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mall vs ioredis
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars, 29,826 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. ioredis has 15,339 stars, 1,251 forks, 202 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. mall leads on adoption by 453% (84,789 vs 15,339 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; ioredis is written in TypeScript under MIT. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, ioredis 8%. mall 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 | ioredis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 15K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 1.3K |
| 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 ioredis if
- You want the ioredis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and ioredis 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 ioredis
ioredis is a robust, performance focused and full featured Redis client for Node.js, written entirely in TypeScript and released under the MIT licence, intended for Node.js developers and platform teams that need their applications to talk to Redis reliably.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or ioredis more popular?
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars and ioredis has 15,339. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and ioredis free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and ioredis under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and ioredis?
mall is written in Java and ioredis 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, mall or ioredis?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,789 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose ioredis if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.