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NocoDB vs martin
NocoDB has 65,002 GitHub stars, 5,055 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. martin has 3,925 stars, 388 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NocoDB leads on adoption by 1,556% (65,002 vs 3,925 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%. martin was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (hacktoberfest, 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 | ★ 3.9K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 388 |
| 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 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 martin
Martin is a Rust based tile server and toolkit from the MapLibre project that generates vector tiles on the fly from PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases and GeoJSON files, serves tiles from PMTiles, MBTiles and GeoParquet sources, and ships command line tooling for bulk tile generation and MBTiles maintenance, aimed at teams that self host map tiles under heavy traffic.
read the full martin overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or martin more popular?
NocoDB has 65,002 GitHub stars and martin has 3,925. 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 (65,002 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.