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grocy vs cmms
grocy has 9,510 GitHub stars, 806 forks, 135 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. cmms has 777 stars, 226 forks, 34 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. grocy leads on adoption by 1,124% (9,510 vs 777 stars). grocy is written in Blade under MIT; cmms is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. grocy has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, cmms 29%. cmms 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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| grocy | cmms | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.5K | ★ 777 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Blade | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 806 | ⑂ 226 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick grocy if
- You weight community size — 9.5K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Blade
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick cmms if
- You want the cmms feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and cmms fits your workflow better
About grocy
Grocy is a self hosted, web based groceries and household management application — "ERP beyond your fridge" — for people who want to track pantry stock, shopping and meal planning on hardware they control.
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About cmms
Atlas CMMS is a self hosted computerized maintenance management system written in TypeScript and licensed under AGPL 3.0. It provides a web application and a mobile application for managing maintenance work, equipment, inventory, locations, and service requests. The project lives in the open source business software and ERP operations ecosystem, and it is deployed with Docker.
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Frequently asked questions
Is grocy or cmms more popular?
grocy has 9,510 GitHub stars and cmms has 777. grocy has the larger community by that measure.
Are grocy and cmms free?
Both are open source. grocy is licensed under MIT and cmms under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between grocy and cmms?
grocy is written in Blade and cmms in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, grocy or cmms?
Choose grocy if you want the larger community (9,510 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose cmms if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.