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NocoDB vs activegraph
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. activegraph has 1,407 stars, 275 forks, 242 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NocoDB leads on adoption by 4,549% (65,408 vs 1,407 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; activegraph is written in Ruby under MIT. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, activegraph 20%. activegraph 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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| NocoDB | activegraph | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 275 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick NocoDB if
- You weight community size — 65K 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 activegraph if
- You want the activegraph feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and activegraph fits your workflow better
About NocoDB
NocoDB is the fastest and easiest way to build databases online. Website • Discord • Community • Twitter • Reddit • Documentation See other languages » Join Our Community Installation Docker with SQLite Docker with PG Auto upstall Auto upstall is a single command that sets up NocoDB on a server for production usage. Behind the scenes it auto generates docker compose for you. bash bash install.nocodb.com/noco.sh script can be found here in our github Other Methods Binaries are only for quick testing locally. When running locally access nocodb by visiting: For more installation methods, please refer to our docs…
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About activegraph
Welcome to Active Graph (f.k.a. Neo4j.rb) Code Status Get Support Documentation All new documentation will be done via our readthedocs site, though some old documentation has yet to be moved from our wiki Contact Us Introduction Neo4j.rb is an Active Model compliant Ruby/JRuby wrapper for the Neo4j graph database. It uses the neo4j ruby driver and active attr gems. Neo4j is a transactional, open source graph database. A graph database manages data in a connected data structure, capable of representing any kind of data in a very accessible way. Information is stored in nodes and relationships connecting them…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or activegraph more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and activegraph has 1,407. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and activegraph free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and activegraph is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and activegraph?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and activegraph in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, NocoDB or activegraph?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose activegraph if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.