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doris vs Cachet
doris has 15,945 GitHub stars, 3,949 forks, 1,320 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Cachet has 15,242 stars, 1,632 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. doris leads on adoption by 5% (15,945 vs 15,242 stars). doris is written in Java under Apache-2.0; Cachet is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. doris has attracted 25% 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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| doris | Cachet | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 16K | ★ 15K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Java | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.9K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick doris if
- You weight community size — 16K 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 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 doris
Apache Doris is an open source, real time analytics and search database built on a massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture. It runs on the JVM and is written in Java, licensed under Apache 2.0, and has been developed in the open for roughly nine years, with the repository showing about 15,900 stars and 3,900 forks. It lives in the data infrastructure ecosystem, where it sits alongside streaming systems, lakehouse table formats, and business intelligence tooling rather than replacing any single one of them. The project describes itself as a real time analytics and hybrid search database for AI agents.…
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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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is doris or Cachet more popular?
doris has 15,945 GitHub stars and Cachet has 15,242. doris has the larger community by that measure.
Are doris and Cachet free?
Both are open source. doris is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Cachet has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between doris and Cachet?
doris is written in Java 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, doris or Cachet?
Choose doris if you want the larger community (15,945 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Cachet if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.