Sirupsen Logrus by Sirupsen
Structured, pluggable logging for Go.
About Sirupsen Logrus
From the project's README at github.com/Sirupsen/logrus. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Logrus is a structured logger for Go (golang), completely API compatible with the standard library logger.
Logrus is in maintenance mode. The project focuses on security, bug fixes, and performance improvements. New features are not planned, aside from changes required to provide interoperability with other logging ecosystems (e.g., Go's log/slog).
I believe Logrus' biggest contribution is to have played a part in today's widespread use of structured logging in Golang. There doesn't seem to be a reason to do a major, breaking iteration into Logrus V2, since the fantastic Go community has built those independently. Many fantastic alternatives have sprung up. Logrus would look like those, had it been re-designed with what we know about structured logging in Go today. Check out, for example, [Zerolog][zerolog], [Zap][zap], and [Apex][apex].
[zerolog]: https://github.com/rs/zerolog [zap]: https://github.com/uber-go/zap [apex]: https://github.com/apex/log
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 26k | github.com/Sirupsen/logrus |
| GitHub forks | 2.3k | github.com/Sirupsen/logrus |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.6 years | since Oct 2013 |
| Last commit | 11 days ago | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 20 | last: 4 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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