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mall vs svix-webhooks
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars, 29,827 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. svix-webhooks has 3,407 stars, 280 forks, 62 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mall leads on adoption by 2,389% (84,792 vs 3,407 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; svix-webhooks is written in Rust under MIT. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, svix-webhooks 8%. svix-webhooks was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (rabbitmq, 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 | svix-webhooks | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 3.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 280 |
| 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 svix-webhooks if
- You want the svix-webhooks feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and svix-webhooks 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 svix-webhooks
Svix is an open source, self hostable webhook service written in Rust that lets a developer send webhooks with a single API call while the service handles deliverability, retries, and security, and it is aimed at backend and platform engineers who need reliable outbound event delivery without building that machinery themselves.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or svix-webhooks more popular?
mall has 84,792 GitHub stars and svix-webhooks has 3,407. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and svix-webhooks free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and svix-webhooks under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and svix-webhooks?
mall is written in Java and svix-webhooks 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 svix-webhooks?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,792 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose svix-webhooks if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.