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Cachet vs dozzle
Cachet has 15,242 GitHub stars, 1,632 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. dozzle has 14,410 stars, 617 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Cachet leads on adoption by 6% (15,242 vs 14,410 stars). Cachet is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence; dozzle is written in Go under MIT. Cachet has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, dozzle 4%. Cachet was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Cachet | dozzle | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 14K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | PHP | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.6K | ⑂ 617 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Cachet if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick dozzle if
- You want the dozzle feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and dozzle fits your workflow better
About Cachet
Cachet is an open source, self hosted status page system. It lives in the PHP and Laravel ecosystem, and it is categorized under Infrastructure and Operations and Monitoring and Observability. The project is intended for teams that need a dedicated place to communicate service status and downtime in a transparent way.
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About dozzle
Dozzle is a lightweight, web based application for monitoring Docker logs in real time. It is written in Go and distributed under the MIT license, and it lives in the container and orchestration ecosystem alongside Docker, Docker Swarm and Kubernetes, which its topics and tagline both name. The project ships as a small container — roughly 7 MB compressed — and its user interface is built with Vue.js. It exposes a browser view over logs rather than writing them anywhere: the README states plainly that Dozzle stores no log files and exists purely for live log viewing.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cachet or dozzle more popular?
Cachet has 15,242 GitHub stars and dozzle has 14,410. Cachet has the larger community by that measure.
Are Cachet and dozzle free?
Both are open source. Cachet has no licence declared in this registry, and dozzle is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Cachet and dozzle?
Cachet is written in PHP and dozzle in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Cachet or dozzle?
Choose Cachet if you want the larger community (15,242 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose dozzle if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.