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Uptime Kuma vs Maple
Uptime Kuma has 93,190 GitHub stars, 8,655 forks, 805 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Maple has 1,941 stars, 128 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Uptime Kuma leads on adoption by 4,701% (93,190 vs 1,941 stars). Uptime Kuma is written in JavaScript under MIT; Maple is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Uptime Kuma has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Maple 7%. Maple 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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| Uptime Kuma | Maple | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 93K | ★ 1.9K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.7K | ⑂ 128 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Uptime Kuma if
- You weight community size — 93K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Maple if
- You want the Maple feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Maple fits your workflow better
About Uptime Kuma
Uptime Kuma Uptime Kuma is an easy to use self hosted monitoring tool. 🥔 Live Demo Try it! Demo Server (Location: Frankfurt Germany): It is a temporary live demo, all data will be deleted after 10 minutes. Sponsored by Uptime Kuma Sponsors. ⭐ Features Monitoring uptime for HTTP(s) / TCP / HTTP(s) Keyword / HTTP(s) Json Query / Websocket / Ping / DNS Record / Push / Steam Game Server / Docker Containers Fancy, Reactive, Fast UI/UX Notifications via Telegram, Discord, Gotify, Slack, Pushover, Email (SMTP), and 90+ notification services, click here for the full list 20 second intervals Multi Languages Multiple…
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About Maple
Open source observability for traces, logs & metrics — built on OpenTelemetry + ClickHouse. Maple Monorepo Maple is now organized as a monorepo with a SPA frontend and an Effect based backend API. Workspace Layout apps/web : TanStack Router SPA (Vite) apps/api : Effect HTTP API (Tinybird proxy + MCP server code + AI chat/triage on @opencode ai/ai ) apps/ingest : OTLP ingest gateway (key auth + org enrichment + collector forwarding) apps/landing : Astro landing site apps/alerting : Alert evaluation worker apps/cli : CLI utilities apps/ios : Native SwiftUI app (Clerk + v2 API) packages/domain : Shared Effect HTTP…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Uptime Kuma or Maple more popular?
Uptime Kuma has 93,190 GitHub stars and Maple has 1,941. Uptime Kuma has the larger community by that measure.
Are Uptime Kuma and Maple free?
Both are open source. Uptime Kuma is licensed under MIT, and Maple has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Uptime Kuma and Maple?
Uptime Kuma is written in JavaScript and Maple in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Uptime Kuma or Maple?
Choose Uptime Kuma if you want the larger community (93,190 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Maple if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.