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telegraf vs CocoaLumberjack
telegraf has 17,893 GitHub stars, 5,846 forks, 449 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CocoaLumberjack has 13,320 stars, 2,271 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. telegraf leads on adoption by 34% (17,893 vs 13,320 stars). telegraf is written in Go under MIT; CocoaLumberjack is written in Objective-C under BSD-3-Clause. telegraf has attracted 33% as many forks as stars, CocoaLumberjack 17%. telegraf 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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| telegraf | CocoaLumberjack | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 13K |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | Go | Objective-C |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.8K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick telegraf if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick CocoaLumberjack if
- You want the CocoaLumberjack feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Objective-C
- You evaluated both and CocoaLumberjack fits your workflow better
About telegraf
Telegraf Telegraf is an agent for collecting, processing, aggregating, and writing metrics, logs, and other arbitrary data. Offers a comprehensive suite of over 300 plugins, covering a wide range of functionalities including system monitoring, cloud services, and message passing Enables the integration of user defined code to collect, transform, and transmit data efficiently Compiles into a standalone static binary without any external dependencies, ensuring a streamlined deployment process Utilizes TOML for configuration, providing a user friendly and unambiguous setup experience Developed with contributions…
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About CocoaLumberjack
CocoaLumberjack =============== CocoaLumberjack is a fast & simple, yet powerful & flexible logging framework for macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS. How to get started First, install CocoaLumberjack via Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, Carthage or manually. Then use DDOSLogger for iOS 10 and later, or DDTTYLogger and DDASLLogger for earlier versions to begin logging messages. Swift Package Manager As of CocoaLumberjack 3.6.0, you can use the Swift Package Manager as integration method. If you want to use the Swift Package Manager as integration method, either use Xcode to add the package dependency or add…
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Frequently asked questions
Is telegraf or CocoaLumberjack more popular?
telegraf has 17,893 GitHub stars and CocoaLumberjack has 13,320. telegraf has the larger community by that measure.
Are telegraf and CocoaLumberjack free?
Both are open source. telegraf is licensed under MIT and CocoaLumberjack under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between telegraf and CocoaLumberjack?
telegraf is written in Go and CocoaLumberjack in Objective-C. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, telegraf or CocoaLumberjack?
Choose telegraf if you want the larger community (17,893 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose CocoaLumberjack if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.