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alive-progress vs mouthful
alive-progress has 6,323 GitHub stars, 242 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. mouthful has 777 stars, 40 forks, 32 open issues and last shipped 1.1 years ago. alive-progress leads on adoption by 714% (6,323 vs 777 stars). alive-progress is written in Python under MIT; mouthful is written in Go under MIT. alive-progress has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, mouthful 5%. alive-progress was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| alive-progress | mouthful | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.3K | ★ 777 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Last push | 2026-05-24 | 2025-10-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 242 | ⑂ 40 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick alive-progress if
- You weight community size — 6.3K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick mouthful if
- You want the mouthful feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and mouthful fits your workflow better
About alive-progress
alive progress Have you ever wondered where your lengthy processing was at, and when would it finish? Do you usually hit RETURN several times to make sure it didn't crash, or the SSH connection didn't freeze? Have you ever thought it'd be awesome to be able to pause some processing without hassle, return to the Python prompt to manually fix some items, then seamlessly resume it? I did... I've started this new progress bar thinking about all that, behold the alive progress ! 😃 Introducing the newest concept in progress bars for Python! alive progress is in a class of its own, with an array of cool features that…
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About mouthful
Mouthful is a self hosted alternative to Disqus. Mouthful is a lightweight commenting server written in GO and Preact. It's a self hosted alternative to disqus that's ad free. There's a demo hosted at mouthful.dizzy.zone. Check it out! Features Get mouthful The easy way Build from source Run it on Docker Configure mouthful Moderation Caching Rate limiting Styling Cross origin resource sharing Data sources Multiple domains Config file from Docker image Nginx configuration Periodic cleanup Spoon Migrations Backups and import Contributing Wish list Get in touch Who uses mouthful Features Multiple database…
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Frequently asked questions
Is alive-progress or mouthful more popular?
alive-progress has 6,323 GitHub stars and mouthful has 777. alive-progress has the larger community by that measure.
Are alive-progress and mouthful free?
Both are open source. alive-progress is licensed under MIT and mouthful under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between alive-progress and mouthful?
alive-progress is written in Python and mouthful in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, alive-progress or mouthful?
Choose alive-progress if you want the larger community (6,323 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose mouthful if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.