head to head · open source
maigret vs discuit
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars, 2,959 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped yesterday. discuit has 551 stars, 77 forks, 69 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. maigret leads on adoption by 6,748% (37,735 vs 551 stars). maigret is written in Python under MIT; discuit is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. maigret has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, discuit 14%. maigret was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (open-source), 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
| maigret | discuit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 551 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-07-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 77 |
| 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 discuit if
- You want the discuit 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 discuit 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 discuit
Discuit is a free and open source community discussion platform, built on a Go backend and a React frontend, that anyone can self host as an alternative to Reddit.
read the full discuit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is maigret or discuit more popular?
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars and discuit has 551. maigret has the larger community by that measure.
Are maigret and discuit free?
Both are open source. maigret is licensed under MIT and discuit under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between maigret and discuit?
maigret is written in Python and discuit 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 discuit?
Choose maigret if you want the larger community (37,735 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose discuit if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.