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mall vs Azimutt
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars, 29,826 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Azimutt has 2,181 stars, 141 forks, 83 open issues and last shipped 24 days ago. mall leads on adoption by 3,788% (84,789 vs 2,181 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; Azimutt is written in Elm under MIT. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, Azimutt 6%. mall was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (mongodb, mysql), 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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| mall | Azimutt | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 2.2K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | Elm |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-08-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 141 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick mall if
- You weight community size — 85K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Azimutt if
- You want the Azimutt feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Elm
- You evaluated both and Azimutt fits your workflow better
About mall
mall is a complete e commerce system built on Spring Boot and MyBatis, distributed as a Java project under the Apache 2.0 license. It ships two applications in one repository: a storefront system for shoppers and an administrative back office for operators. The storefront covers the home portal, product recommendation, product search, product display, shopping cart, order flow, member center, customer service, and help center. The back office covers product management, order management, member management, promotion management, operations management, content management, statistics reports, finance management, perm…
About Azimutt
Azimutt is a full stack database exploration tool built in Elm and released under the MIT license. It presents itself as a next generation entity relationship diagram application for designing, exploring, documenting, and analyzing database schemas and data. The project lives in the database tooling ecosystem, positioned between ERD tools, data catalogs, and database clients.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or Azimutt more popular?
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars and Azimutt has 2,181. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and Azimutt free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Azimutt under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and Azimutt ?
mall is written in Java and Azimutt in Elm. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, mall or Azimutt ?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,789 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Azimutt if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.