Grocy vs Mealie

Comparing two open source alternatives to BigOven and Paprika Recipe Manager. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Grocy

MIT

Self-hosted household ERP for groceries, stock, meal planning, recipes, shopping lists, chores, and battery tracking.

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Mealie

AGPL-3.0

Self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner that imports recipes from any URL and generates shopping lists.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Grocy	Mealie
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	9,662	13,822
Forks	832	1,651
Open Issues	143	150
Last Commit	Sep 16, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
First Released	Apr 15, 2017	Dec 7, 2020
Categories	Pantry & Household Management	Recipe Management
Tags	#selfhosting #grocery #pantry #inventory #meal-planning	—

GitHub stars over time

Grocy9,662

Mealie

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