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mall vs tinkerpop
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars, 29,826 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. tinkerpop has 2,146 stars, 864 forks, 32 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. mall leads on adoption by 3,851% (84,789 vs 2,146 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; tinkerpop is written in Java under Apache-2.0. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, tinkerpop 40%. tinkerpop 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 | tinkerpop | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-16 |
| 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 tinkerpop if
- You want the tinkerpop feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and tinkerpop 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 tinkerpop
Apache TinkerPop is an open source graph computing framework that provides a common interface and traversal language for property graphs. It supports graph databases for transactional workloads and graph analytic systems for large scale analysis. The project lives in the Apache ecosystem, is implemented primarily in Java, and provides packages and drivers for several language environments.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or tinkerpop more popular?
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars and tinkerpop has 2,146. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and tinkerpop free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and tinkerpop under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and tinkerpop?
mall is written in Java and tinkerpop in Java. 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 tinkerpop?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,789 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose tinkerpop if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.