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huginn vs logging-log4net
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars, 4,339 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. logging-log4net has 936 stars, 335 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. huginn leads on adoption by 5,271% (50,269 vs 936 stars). huginn is written in Ruby under MIT; logging-log4net is written in C# under Apache-2.0. huginn has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, logging-log4net 36%. huginn 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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| huginn | logging-log4net | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 936 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Ruby | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 335 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick huginn if
- You weight community size — 50K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick logging-log4net if
- You want the logging-log4net feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and logging-log4net fits your workflow better
About huginn
What is Huginn? Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph. Think of it as a hackable version of IFTTT or Zapier on your own server. You always know who has your data. You do. Here are some of the things that you can do with Huginn: Track the weather and get an email when it's going to rain (or snow) tomorrow ("Don't forget your umbrella!") List terms that you care about and receive email when their occurrence on…
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About logging-log4net
log4net Introduction Apache log4net is a sub project of the Apache Logging Services project. Apache log4net graduated from the Apache Incubator in February 2007. Web site: Documentation For the latest documentation see the log4net web site at: Extensions log4net.Ext.Mail MailKit based SMTP appender for sending log events via email (recommended replacement for the deprecated SmtpAppender) Contributing log4net development happens on Github and on our mailing list. Please join the mailing list and discuss bigger changes before working on them. For bigger changes we must ask you to sign a Contributor License…
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or logging-log4net more popular?
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars and logging-log4net has 936. huginn has the larger community by that measure.
Are huginn and logging-log4net free?
Both are open source. huginn is licensed under MIT and logging-log4net under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between huginn and logging-log4net?
huginn is written in Ruby and logging-log4net in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, huginn or logging-log4net?
Choose huginn if you want the larger community (50,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose logging-log4net if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.