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mall vs finagle
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars, 29,827 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. finagle has 8,866 stars, 1,428 forks, 65 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. mall leads on adoption by 856% (84,792 vs 8,866 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; finagle is written in Scala under Apache-2.0. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, finagle 16%. mall was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (java, mysql, redis), 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 | finagle | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 8.9K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | Scala |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-08-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| 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 finagle if
- You want the finagle feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Scala
- You evaluated both and finagle 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 finagle
Finagle is a fault tolerant, protocol agnostic RPC system for the JVM, written in Scala and used to construct high concurrency servers, and it is aimed at JVM engineers who want one uniform client and server API across several network protocols instead of a separate stack for each one.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or finagle more popular?
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars and finagle has 8,866. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and finagle free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and finagle under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and finagle?
mall is written in Java and finagle in Scala. 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 finagle?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,792 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose finagle if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.