Traccar
Java application to track GPS positions. Supports loads of tracking devices and protocols, has an Android and iOS App. Has a web interface to view your trips.
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Still maintained? Yes: 252 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v6.16.0 (Sep 2026).
Also an alternative to Life360.
At a glance
Traccar quick facts
- Health score
- 86/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 7,989
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v6.16.0, Sep 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Traccar is a free, open source GPS tracking platform. This repository contains the Java-based back-end server, which supports more than 200 GPS protocols and 2000+ models of GPS tracking devices out of the box. Traccar works with any major SQL database and provides an easy to use REST API."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Traccar scores 86/100, #9 of 20 in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS): 252 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v6.16.0, 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 7,989 stars add 15.6 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
252 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v6.16.0 released 1 month ago
- Stars 15.6 / 20
8k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 252
- Last 90 days
- 254
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 20 tools in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS) by health , between Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) (#8) and GraphHopper (#10) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Java |
| Latest release | v6.16.0 · 1 month ago |
| Stars | 7,989 |
| Open issues | 299 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | traccar/traccar ↗ |
Traccar vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Traccar (Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS)), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawarich | 96 | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| AdventureLog | 94 | 3.8k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| TileServer GL | 94 | 2.9k | BSD-2-Clause | 7 days ago |
| FMD Server | 89 | 223 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Traccar (this tool) | 86 | 8k | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| Onloc | 69 | 11 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
Traccar: common questions
What does Traccar replace?
Repoly lists Traccar as an open-source alternative to Life360. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Traccar stands against the others.
Is Traccar still maintained?
Traccar had 252 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v6.16.0, is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.