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mall vs VictoriaMetrics
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars, 29,826 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. VictoriaMetrics has 17,731 stars, 1,743 forks, 800 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mall leads on adoption by 378% (84,789 vs 17,731 stars). mall is written in Java under Apache-2.0; VictoriaMetrics is written in Go under Apache-2.0. mall has attracted 35% as many forks as stars, VictoriaMetrics 10%. VictoriaMetrics 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 | VictoriaMetrics | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 85K | ★ 18K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 30K | ⑂ 1.7K |
| 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 VictoriaMetrics if
- You want the VictoriaMetrics feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and VictoriaMetrics 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 VictoriaMetrics
VictoriaMetrics is time series database for metrics and logs. It is monitoring solution and database, written in Go, licensed under Apache 2.0. Category is Infrastructure & Operations / Databases. GitHub metadata lists 17714 stars and 1738 forks. Homepage is victoriametrics.com. It lives in infrastructure and operations ecosystem. Topic list includes Prometheus, Grafana, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, OTLP, Graphite, InfluxDB, OpenTSDB, metrics, monitoring, observability.
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Frequently asked questions
Is mall or VictoriaMetrics more popular?
mall has 84,789 GitHub stars and VictoriaMetrics has 17,731. mall has the larger community by that measure.
Are mall and VictoriaMetrics free?
Both are open source. mall is licensed under Apache-2.0 and VictoriaMetrics under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mall and VictoriaMetrics?
mall is written in Java and VictoriaMetrics in Go. 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 VictoriaMetrics?
Choose mall if you want the larger community (84,789 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose VictoriaMetrics if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.