head to head · open source
huginn vs Logstash
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars, 4,339 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Logstash has 14,972 stars, 3,503 forks, 2,254 open issues and last shipped yesterday. huginn leads on adoption by 236% (50,269 vs 14,972 stars). huginn is written in Ruby under MIT; Logstash is written in Java under a custom or non-standard licence. huginn has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Logstash 23%. Logstash 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 | Logstash | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 15K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Ruby | Java |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 3.5K |
| 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 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 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 Logstash
Logstash Logstash is part of the Elastic Stack along with Beats, Elasticsearch and Kibana. Logstash is a server side data processing pipeline that ingests data from a multitude of sources simultaneously, transforms it, and then sends it to your favorite "stash." (Ours is Elasticsearch, naturally.). Logstash has over 200 plugins, and you can write your own very easily as well. For more info, see Documentation and Getting Started You can find the documentation and getting started guides for Logstash on the elastic.co site For information about building the documentation, see the README in Downloads You can…
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or Logstash more popular?
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars and Logstash has 14,972. huginn has the larger community by that measure.
Are huginn and Logstash free?
Both are open source. huginn is licensed under MIT, and Logstash has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between huginn and Logstash?
huginn is written in Ruby 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, huginn or Logstash?
Choose huginn if you want the larger community (50,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Logstash if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.