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worldmonitor vs bottom
worldmonitor has 86,684 GitHub stars, 13,147 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped yesterday. bottom has 14,032 stars, 385 forks, 103 open issues and last shipped yesterday. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 518% (86,684 vs 14,032 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; bottom is written in Rust under MIT. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, bottom 3%. worldmonitor was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (monitoring), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| worldmonitor | bottom | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 87K | ★ 14K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 385 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick worldmonitor if
- You weight community size — 87K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick bottom if
- You want the bottom feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and bottom fits your workflow better
About worldmonitor
World Monitor is an open source, real time global intelligence dashboard in TypeScript that aggregates news with AI, monitors geopolitics and infrastructure, and unifies all of it into a single situational awareness interface for analysts, journalists, researchers, and operations teams who need cross domain awareness they can self host.
read the full worldmonitor overview →
About bottom
bottom is a customizable cross platform graphical process and system monitor that runs inside the terminal, written in Rust and aimed at developers, system administrators, and anyone who wants an interactive view of CPU, memory, network, disk, and process activity without leaving the shell.
read the full bottom overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is worldmonitor or bottom more popular?
worldmonitor has 86,684 GitHub stars and bottom has 14,032. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and bottom free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and bottom under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and bottom?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript and bottom in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, worldmonitor or bottom?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (86,684 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose bottom if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.