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DoKit vs Keep
DoKit has 20,415 GitHub stars, 3,183 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Keep has 12,331 stars, 1,508 forks, 609 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. DoKit leads on adoption by 66% (20,415 vs 12,331 stars). DoKit is written in Java under Apache-2.0; Keep is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence. DoKit has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Keep 12%. Keep was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (monitoring), 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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| DoKit | Keep | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 12K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Java | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-07 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick DoKit if
- You weight community size — 20K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Keep if
- You want the Keep feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Keep fits your workflow better
About DoKit
DoKit is an Apache 2.0 efficiency platform for the full research and development lifecycle of pan frontend products — Android, iOS, mini programs, Flutter and Web — built for mobile developers, test engineers and UI designers who want debugging, performance monitoring and visual inspection tooling inside a debug build instead of hand rolled into each application.
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About Keep
Keep is the open source AIOps and alert management platform: a Python based single pane of glass that unifies alerts and incidents, deduplicates and enriches them, and automates response through declarative YAML workflows, aimed at the SRE, platform and on call teams that operate many monitoring tools at once.
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Frequently asked questions
Is DoKit or Keep more popular?
DoKit has 20,415 GitHub stars and Keep has 12,331. DoKit has the larger community by that measure.
Are DoKit and Keep free?
Both are open source. DoKit is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Keep has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between DoKit and Keep?
DoKit is written in Java and Keep in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, DoKit or Keep?
Choose DoKit if you want the larger community (20,415 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Keep if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.