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DoKit vs pyroscope
DoKit has 20,415 GitHub stars, 3,183 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. pyroscope has 11,661 stars, 802 forks, 400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DoKit leads on adoption by 75% (20,415 vs 11,661 stars). DoKit is written in Java under Apache-2.0; pyroscope is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. DoKit has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, pyroscope 7%. pyroscope was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (monitoring, performance), 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 | pyroscope | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 12K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-07 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 802 |
| 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 pyroscope if
- You want the pyroscope feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and pyroscope 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.
read the full DoKit overview →
About pyroscope
Grafana Pyroscope is a continuous profiling platform for developers, SREs, and platform teams who need to find CPU, memory, and I/O bottlenecks in running applications and trace them down to a single line of code.
read the full pyroscope overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is DoKit or pyroscope more popular?
DoKit has 20,415 GitHub stars and pyroscope has 11,661. DoKit has the larger community by that measure.
Are DoKit and pyroscope free?
Both are open source. DoKit is licensed under Apache-2.0 and pyroscope under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between DoKit and pyroscope?
DoKit is written in Java and pyroscope 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, DoKit or pyroscope?
Choose DoKit if you want the larger community (20,415 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose pyroscope if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.