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huginn vs logging-log4net
huginn has 49,969 GitHub stars, 4,299 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. logging-log4net has 934 stars, 333 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. huginn leads on adoption by 5,250% (49,969 vs 934 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 | ★ 934 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Ruby | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 333 |
| 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
Huginn is an open source system for building agents that perform automated tasks online, written in Ruby and released under the MIT license. Its agents read the web, watch for events, and take actions on the user's behalf. Internally, agents create and consume events that propagate along a directed graph, which means one agent's output becomes another agent's input and a chain of small steps can be composed into a larger workflow. The project lives in the Ruby ecosystem and is distributed as an official Docker image or installed locally from a forked repository.
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About logging-log4net
Apache log4net is a versatile, feature rich logging API and backend for .NET, distributed as the NuGet package log4net and developed as a subproject of the Apache Logging Services project — a fit for .NET developers and platform teams that need a stable, Apache licensed logging library rather than a commercial or single vendor offering.
read the full logging-log4net overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or logging-log4net more popular?
huginn has 49,969 GitHub stars and logging-log4net has 934. 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 (49,969 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.