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mall vs pgweb
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars, 29,827 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. pgweb has 9,508 stars, 864 forks, 56 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. mall leads on adoption by 792% (84,792 vs 9,508 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; pgweb is written in Go under MIT. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, pgweb 9%. mall 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 | pgweb | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 9.5K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-07-26 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 864 |
| 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 pgweb if
- You want the pgweb feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and pgweb 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 pgweb
Pgweb is a cross platform, web based PostgreSQL database explorer written in Go that ships as a single dependency free binary for Mac, Linux and Windows, aimed at developers and operators who need to browse, query and export data from PostgreSQL without installing a native desktop client on every machine.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or pgweb more popular?
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars and pgweb has 9,508. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and pgweb free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and pgweb under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and pgweb?
mall is written in Java and pgweb 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 pgweb?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,792 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose pgweb if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.