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NocoDB vs miniredis
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. miniredis has 3,635 stars, 268 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. NocoDB leads on adoption by 1,699% (65,408 vs 3,635 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; miniredis is written in Go under MIT. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, miniredis 7%. 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 | miniredis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 3.6K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 268 |
| 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 miniredis if
- You want the miniredis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and miniredis 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 miniredis
Miniredis Pure Go Redis test server, used in Go unittests. Sometimes you want to test code which uses Redis, without making it a full blown integration test. Miniredis implements (parts of) the Redis server, to be used in unittests. It enables a simple, cheap, in memory, Redis replacement, with a real TCP interface. Think of it as the Redis version of net/http/httptest . It saves you from using mock code, and since the redis server lives in the test process you can query for values directly, without going through the server stack. There are no dependencies on external binaries, so you can easily integrate it in…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or miniredis more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and miniredis has 3,635. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and miniredis free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and miniredis is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and miniredis?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and miniredis in Go. 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 miniredis?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose miniredis if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.