Mainsail vs Octoprint
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.
| Mainsail | Octoprint | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 71/100 | 73/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 294 | 667 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 124 | 102 |
| Stars | 2.2k | 9.1k |
| Latest release | 27 Aug 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Python | Docker, Python |
| Typical RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
Mainsail
Modern and responsive user interface for the Klipper 3D printer firmware. Control and monitor your printer from everywhere, from any device.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 52% of tracked projects; popularity more than 52%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
Octoprint
Snappy web interface for controlling consumer 3D printers.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 71% of tracked projects; popularity more than 77%. 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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