The best Monolog alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to Monolog, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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MonologA PHP logging library that writes logs to files, sockets, email, databases and web services.
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Loguru
Open source · MIT · ★ 24.2k
A simple Python logging library that replaces print() debugging with ready-to-use logging.
Best for: Python developers who want logging without much setup; Scripts that need quick, readable output to the terminal or a file
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pino
Open source · MIT · ★ 18.3k
A fast JSON logger for Node.js that writes structured log lines.
Best for: Node.js backend developers who want structured JSON logs; Teams running web servers that log many requests per second
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PSR Log
Open source · MIT · ★ 10.4k
PHP interfaces that define a standard way for code to write log messages.
Best for: PHP developers writing a library that needs to log without choosing a specific logging tool; Teams building their own logger who want it to match the PSR-3 standard
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Monolog. We don't take payment for placement.