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worldmonitor vs VictoriaLogs
worldmonitor has 86,752 GitHub stars, 13,161 forks, 313 open issues and last shipped today. VictoriaLogs has 2,291 stars, 193 forks, 314 open issues and last shipped today. worldmonitor leads on adoption by 3,687% (86,752 vs 2,291 stars). worldmonitor is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; VictoriaLogs is written in Go under Apache-2.0. worldmonitor has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, VictoriaLogs 8%. VictoriaLogs 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 | VictoriaLogs | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 87K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 193 |
| 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 VictoriaLogs if
- You want the VictoriaLogs feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and VictoriaLogs 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.
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About VictoriaLogs
VictoriaLogs VictoriaLogs is a high performance, lightweight, zero config, schema free database for logs that is easy to use and scales both vertically and horizontally, from very small setups to large scale deployments handling terabytes per day. Both the single node and cluster versions of VictoriaLogs are open source and free to use. Here are some resources to help you get started with VictoriaLogs: Playgrounds: built in web UI, Grafana plugin for VictoriaLogs, SQL to LogsQL, LogQL to LogsQL Documentation Available: Binary releases, docker images Docker Hub and Quay, Source code Deployment types: Single node v…
read the full VictoriaLogs overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is worldmonitor or VictoriaLogs more popular?
worldmonitor has 86,752 GitHub stars and VictoriaLogs has 2,291. worldmonitor has the larger community by that measure.
Are worldmonitor and VictoriaLogs free?
Both are open source. worldmonitor is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and VictoriaLogs under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between worldmonitor and VictoriaLogs?
worldmonitor is written in TypeScript and VictoriaLogs in Go. 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 VictoriaLogs?
Choose worldmonitor if you want the larger community (86,752 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose VictoriaLogs if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.