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Lightpanda vs TeslaLogger
Lightpanda has 40,882 GitHub stars, 1,999 forks, 98 open issues and last shipped yesterday. TeslaLogger has 643 stars, 180 forks, 226 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Lightpanda leads on adoption by 6,258% (40,882 vs 643 stars). Lightpanda is written in Zig under AGPL-3.0; TeslaLogger is written in C# under GPL-3.0. Lightpanda has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, TeslaLogger 28%. TeslaLogger 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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| Lightpanda | TeslaLogger | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 41K | ★ 643 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Zig | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.0K | ⑂ 180 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Lightpanda if
- You weight community size — 41K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Zig
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick TeslaLogger if
- You want the TeslaLogger feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and TeslaLogger fits your workflow better
About Lightpanda
Lightpanda Browser The headless browser built from scratch for AI agents and automation. Not a Chromium fork. Not a WebKit patch. A new browser, written in Zig.   Benchmarks Requesting 933 real web pages over the network on a AWS EC2 m5.large instance. See benchmark details. Quick start Install Package Managers Latest nightly from Homebrew: Latest nightly from Arch Linux User Repository: Download from the nightly builds You can download the last binary from the nightly builds for Linux and MacOS for both x86 64 and aarch64. For Linux Verify the binary before running anything: Linux aarch64 is also available…
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About TeslaLogger
TeslaLogger [![Contributors][contributors shield]][contributors url] [![Forks][forks shield]][forks url] [![Stargazers][stars shield]][stars url] [![Issues][issues shield]][issues url] TeslaLogger is a self hosted data logger for your Tesla Model S/3/X/Y/Cybertruck and Lucid AIR. Currently it supports RaspberryPi 3B, 3B+, 4B, Docker and Synology NAS. You may purchase a ready to go Raspberry PI with TeslaLogger installed Or a Teslalogger Image for a Raspberry PI 3B+ Or a Teslalogger Image for a Raspberry PI 4B You can also run it for free in a Docker / Synology: Docker Setup Configuration Connect your Raspberry…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lightpanda or TeslaLogger more popular?
Lightpanda has 40,882 GitHub stars and TeslaLogger has 643. Lightpanda has the larger community by that measure.
Are Lightpanda and TeslaLogger free?
Both are open source. Lightpanda is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and TeslaLogger under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Lightpanda and TeslaLogger?
Lightpanda is written in Zig and TeslaLogger 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, Lightpanda or TeslaLogger?
Choose Lightpanda if you want the larger community (40,882 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose TeslaLogger if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.