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Prometheus vs mall-swarm
Prometheus has 66,109 GitHub stars, 10,839 forks, 890 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mall-swarm has 13,147 stars, 5,530 forks, 10 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Prometheus leads on adoption by 403% (66,109 vs 13,147 stars). Prometheus is written in Go under Apache-2.0; mall-swarm is written in Java under Apache-2.0. Prometheus has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, mall-swarm 42%. Prometheus 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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| Prometheus | mall-swarm | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 13K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-07-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 11K | ⑂ 5.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Prometheus if
- You weight community size — 66K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick mall-swarm if
- You want the mall-swarm 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 mall-swarm fits your workflow better
About Prometheus
Prometheus is an open source monitoring system and time series database, part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation ecosystem. It collects metrics from configured targets at defined intervals, evaluates alerting rules, and visualizes results. Designed for reliability in dynamic environments, it operates without reliance on distributed storage, ensuring each server node functions independently.
read the full Prometheus overview →
About mall-swarm
mall swarm is an open source microservice e commerce system built on Spring Cloud Alibaba and Spring Boot, intended for Java developers and teams that need a complete mall platform — registry, config center, gateway, monitoring and admin console included — instead of assembling that plumbing from scratch.
read the full mall-swarm overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Prometheus or mall-swarm more popular?
Prometheus has 66,109 GitHub stars and mall-swarm has 13,147. Prometheus has the larger community by that measure.
Are Prometheus and mall-swarm free?
Both are open source. Prometheus is licensed under Apache-2.0 and mall-swarm under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Prometheus and mall-swarm?
Prometheus is written in Go and mall-swarm 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, Prometheus or mall-swarm?
Choose Prometheus if you want the larger community (66,109 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose mall-swarm if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.