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Avalonia vs database-build
Avalonia has 31,530 GitHub stars, 2,825 forks, 1,875 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. database-build has 2,955 stars, 274 forks, 49 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Avalonia leads on adoption by 967% (31,530 vs 2,955 stars). Avalonia is written in C# under MIT; database-build is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Avalonia has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, database-build 9%. Avalonia was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| Avalonia | database-build | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | C# | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-06-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.8K | ⑂ 274 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Avalonia if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick database-build if
- You want the database-build feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and database-build fits your workflow better
About Avalonia
Avalonia is a cross platform UI framework for .NET, written in C and driven by XAML. It provides a flexible styling system and targets a wide range of platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and WebAssembly. The project is mature and production ready, and it is used by companies such as Schneider Electric, Unity, JetBrains and GitHub. It lives in the .NET ecosystem and is distributed through the NuGet package manager.
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About database-build
database.build is an in browser Postgres sandbox with AI assistance — formerly named postgres.new — for developers who want to spin up disposable Postgres databases without provisioning or paying for a server.
read the full database-build overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avalonia or database-build more popular?
Avalonia has 31,530 GitHub stars and database-build has 2,955. Avalonia has the larger community by that measure.
Are Avalonia and database-build free?
Both are open source. Avalonia is licensed under MIT and database-build under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Avalonia and database-build?
Avalonia is written in C# and database-build 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, Avalonia or database-build?
Choose Avalonia if you want the larger community (31,530 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose database-build if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.