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NocoDB vs lettuce
NocoDB has 65,002 GitHub stars, 5,055 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. lettuce has 5,778 stars, 1,101 forks, 204 open issues and last shipped today. NocoDB leads on adoption by 1,025% (65,002 vs 5,778 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; lettuce is written in Java under MIT. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, lettuce 19%. lettuce 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 | lettuce | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 5.8K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| 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 lettuce if
- You want the lettuce feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and lettuce 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.
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About lettuce
Lettuce is an MIT licensed, thread safe Java Redis client from the Redis organization that speaks to Redis over synchronous, asynchronous, and reactive APIs, and it is aimed at Java teams running Redis or Redis compatible caches such as AWS ElastiCache and Azure Redis Cache.
read the full lettuce overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or lettuce more popular?
NocoDB has 65,002 GitHub stars and lettuce has 5,778. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and lettuce free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and lettuce is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and lettuce?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and lettuce in Java. 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 lettuce?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,002 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose lettuce if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.