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worldmonitor vs Pluton
worldmonitor has 86,684 GitHub stars, 13,147 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Pluton has 787 stars, 31 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 10,914% (86,684 vs 787 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Pluton is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Pluton 4%. 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 | Pluton | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 87K | ★ 787 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 31 |
| 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 Pluton if
- You want the Pluton feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Pluton 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 Pluton
Pluton is an Apache 2.0 licensed, self hosted backup management platform written in TypeScript. It lives in the backup and recovery ecosystem, and it uses Restic for encrypted incremental backups and Rclone for cloud storage connectivity. The project provides a web interface for creating, scheduling, monitoring, and restoring backup jobs across local and remote storage destinations.
read the full Pluton overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is worldmonitor or Pluton more popular?
worldmonitor has 86,684 GitHub stars and Pluton has 787. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and Pluton free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Pluton under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and Pluton?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript and Pluton 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 Pluton?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (86,684 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Pluton if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.