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teslamate vs TeslaLogger
teslamate has 9,008 GitHub stars, 1,006 forks, 72 open issues and last shipped yesterday. TeslaLogger has 634 stars, 180 forks, 226 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. teslamate leads on adoption by 1,321% (9,008 vs 634 stars). teslamate is written in Elixir under AGPL-3.0; TeslaLogger is written in C# under GPL-3.0. teslamate has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, TeslaLogger 28%. teslamate was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 5 topic tags (dashboard, datalogger, docker, grafana), 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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| teslamate | TeslaLogger | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.0K | ★ 634 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Elixir | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-08-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.0K | ⑂ 180 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick teslamate if
- You weight community size — 9.0K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Elixir
- 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 teslamate
TeslaMate is an open source, self hosted data logger that records and visualises data from Tesla vehicles, built for Tesla owners who want their driving, charging and battery history to live on their own infrastructure instead of inside a third party service.
read the full teslamate 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 teslamate or TeslaLogger more popular?
teslamate has 9,008 GitHub stars and TeslaLogger has 634. teslamate has the larger community by that measure.
Are teslamate and TeslaLogger free?
Both are open source. teslamate is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and TeslaLogger under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between teslamate and TeslaLogger?
teslamate is written in Elixir 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, teslamate or TeslaLogger?
Choose teslamate if you want the larger community (9,008 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.