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worldmonitor vs Cachet
worldmonitor has 90,021 GitHub stars, 13,905 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Cachet has 15,263 stars, 1,631 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 490% (90,021 vs 15,263 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Cachet is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Cachet 11%. worldmonitor 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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| worldmonitor | Cachet | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 15K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 14K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick worldmonitor if
- You weight community size — 90K 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 Cachet if
- You want the Cachet feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Cachet fits your workflow better
About worldmonitor
World Monitor 简体中文 日本語 Real time global intelligence dashboard — AI powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and infrastructure tracking in a unified situational awareness interface. Documentation · Releases · Contributing What It Does Curated news feeds across global and regional categories, AI synthesized into briefs Dual map engine — 3D globe (globe.gl) and WebGL flat map (deck.gl) with a shared map layer catalog Panel inventory — concrete panel implementations across specialized variants Cross stream correlation — military, economic, disaster, and escalation signal convergence Country Instability…
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About Cachet
Cachet, the open source self hosted status page system. Cachet 3.x Announcement For more information on the Cachet rebuild and our plans for 3.x, you can read the announcement here. Requirements PHP 8.3 or later Composer A supported database: MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite Installation, Upgrades and Documentation You can find documentation at Here are some useful quick links: Installing Cachet Demo To test out the v3 demo, you can log in to the Cachet dashboard with the following credentials: Email: test@test.com Password: test123 Note The demo automatically resets every 30 minutes. Sponsors Security…
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Frequently asked questions
Is worldmonitor or Cachet more popular?
worldmonitor has 90,021 GitHub stars and Cachet has 15,263. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and Cachet free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and Cachet has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and Cachet?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript and Cachet in PHP. 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 Cachet?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (90,021 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Cachet if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.