Serilog VS Log4Net

Compare Serilog vs Log4Net and see what are their differences.

Serilog

Simple .NET logging with fully-structured events (by serilog)

Log4Net

Apache Log4net is a versatile, feature-rich, efficient logging API and backend for .NET (by apache)
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Serilog Log4Net
55 1
6,926 816
1.3% 2.1%
7.0 7.9
14 days ago 2 days ago
C# C#
Apache License 2.0 Apache License 2.0
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Serilog

Posts with mentions or reviews of Serilog. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-06.

Log4Net

Posts with mentions or reviews of Log4Net. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.
  • Architecture/design
    1 project | /r/csharp | 26 Nov 2021
    If you google common nuget libs you’ll get a good idea. Most successful packages have grown pretty large and will exemplify good project architecture. https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Serilog and Log4Net you can also consider the following projects:

NLog - NLog - Advanced and Structured Logging for Various .NET Platforms

ELMAH - Error Logging Modules & Handlers for ASP.NET

Semantic Logging Application Block (SLAB) - Supporting semantic/structured logging for .NET

Sentry - Sentry SDK for .NET

elmah.io - ELMAH error logger for sending errors to elmah.io.

opentelemetry-specification - Specifications for OpenTelemetry

Logary - Logs and metrics are one! Professional logging, metrics and analytics for your apps.

serilog-ui - Simple Serilog log viewer UI for several sinks.