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NocoDB vs martin
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. martin has 4,040 stars, 412 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NocoDB leads on adoption by 1,519% (65,408 vs 4,040 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; martin is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, martin 10%. 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 | martin | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 4.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 412 |
| 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 martin if
- You want the martin feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and martin 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 martin
Martin is a tile server and a set of tools able to generate vector tiles on the fly from large PostgreSQL databases and GeoJSON files, and serve tiles from PMTiles and MBTiles files. It can also serve vector tiles from GeoParquet files via DuckDB (unstable). Martin optimizes for speed and heavy traffic, and is written in Rust. Features Serve vector tiles from PostGIS databases, automatically discovering compatible tables and functions PMTile, both local files and over HTTP MBTile files GeoJSON files, converted to vector tiles on the fly GeoParquet files via DuckDB, converted to vector tiles on the fly (unstable)…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or martin more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and martin has 4,040. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and martin free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and martin is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and martin?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and martin in Rust. 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 martin?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose martin if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.