GlobaLeaks
Whistleblowing software enabling anyone to easily set up and maintain a secure reporting platform.
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Still maintained? Yes: 111 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v5.0.101 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: Slack alternatives, WhatsApp alternatives, Microsoft Teams alternatives, Discord alternatives.
At a glance
GlobaLeaks quick facts
- Health score
- 93/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 1,524
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v5.0.101, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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Why it ranks here
Health score explained
GlobaLeaks scores 93/100, #15 of 44 in Communication - Custom Communication Systems: 111 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v5.0.101, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,524 stars add 12.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 7.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
111 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v5.0.101 released 2 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 12.7 / 20
1.5k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 111
- Last 90 days
- 771
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #15 of 44 tools in Communication - Custom Communication Systems by health , between WBO (#14) and Continuwuity (#16) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python, deb, Docker |
| Latest release | v5.0.101 · 2 days ago |
| Stars | 1,524 |
| Open issues | 622 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software ↗ |
GlobaLeaks vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with GlobaLeaks (Communication - Custom Communication Systems), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket.Chat | 99 | 46k | MIT | today |
| Chatwoot | 98 | 39k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| Mattermost | 98 | 39k | ⊘ Proprietary | today |
| Novu | 98 | 40k | MIT | today |
| ntfy | 98 | 35k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| GlobaLeaks (this tool) | 93 | 1.5k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
GlobaLeaks: common questions
Is GlobaLeaks still maintained?
GlobaLeaks had 111 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v5.0.101, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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