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Windmill vs TeslaLogger
Windmill has 17,982 GitHub stars, 1,097 forks, 852 open issues and last shipped today. TeslaLogger has 634 stars, 180 forks, 226 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Windmill leads on adoption by 2,736% (17,982 vs 634 stars). Windmill is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; TeslaLogger is written in C# under GPL-3.0. Windmill has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, TeslaLogger 28%. Windmill 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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| Windmill | TeslaLogger | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 634 |
| License | Custom / other | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-08-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.1K | ⑂ 180 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Windmill if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- 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 Windmill
Windmill is an open source developer platform for internal code, including APIs, background jobs, workflows, and UIs. It lives in the self hostable low code automation ecosystem and supports Python, TypeScript, Go, Bash, SQL, GraphQL, PowerShell, Rust, and more. The project is positioned as an open source alternative to Zapier and, in the README, to Retool, Pipedream, Superblocks, and a simplified Temporal.
read the full Windmill 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 Windmill or TeslaLogger more popular?
Windmill has 17,982 GitHub stars and TeslaLogger has 634. Windmill has the larger community by that measure.
Are Windmill and TeslaLogger free?
Both are open source. Windmill has no licence declared in this registry, and TeslaLogger is licensed under GPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Windmill and TeslaLogger?
Windmill is written in Rust 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, Windmill or TeslaLogger?
Choose Windmill if you want the larger community (17,982 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose TeslaLogger if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.