Automated ranking

Best Go Logging Libraries

Compare go logging libraries by maintenance, adoption, security, release activity, and Go ecosystem usage. Top packages in this group include Zap, phuslu/log, Zerolog.

Best overall

Zap

Highest combined package health score.

Best maintained

Zap

Strongest maintenance signal in this category.

Most adopted

Zap

Highest adoption signal from stars, forks, and imported-by data.

100

Ranked Packages

15 packages

#1 Zap

Package zap provides fast, structured, leveled logging.

Go Logging Libraries 24.5K stars 119.7K imported-by 100% confidence

#2 phuslu/log

Fastest structured logging

Go Logging Libraries 859 stars 343 imported-by 100% confidence

#3 Zerolog

Package zerolog provides a lightweight logging library dedicated to JSON logging.

Go Logging Libraries 12.4K stars 30.5K imported-by 100% confidence

#4 Logrus

Package logrus is a structured logger for Go, completely API compatible with the standard library logger.

Go Logging Libraries 25.7K stars 0 imported-by 65% confidence

#5 log

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 3.2K imported-by 75% confidence

#6 oops

🔥 Error handling library with context, assertion, stack trace and source fragments

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 332 imported-by 75% confidence

#7 porter

Package porter implements the Porter stemming algorithm.

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 2 imported-by 80% confidence

#8 eris

Package eris provides a better way to handle, trace, and log errors in Go.

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 1.2K imported-by 45% confidence

#9 graphlib

Topological sort lib,Sorting and pruning of DAG graphs.

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 1 imported-by 80% confidence

#10 log

Package log implements a simple structured logging API designed with few assumptions.

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 4.7K imported-by 80% confidence

#11 log

Package log provides a structured logger.

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 4.5K imported-by 75% confidence

#12 gone/jconf

Fast, extendable, full-featured, std-lib source compatible log library.

Go Logging Libraries 51 stars 0 imported-by 100% confidence

#13 go-stem

Implementation of the porter stemming algorithm.

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 40 imported-by 80% confidence

#14 slog-multi

🚨 Design workflows of slog handlers: pipeline, middleware, fanout, routing, failover, load balancing...

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 0 imported-by 25% confidence

#15 log

An O(1) logging system that allows you to connect one log to multiple writers (e.g. stdout, a file and a TCP connection).

Go Logging Libraries 0 stars 4 imported-by 70% confidence

Comparison Matrix

score dimensions

Package	Health	Maintenance	Adoption	Security	Imported by
Zap	97	95	100	92	119.7K
phuslu/log	91	83	100	92	343
Zerolog	91	83	100	92	30.5K
Logrus	89	95	100	70	0
log	74	83	60	92	3.2K
oops	74	90	43	92	332
porter	61	75	15	92	2
eris	61	48	60	92	1.2K
graphlib	58	63	12	92	1
log	58	15	69	92	4.7K
log	55	15	62	92	4.5K
gone/jconf	53	15	44	92	0
go-stem	46	15	34	92	40
slog-multi	44	48	7	70	0
log	40	15	19	70	4