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mall vs risingwave
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars, 29,827 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. risingwave has 9,330 stars, 838 forks, 1,687 open issues and last shipped today. mall leads on adoption by 809% (84,792 vs 9,330 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; risingwave is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, risingwave 9%. risingwave 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 | risingwave | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 9.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 838 |
| 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 risingwave if
- You want the risingwave feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and risingwave 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 risingwave
RisingWave is an Apache 2.0, Rust written event streaming platform for agentic AI that continuously ingests data from databases, event streams and webhooks, processes it incrementally, and serves fresh results at low latency, and it is aimed at teams building agents, real time applications and streaming data pipelines that need always current, queryable data.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or risingwave more popular?
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars and risingwave has 9,330. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and risingwave free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and risingwave under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and risingwave?
mall is written in Java and risingwave in Rust. 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 risingwave?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,792 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose risingwave if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.