/100
Rank in category#23 of 25 in Video Conferencing#3 of 8 in Logging
GitHub stars2622 386
Stars, last 30 days+0+10
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—syslog-ng-4.12.0 · 16 Jun 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageJavaScriptC

Which one should you pick?

Syslog-ng scores 66/100 against 39/100 for sorbay, so it is the safer default.

Syslog-ng ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for sorbay.

If you want the quickest setup, Syslog-ng is easier to run; sorbay needs more configuration.

Syslog-ng is growing faster right now (+10 stars in 30 days).

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