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maigret vs haven
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars, 2,959 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped yesterday. haven has 803 stars, 48 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped yesterday. maigret leads on adoption by 4,599% (37,735 vs 803 stars). maigret is written in Python under MIT; haven is written in Ruby under MIT. maigret has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, haven 6%. haven 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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Side by side
| maigret | haven | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 803 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 48 |
| 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 haven if
- You want the haven feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and haven 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 haven
Haven is a self hostable, MIT licensed private blogging application built with Ruby on Rails, made for people who want to write for a known circle of friends and family rather than publish to the open web.
read the full haven overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is maigret or haven more popular?
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars and haven has 803. maigret has the larger community by that measure.
Are maigret and haven free?
Both are open source. maigret is licensed under MIT and haven under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between maigret and haven?
maigret is written in Python and haven in Ruby. 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 haven?
Choose maigret if you want the larger community (37,735 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose haven if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.