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maigret vs voyager
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars, 2,959 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped yesterday. voyager has 1,810 stars, 174 forks, 256 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. maigret leads on adoption by 1,985% (37,735 vs 1,810 stars). maigret is written in Python under MIT; voyager is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. maigret has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, voyager 10%. 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 | voyager | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 174 |
| 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 voyager if
- You want the voyager 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 voyager 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 voyager
Voyager is a mobile first web client for Lemmy and Piefed. It lives in the Fediverse and ActivityPub ecosystem. The project is written in TypeScript and licensed under AGPL 3.0. It uses React, Ionic, Capacitor, and PWA patterns to run on iOS, Android, and desktop browsers. It is an Apollo like open source client for Lemmy.
read the full voyager overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is maigret or voyager more popular?
maigret has 37,735 GitHub stars and voyager has 1,810. maigret has the larger community by that measure.
Are maigret and voyager free?
Both are open source. maigret is licensed under MIT and voyager under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between maigret and voyager?
maigret is written in Python and voyager 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 voyager?
Choose maigret if you want the larger community (37,735 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose voyager if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.