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mall vs GoNavi
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars, 29,826 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. GoNavi has 1,900 stars, 205 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mall leads on adoption by 4,363% (84,789 vs 1,900 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; GoNavi is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, GoNavi 11%. GoNavi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (mongodb), 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 | GoNavi | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 1.9K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 205 |
| 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 GoNavi if
- You want the GoNavi feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and GoNavi 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 GoNavi
GoNavi is a cross platform database client that gives developers and operations users one desktop application for many data sources. It is built with Wails in Go and React, and it targets Windows, macOS, and Linux as a desktop first tool. It is a high performance, multi data source client that is AI and MCP ready, and it avoids the Electron runtime used by many database GUIs.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or GoNavi more popular?
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars and GoNavi has 1,900. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and GoNavi free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and GoNavi under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and GoNavi?
mall is written in Java and GoNavi 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, mall or GoNavi?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,789 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose GoNavi if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.