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maigret vs misskey
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars, 2,959 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped yesterday. misskey has 11,327 stars, 1,616 forks, 2,535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. maigret leads on adoption by 233% (37,735 vs 11,327 stars). maigret is written in Python under MIT; misskey is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. maigret has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, misskey 14%. misskey 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 | misskey | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 11K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| 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 misskey if
- You want the misskey 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 misskey 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 misskey
Misskey is an open source, federated social media platform that is free forever, released under the AGPL 3.0 license. It is written in TypeScript and lives in the fediverse, the network of interoperable social platforms built on the ActivityPub protocol. The project has been developed for roughly ten years and carries the topics activitypub, federation, fediverse, microblog, and misskey. Its homepage and documentation hub is hosted at misskey hub.net.
read the full misskey overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is maigret or misskey more popular?
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars and misskey has 11,327. maigret has the larger community by that measure.
Are maigret and misskey free?
Both are open source. maigret is licensed under MIT and misskey under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between maigret and misskey?
maigret is written in Python and misskey 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 misskey?
Choose maigret if you want the larger community (37,735 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose misskey if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.