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worldmonitor vs ProxMenux
worldmonitor has 86,752 GitHub stars, 13,161 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ProxMenux has 2,978 stars, 155 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 2,813% (86,752 vs 2,978 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; ProxMenux is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, ProxMenux 5%. ProxMenux was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (dashboard, 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 | ProxMenux | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 87K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 155 |
| 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 ProxMenux if
- You want the ProxMenux feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and ProxMenux 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 ProxMenux
ProxMenux is a menu driven Proxmox VE toolkit, licensed GPL 3.0, that pairs an interactive terminal interface for post install and backup/restore work with a self hosted web dashboard for continuous health monitoring, built for homelab operators who run Proxmox on their own hardware.
read the full ProxMenux overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is worldmonitor or ProxMenux more popular?
worldmonitor has 86,752 GitHub stars and ProxMenux has 2,978. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and ProxMenux free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and ProxMenux under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and ProxMenux?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript and ProxMenux 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 ProxMenux?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (86,752 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose ProxMenux if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.