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mall vs go-redis
mall has 84,799 GitHub stars, 29,830 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. go-redis has 22,242 stars, 2,591 forks, 66 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. mall leads on adoption by 281% (84,799 vs 22,242 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; go-redis is written in Go under BSD-2-Clause. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, go-redis 12%. go-redis was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (redis), 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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| mall | go-redis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 22K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 2.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick mall if
- You weight community size — 85K 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 go-redis if
- You want the go-redis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-2-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and go-redis fits your workflow better
About mall
mall is a complete e commerce system built on Spring Boot and MyBatis, distributed as a Java project under the Apache 2.0 license. It ships two applications in one repository: a storefront system for shoppers and an administrative back office for operators. The storefront covers the home portal, product recommendation, product search, product display, shopping cart, order flow, member center, customer service, and help center. The back office covers product management, order management, member management, promotion management, operations management, content management, statistics reports, finance management, perm…
About go-redis
go redis is the official Redis client library for the Go programming language, published as github.com/redis/go redis/v9 under the BSD 2 Clause licence, and it is aimed at Go developers whose applications need to talk to Redis servers.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or go-redis more popular?
mall has 84,799 GitHub stars and go-redis has 22,242. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and go-redis free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and go-redis under BSD-2-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and go-redis?
mall is written in Java and go-redis 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, mall or go-redis?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,799 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose go-redis if its feature set, stack or BSD-2-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.