LinuxCNC vs Spoolman
Both are self-hosted manufacturing projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| LinuxCNC | Spoolman | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 79/100 | 76/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 1064 | 555 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 774 | 486 |
| Stars | 2.5k | 2.9k |
| Latest release | 3 Jul 2026 | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-2.0, LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Built with | C, deb | Docker, Python |
| Typical RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
LinuxCNC
Linux based CNC machine controller. It can drive milling machines, lathes, 3D printers, laser cutters, plasma cutters, robot arms, hexapods, and more.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 80% of tracked projects; popularity more than 53%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
Spoolman
Keep track of your inventory of 3D-printer filament spools.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 66% of tracked projects; popularity more than 56%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
How to read this
Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.
What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.
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