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Cachet vs Logstash
Cachet has 15,242 GitHub stars, 1,632 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Logstash has 14,944 stars, 3,496 forks, 2,254 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Cachet leads on adoption by 2% (15,242 vs 14,944 stars). Cachet is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence; Logstash is written in Java under a custom or non-standard licence. Cachet has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Logstash 23%. 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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Side by side
| Cachet | Logstash | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 15K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | PHP | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.6K | ⑂ 3.5K |
| 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 Logstash if
- You want the Logstash feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and Logstash 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 Logstash
Logstash is a server side data processing pipeline that transports and processes logs, events, or other data. It is part of the Elastic Stack with Beats, Elasticsearch, and Kibana, and it sits in the Infrastructure & Operations / Monitoring & Observability category. The project uses Java and JRuby, and its topics describe it as an ETL framework for logging, real time processing, and streaming.
read the full Logstash overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cachet or Logstash more popular?
Cachet has 15,242 GitHub stars and Logstash has 14,944. Cachet has the larger community by that measure.
Are Cachet and Logstash free?
Neither Cachet nor Logstash declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Cachet and Logstash?
Cachet is written in PHP and Logstash in Java. 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 Logstash?
Choose Cachet if you want the larger community (15,242 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Logstash if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.