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Flexible multi-transport logger for Node.js; very widely used though heavier than Pino.

Very low-overhead JSON logger for Node.js, used by Fastify by default.

Uber's blazing-fast, structured, leveled logging library for Go.

Zero-allocation JSON logger for Go.

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Metric	Winston	Pino	zap	zerolog
Stars	24.5k	18.3k	24.7k	12.5k
Weekly downloads	36M	76.6M	n/a	n/a
Download growth	+7%	+47%	n/a	n/a
Popularity score	87/100	88/100	80/100	75/100
Forks	1.9k	1k	1.6k	660
Open issues	546	176	204	171
Last commit	3mo ago	1mo ago	1mo ago	4w ago
Latest version	3.19.0	10.4.0	n/a	n/a
License	MIT	MIT	MIT	MIT
First released	2010	2016	2016	2017
Signals	Popular	Popular	None	None
Listed in	Backend › Logging	Backend › Logging	Backend › Logging	Backend › Logging

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Flexible multi-transport logger for Node.js; very widely used though heavier than Pino.

Very low-overhead JSON logger for Node.js, used by Fastify by default.

Uber's blazing-fast, structured, leveled logging library for Go.

Zero-allocation JSON logger for Go.

Metric	Winston	Pino	zap	zerolog
Stars	24.5k	18.3k	24.7k	12.5k
Weekly downloads	36M	76.6M	n/a	n/a
Download growth	+7%	+47%	n/a	n/a
Popularity score	87/100	88/100	80/100	75/100
Forks	1.9k	1k	1.6k	660
Open issues	546	176	204	171
Last commit	3mo ago	1mo ago	1mo ago	4w ago
Latest version	3.19.0	10.4.0	n/a	n/a
License	MIT	MIT	MIT	MIT
First released	2010	2016	2016	2017
Signals	Popular	Popular	None	None
Listed in	Backend › Logging	Backend › Logging	Backend › Logging	Backend › Logging

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