head to head · open source
worldmonitor vs Maple
worldmonitor has 90,021 GitHub stars, 13,905 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Maple has 1,941 stars, 128 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped yesterday. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 4,538% (90,021 vs 1,941 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Maple is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Maple 7%. 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 | Maple | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 1.9K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 14K | ⑂ 128 |
| 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 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 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 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 worldmonitor or Maple more popular?
worldmonitor has 90,021 GitHub stars and Maple has 1,941. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and Maple free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and Maple has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and Maple?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript 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, worldmonitor or Maple?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (90,021 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Maple if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.