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worldmonitor vs Checkmate
worldmonitor has 90,021 GitHub stars, 13,905 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Checkmate has 11,020 stars, 1,234 forks, 114 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 717% (90,021 vs 11,020 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Checkmate is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Checkmate 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 | Checkmate | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 11K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 14K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 Checkmate if
- You want the Checkmate feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Checkmate 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 Checkmate
🇺🇸 English 🇸🇦 العربية 🇪🇸 Català 🇨🇿 Čeština 🇩🇪 Deutsch 🇪🇸 Español 🇫🇮 Suomi 🇫🇷 Français 🇮🇹 Italiano 🇯🇵 日本語 🇧🇷 Português (Brasil) 🇷🇺 Русский 🇹🇭 ไทย 🇹🇷 Türkçe 🇺🇦 Українська 🇻🇳 Tiếng Việt 🇨🇳 简体中文 🇹🇼 繁體中文 Checkmate An open source uptime and infrastructure monitoring application This repository contains both the frontend and the backend of Checkmate, an open source, self hosted monitoring tool for tracking server hardware, uptime, response times, and incidents in real time with beautiful visualizations. Checkmate regularly checks whether a server/website is accessible and performs…
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Frequently asked questions
Is worldmonitor or Checkmate more popular?
worldmonitor has 90,021 GitHub stars and Checkmate has 11,020. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and Checkmate free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Checkmate under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and Checkmate?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript and Checkmate 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, worldmonitor or Checkmate?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (90,021 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Checkmate if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.