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Krayin vs Mautic
Krayin has 23,890 GitHub stars, 1,630 forks, 121 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Mautic has 10,525 stars, 3,448 forks, 193 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Krayin leads on adoption by 127% (23,890 vs 10,525 stars). Krayin is written in PHP under MIT; Mautic is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. Krayin has attracted 7% 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. The two share 1 topic tag (hacktoberfest), 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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Side by side
| Krayin | Mautic | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 11K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | PHP | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.6K | ⑂ 3.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Krayin if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- 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 Krayin
Krayin is a free, MIT licensed, self hosted customer relationship management framework built on Laravel and Vue.js, intended for small and medium businesses and enterprises that want to run customer, lead, and sales management on their own infrastructure.
read the full Krayin 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 Krayin or Mautic more popular?
Krayin has 23,890 GitHub stars and Mautic has 10,525. Krayin has the larger community by that measure.
Are Krayin and Mautic free?
Both are open source. Krayin is licensed under MIT, and Mautic has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Krayin and Mautic?
Krayin is written in PHP 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, Krayin or Mautic?
Choose Krayin if you want the larger community (23,890 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Mautic if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.