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effect vs CocoaLumberjack
effect has 17,464 GitHub stars, 892 forks, 253 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CocoaLumberjack has 13,320 stars, 2,271 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. effect leads on adoption by 31% (17,464 vs 13,320 stars). effect is written in TypeScript under MIT; CocoaLumberjack is written in Objective-C under BSD-3-Clause. effect has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, CocoaLumberjack 17%. effect 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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| effect | CocoaLumberjack | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 17K | ★ 13K |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | TypeScript | Objective-C |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 892 | ⑂ 2.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick effect if
- You weight community size — 17K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick CocoaLumberjack if
- You want the CocoaLumberjack feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Objective-C
- You evaluated both and CocoaLumberjack fits your workflow better
About effect
Effect Effect is a library for building robust, maintainable, type safe, and production grade applications in TypeScript. It helps you handle the hard problems at scale: typed errors, dependency injection, structured concurrency, scheduling, tracing, and unified schema validation. Effect V4 is currently a release candidate. The main branch contains v4 development. Install V4 RC Requirements TypeScript 5.9 or newer. TypeScript 7 is recommended for the best performance and compatibility with Effect's TypeScript tooling. Node.js 18 or newer is the general minimum for running Effect on Node.js. Some integration…
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About CocoaLumberjack
CocoaLumberjack =============== CocoaLumberjack is a fast & simple, yet powerful & flexible logging framework for macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS. How to get started First, install CocoaLumberjack via Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, Carthage or manually. Then use DDOSLogger for iOS 10 and later, or DDTTYLogger and DDASLLogger for earlier versions to begin logging messages. Swift Package Manager As of CocoaLumberjack 3.6.0, you can use the Swift Package Manager as integration method. If you want to use the Swift Package Manager as integration method, either use Xcode to add the package dependency or add…
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Frequently asked questions
Is effect or CocoaLumberjack more popular?
effect has 17,464 GitHub stars and CocoaLumberjack has 13,320. effect has the larger community by that measure.
Are effect and CocoaLumberjack free?
Both are open source. effect is licensed under MIT and CocoaLumberjack under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between effect and CocoaLumberjack?
effect is written in TypeScript and CocoaLumberjack in Objective-C. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, effect or CocoaLumberjack?
Choose effect if you want the larger community (17,464 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose CocoaLumberjack if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.