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NocoDB vs Orama
NocoDB has 64,998 GitHub stars, 5,054 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Orama has 10,555 stars, 402 forks, 23 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. NocoDB leads on adoption by 516% (64,998 vs 10,555 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Orama is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Orama 4%. 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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Side by side
| NocoDB | Orama | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 11K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 402 |
| 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 Orama if
- You want the Orama feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Orama 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 Orama
Orama is a search engine and RAG pipeline written in TypeScript and distributed as an npm package. It can run in a browser, on a server, or on an edge network, and it provides full text, vector, and hybrid search in a package described as less than 2kb. The project lives in the JavaScript and Node ecosystem, and it is categorized as infrastructure and operations database software.
read the full Orama overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or Orama more popular?
NocoDB has 64,998 GitHub stars and Orama has 10,555. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and Orama free?
Neither NocoDB nor Orama declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and Orama?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and Orama in TypeScript. 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 Orama?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (64,998 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Orama if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.