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excelize vs Mautic
excelize has 20,918 GitHub stars, 1,949 forks, 131 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Mautic has 10,525 stars, 3,448 forks, 193 open issues and last shipped yesterday. excelize leads on adoption by 99% (20,918 vs 10,525 stars). excelize is written in Go under BSD-3-Clause; Mautic is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. excelize has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Mautic 33%. Mautic 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
| excelize | Mautic | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 11K |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 3.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick excelize if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Mautic if
- You want the Mautic feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Mautic fits your workflow better
About excelize
Excelize is a pure Go library for reading and writing XLAM, XLSM, XLSX, XLTM and XLTX spreadsheets, built for Go developers who need to generate or parse Microsoft Excel 2007 and later workbooks directly from their own code.
read the full excelize overview →
About Mautic
Mautic is open source marketing automation software written in PHP. It lives in the PHP open source marketing automation ecosystem and positions itself as an alternative to Mailchimp and SendGrid. It targets businesses and organizations that need campaign delivery, audience segmentation, email marketing, multi channel messaging, and direct control over marketing data.
read the full Mautic overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is excelize or Mautic more popular?
excelize has 20,918 GitHub stars and Mautic has 10,525. excelize has the larger community by that measure.
Are excelize and Mautic free?
Both are open source. excelize is licensed under BSD-3-Clause, and Mautic has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between excelize and Mautic?
excelize is written in Go and Mautic 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, excelize or Mautic?
Choose excelize if you want the larger community (20,918 stars) or its BSD-3-Clause licence terms. Choose Mautic if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.