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monolog vs EasyLogger
monolog has 21,402 GitHub stars, 1,920 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. EasyLogger has 4,796 stars, 1,321 forks, 81 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. monolog leads on adoption by 346% (21,402 vs 4,796 stars). monolog is written in PHP under MIT; EasyLogger is written in C under MIT. monolog has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, EasyLogger 28%. monolog was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (logger, logging), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| monolog | EasyLogger | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 4.8K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | PHP | C |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-08-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 1.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick monolog if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick EasyLogger if
- You want the EasyLogger feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and EasyLogger fits your workflow better
About monolog
Monolog Logging for PHP Note This is the documentation for Monolog 3.x , if you are using older releases see the documentation for Monolog 2.x or Monolog 1.x Monolog sends your logs to files, sockets, inboxes, databases and various web services. See the complete list of handlers below. Special handlers allow you to build advanced logging strategies. This library implements the PSR 3 interface that you can type hint against in your own libraries to keep a maximum of interoperability. You can also use it in your applications to make sure you can always use another compatible logger at a later time. As of 1.11.0…
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About EasyLogger
EasyLogger 1. 介绍 EasyLogger 是一款超轻量级(ROM 名词解释： 1、RAW格式：未经过格式化的原始日志。 2、标签：在软件中可以按照文件、模块、功能等方面，对需要打印的日志设定标签，实现日志分类。 1.2 插件 1、Flash：使用 EasyFlash 库提供的Flash操作接口，无需文件系统，直接将日志存储在 Flash 中。 2、File：支持文件转档、文件循环保存等与文件日志输出相关功能。 3、敬请期待…… 1.3 Star & Fork 后续我还会提供更多插件。也非常欢迎大家设计、开发更多实用插件和功能，一起来完善 EasyLogger (Github OSChina Coding) 。如果觉得这个开源项目很赞，可以点击项目主页 右上角的 Star ，同时把它推荐给更多有需要的朋友。 2. 使用 2.1 参数配置 EasyLogger 拥有过滤方式、输出格式、输出开关这些属性。 过滤方式支持按照标签、级别、关键词进行过滤； 可以动态的开启/关闭日志的输出； 可设定动态和静态的输出级别 静态：一级开关，通过宏定义，在编译阶段使用； 动态：二级开关，通过API接口，在运行阶段使用。 注：目前参数配置及输出方式都是单例模式，即全局只支持一种配置方式。此模式下，软件会较为简单，但是无法支持复杂的输出方式。 2.2 输出级别 参考 Android Logcat ，级别最高为 0(Assert)…
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Frequently asked questions
Is monolog or EasyLogger more popular?
monolog has 21,402 GitHub stars and EasyLogger has 4,796. monolog has the larger community by that measure.
Are monolog and EasyLogger free?
Both are open source. monolog is licensed under MIT and EasyLogger under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between monolog and EasyLogger?
monolog is written in PHP and EasyLogger 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, monolog or EasyLogger?
Choose monolog if you want the larger community (21,402 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose EasyLogger if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.