head to head · open source
mall vs OpenVPN
mall has 85,005 GitHub stars, 29,840 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. OpenVPN has 14,763 stars, 3,424 forks, 226 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mall leads on adoption by 476% (85,005 vs 14,763 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; OpenVPN is written in C under a custom or non-standard licence. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, OpenVPN 23%. OpenVPN 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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| mall | OpenVPN | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 15K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Java | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 3.4K |
| 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 OpenVPN if
- You want the OpenVPN feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and OpenVPN fits your workflow better
About mall
mall 友情提示 1. 快速体验项目 ：在线访问地址 。 2. 全套学习教程 ：《mall学习教程》 。 3. 视频教程 ：《mall视频教程》 。 4. 微服务版本 ：基于Spring Cloud Alibaba的项目：mall swarm 。 5. 分支说明 ： master 分支基于Spring Boot 3.5+JDK 17， dev v2 分支基于Spring Boot 2.7+JDK 8。 前言 mall 项目致力于打造一个完整的电商系统，采用现阶段主流技术实现。 项目文档 文档地址： 项目介绍 mall 项目是一套电商系统，包括前台商城系统及后台管理系统，基于SpringBoot+MyBatis实现，采用Docker容器化部署。前台商城系统包含首页门户、商品推荐、商品搜索、商品展示、购物车、订单流程、会员中心、客户服务、帮助中心等模块。后台管理系统包含商品管理、订单管理、会员管理、促销管理、运营管理、内容管理、统计报表、财务管理、权限管理、设置等模块。 项目演示 后台管理系统 前端项目 mall admin web 地址： 项目演示地址： 前台商城系统 前端项目 mall app web 地址： 项目演示地址（将浏览器切换为手机模式效果更佳）： 组织结构 技术选型 后端技术 前端技术 移动端技术 架构图 系统架构图 业务架构图 模块介绍 后台管理系统 mall admin 商品管理：功能结构图…
About OpenVPN
OpenVPN A Secure tunneling daemon Copyright (C) 2002 2026 OpenVPN Inc. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. To get the latest release of OpenVPN, go to: To Build and Install, tar zxf openvpn .tar.gz cd openvpn ./configure make make install or see the file INSTALL for more info. For information on how to build OpenVPN on/for Windows with MinGW or MSVC see README.cmake.md. For detailed information on OpenVPN, including examples, see the man page For a sample VPN…
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or OpenVPN more popular?
mall has 85,005 GitHub stars and OpenVPN has 14,763. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and OpenVPN free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0, and OpenVPN has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between mall and OpenVPN?
mall is written in Java and OpenVPN in C. 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 OpenVPN?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (85,005 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose OpenVPN if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.