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mall vs sequelize
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars, 29,826 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. sequelize has 30,362 stars, 4,341 forks, 1,080 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mall leads on adoption by 179% (84,789 vs 30,362 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; sequelize is written in TypeScript under MIT. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, sequelize 14%. sequelize was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (mysql), 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 | sequelize | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 30K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 4.3K |
| 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 sequelize if
- You want the sequelize feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and sequelize 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 sequelize
Sequelize is a promise based object relational mapping tool for Node.js, written in TypeScript and distributed under the MIT license. It maps JavaScript and TypeScript objects onto relational tables, so application code works with models and relations instead of hand written SQL strings. The package is published on npm as @sequelize/core , documentation lives at sequelize.org, and the project has existed for roughly sixteen years with about 30,000 stars and 4,300 forks on GitHub. It belongs to the Node.js ecosystem, where it occupies the ORM layer between an application and its database driver.…
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or sequelize more popular?
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars and sequelize has 30,362. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and sequelize free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and sequelize under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and sequelize?
mall is written in Java and sequelize in TypeScript. 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 sequelize?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,789 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose sequelize if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.