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mall vs RedisShake
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars, 29,827 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. RedisShake has 4,434 stars, 780 forks, 153 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. mall leads on adoption by 1,812% (84,792 vs 4,434 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; RedisShake is written in Go under MIT. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, RedisShake 18%. mall 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 | RedisShake | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 4.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 780 |
| 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 RedisShake if
- You want the RedisShake feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and RedisShake 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 RedisShake
RedisShake is an MIT licensed, Go based data processing and migration tool that moves data between Valkey and Redis deployments, built for operators and platform teams relocating standalone instances, clusters, or cloud hosted Redis compatible services without taking the source offline.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or RedisShake more popular?
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars and RedisShake has 4,434. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and RedisShake free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and RedisShake under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and RedisShake?
mall is written in Java and RedisShake 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 RedisShake?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,792 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose RedisShake if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.