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deck.gl vs open-dronelog
deck.gl has 14,597 GitHub stars, 2,269 forks, 532 open issues and last shipped yesterday. open-dronelog has 1,533 stars, 211 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. deck.gl leads on adoption by 852% (14,597 vs 1,533 stars). deck.gl is written in TypeScript under MIT; open-dronelog is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. deck.gl has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, open-dronelog 14%. deck.gl was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (data-visualization), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| deck.gl | open-dronelog | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 211 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick deck.gl if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick open-dronelog if
- You want the open-dronelog feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and open-dronelog fits your workflow better
About deck.gl
deck.gl is an MIT licensed, WebGL2 and WebGPU powered visualization framework that renders large scale geospatial and data driven layers in the browser, built for JavaScript, TypeScript and Python developers who need high performance maps and custom visualizations without writing their own GPU rendering code.
read the full deck.gl overview →
About open-dronelog
Open Drone Log is a free, AGPL 3.0 licensed dashboard that imports DJI and Litchi flight logs into a local DuckDB database and analyzes them through a Tauri v2 desktop app or a self hosted web deployment, for pilots and drone teams that want private flight analytics without a subscription.
read the full open-dronelog overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is deck.gl or open-dronelog more popular?
deck.gl has 14,597 GitHub stars and open-dronelog has 1,533. deck.gl has the larger community by that measure.
Are deck.gl and open-dronelog free?
Both are open source. deck.gl is licensed under MIT and open-dronelog under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between deck.gl and open-dronelog?
deck.gl is written in TypeScript and open-dronelog in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, deck.gl or open-dronelog?
Choose deck.gl if you want the larger community (14,597 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose open-dronelog if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.