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NocoDB vs finagle
NocoDB has 65,002 GitHub stars, 5,055 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. finagle has 8,866 stars, 1,428 forks, 65 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. NocoDB leads on adoption by 633% (65,002 vs 8,866 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; finagle is written in Scala under Apache-2.0. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, finagle 16%. NocoDB 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 | finagle | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 8.9K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Scala |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| 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 finagle if
- You want the finagle feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Scala
- You evaluated both and finagle fits your workflow better
About NocoDB
NocoDB is a free and self hostable open source Airtable alternative that turns an existing relational database into an intuitive spreadsheet interface, built for teams who want no code data management without moving their data into a hosted SaaS product.
read the full NocoDB overview →
About finagle
Finagle is a fault tolerant, protocol agnostic RPC system for the JVM, written in Scala and used to construct high concurrency servers, and it is aimed at JVM engineers who want one uniform client and server API across several network protocols instead of a separate stack for each one.
read the full finagle overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or finagle more popular?
NocoDB has 65,002 GitHub stars and finagle has 8,866. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and finagle free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and finagle is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and finagle?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and finagle in Scala. 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 finagle?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,002 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose finagle if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.