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NocoDB vs age
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. age has 4,927 stars, 543 forks, 249 open issues and last shipped 21 days ago. NocoDB leads on adoption by 1,228% (65,408 vs 4,927 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; age is written in C under Apache-2.0. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, age 11%. NocoDB was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (postgresql), 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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| NocoDB | age | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 4.9K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | C |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 543 |
| 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 age if
- You want the age feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and age 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 age
is a leading multi model graph database Graph Processing & Analytics for Relational Databases What is Apache AGE? Apache AGE is an extension for PostgreSQL that enables users to leverage a graph database on top of the existing relational databases. AGE is an acronym for A Graph Extension and is inspired by Bitnine's AgensGraph, a multi model database fork of PostgreSQL. The basic principle of the project is to create a single storage that handles both the relational and graph data model so that the users can use the standard ANSI SQL along with openCypher, one of the most popular graph query languages today…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or age more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and age has 4,927. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and age free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and age is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and age?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and age in C. 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 age?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose age if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.