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cadence vs TeslaLogger
cadence has 9,446 GitHub stars, 915 forks, 205 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. TeslaLogger has 634 stars, 180 forks, 226 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. cadence leads on adoption by 1,390% (9,446 vs 634 stars). cadence is written in Go under Apache-2.0; TeslaLogger is written in C# under GPL-3.0. cadence has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, TeslaLogger 28%. cadence 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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| cadence | TeslaLogger | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.4K | ★ 634 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-08-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 915 | ⑂ 180 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick cadence if
- You weight community size — 9.4K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- 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 cadence
Cadence is an open source orchestration engine for running asynchronous, long running business logic in a fault tolerant way. Written in Go under the Apache 2.0 license, it lives in the distributed systems and workflow automation space, and the project has been open source since 2017. This repository holds the core engine plus supporting tools: the CLI, schema management, a benchmark suite, and a canary. Client libraries for Go and Java are official, while Python and Ruby SDKs come from the community, and iWF can be layered on top as a DSL framework.
read the full cadence overview →
About TeslaLogger
TeslaLogger is a self hosted data logger for Tesla Model S, 3, X and Y vehicles — plus Cybertruck and Lucid AIR — that runs on a Raspberry Pi 3B, 3B+ or 4B, in Docker, or on a Synology NAS, and keeps recorded driving, charging and battery data on hardware the owner controls.
read the full TeslaLogger overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is cadence or TeslaLogger more popular?
cadence has 9,446 GitHub stars and TeslaLogger has 634. cadence has the larger community by that measure.
Are cadence and TeslaLogger free?
Both are open source. cadence is licensed under Apache-2.0 and TeslaLogger under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between cadence and TeslaLogger?
cadence is written in Go 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, cadence or TeslaLogger?
Choose cadence if you want the larger community (9,446 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose TeslaLogger if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.