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mall vs miniredis
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars, 29,827 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. miniredis has 3,620 stars, 257 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. mall leads on adoption by 2,242% (84,792 vs 3,620 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; miniredis is written in Go under MIT. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, miniredis 7%. miniredis was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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 | miniredis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 3.6K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 257 |
| 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 miniredis if
- You want the miniredis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and miniredis 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 miniredis
miniredis is a pure Go in memory implementation of parts of the Redis server that speaks a real TCP interface inside a Go unittest process, built for Go developers who need to exercise Redis backed code without running an external Redis instance.
read the full miniredis overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or miniredis more popular?
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars and miniredis has 3,620. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and miniredis free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and miniredis under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and miniredis?
mall is written in Java and miniredis in Go. 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 miniredis?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,792 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose miniredis if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.