# SSH & Web Terminal vs Syslog-ng

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

| | SSH & Web Terminal | Syslog-ng |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 66/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #30 of 104 in Home Automation | #3 of 8 in Logging |
| GitHub stars | 542 | 2 386 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +7 | +10 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v24.2.0 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | syslog-ng-4.12.0 · 16 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Shell | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Syslog-ng scores 66/100 against 60/100 for SSH & Web Terminal, so it is the safer default.

SSH & Web Terminal ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Syslog-ng.

## Details

- [SSH & Web Terminal](https://selfhost.directory/project/ssh-web-terminal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ssh-web-terminal.md)
- [Syslog-ng](https://selfhost.directory/project/syslog-ng) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/syslog-ng.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ssh-web-terminal-vs-syslog-ng