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worldmonitor vs Cachet
worldmonitor has 86,684 GitHub stars, 13,147 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Cachet has 15,242 stars, 1,632 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 469% (86,684 vs 15,242 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Cachet is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Cachet 11%. Cachet 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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Side by side
| worldmonitor | Cachet | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 87K | ★ 15K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick worldmonitor if
- You weight community size — 87K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Cachet if
- You want the Cachet feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Cachet fits your workflow better
About worldmonitor
World Monitor is an open source, real time global intelligence dashboard in TypeScript that aggregates news with AI, monitors geopolitics and infrastructure, and unifies all of it into a single situational awareness interface for analysts, journalists, researchers, and operations teams who need cross domain awareness they can self host.
read the full worldmonitor overview →
About Cachet
Cachet is an open source, self hosted status page system. It lives in the PHP and Laravel ecosystem, and it is categorized under Infrastructure and Operations and Monitoring and Observability. The project is intended for teams that need a dedicated place to communicate service status and downtime in a transparent way.
read the full Cachet overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is worldmonitor or Cachet more popular?
worldmonitor has 86,684 GitHub stars and Cachet has 15,242. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and Cachet free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and Cachet has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and Cachet?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript and Cachet in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, worldmonitor or Cachet?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (86,684 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Cachet if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.