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maigret vs Bluesky
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars, 2,959 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Bluesky has 18,295 stars, 2,837 forks, 2,400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. maigret leads on adoption by 106% (37,735 vs 18,295 stars). maigret is written in Python under MIT; Bluesky is written in TypeScript under MIT. maigret has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Bluesky 16%. maigret 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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| maigret | Bluesky | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 18K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 2.8K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick maigret if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Bluesky if
- You want the Bluesky feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Bluesky fits your workflow better
About maigret
Maigret is an open source Python OSINT tool that builds a dossier on a person from a username alone, checking for accounts across more than 3,000 sites without requiring API keys — it is aimed at OSINT analysts, pentesters, infosec teams, and investigators.
read the full maigret overview →
About Bluesky
Bluesky is the open source social application codebase for the Bluesky Social app. It lives in the AT Protocol ecosystem, also called atproto, and it is written in TypeScript as a React Native application. The project provides client code for Web, iOS, and Android, and it builds on open source atproto packages such as @atproto/api, which live in a separate repository.
read the full Bluesky overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is maigret or Bluesky more popular?
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars and Bluesky has 18,295. maigret has the larger community by that measure.
Are maigret and Bluesky free?
Both are open source. maigret is licensed under MIT and Bluesky under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between maigret and Bluesky?
maigret is written in Python and Bluesky 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, maigret or Bluesky?
Choose maigret if you want the larger community (37,735 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Bluesky if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.