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Budibase vs LyteNyte Grid
Budibase has 28,289 GitHub stars, 2,218 forks, 276 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LyteNyte Grid has 1,023 stars, 55 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Budibase leads on adoption by 2,665% (28,289 vs 1,023 stars). Budibase is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; LyteNyte Grid is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Budibase has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, LyteNyte Grid 5%. Budibase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Budibase | LyteNyte Grid | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 1.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 55 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Budibase if
- You weight community size — 28K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick LyteNyte Grid if
- You want the LyteNyte Grid feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and LyteNyte Grid fits your workflow better
About Budibase
Budibase is an open source low code platform for building internal tools, data apps, and AI powered agents that automate operational workflows. It lives in the low code/no code ecosystem and serves as a self hostable alternative to proprietary platforms like Retool.
read the full Budibase overview →
About LyteNyte Grid
LyteNyte Grid is a React data grid distributed as a TypeScript monorepo and published to npm as two packages: @1771technologies/lytenyte core and @1771technologies/lytenyte pro . It ships at roughly 40 KB gzipped with no wrappers or runtime dependencies, and it can be used either headless for full customization or with pre built logic and themes for teams that need to ship quickly. The project is maintained by 1771 Technologies and lives in the React and TypeScript ecosystem, with a declarative, fully type safe, prop driven API.
read the full LyteNyte Grid overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Budibase or LyteNyte Grid more popular?
Budibase has 28,289 GitHub stars and LyteNyte Grid has 1,023. Budibase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Budibase and LyteNyte Grid free?
Neither Budibase nor LyteNyte Grid declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Budibase and LyteNyte Grid?
Budibase is written in TypeScript and LyteNyte Grid in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Budibase or LyteNyte Grid?
Choose Budibase if you want the larger community (28,289 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose LyteNyte Grid if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.