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mall vs Turso
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars, 29,826 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Turso has 17,215 stars, 530 forks, 453 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. mall leads on adoption by 393% (84,789 vs 17,215 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; Turso is written in C under MIT. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, Turso 3%. Turso 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 | Turso | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 17K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Java | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 530 |
| 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 Turso if
- You want the Turso feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and Turso 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 Turso
libSQL is an open source, open contribution fork of SQLite created and maintained by Turso. It lives in the SQLite ecosystem and extends the embedded database model with features such as embedded replicas and remote access. The repository also distinguishes libSQL from the separate Turso database, which is a SQLite compatible implementation written from scratch in Rust and currently in beta.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or Turso more popular?
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars and Turso has 17,215. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and Turso free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Turso under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and Turso?
mall is written in Java and Turso in C. 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 Turso?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,789 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Turso if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.