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NocoDB vs Orama
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Orama has 10,593 stars, 409 forks, 23 open issues and last shipped 16 days ago. NocoDB leads on adoption by 517% (65,408 vs 10,593 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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| NocoDB | Orama | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 11K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 409 |
| 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 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 Orama
If you need more info, help, or want to provide general feedback on Orama, join the Orama Slack channel Highlighted features Full Text search Vector Search Hybrid Search GenAI Chat Sessions Search Filters Geosearch Pinning Rules (Merchandising) Facets Fields Boosting Typo Tolerance Exact Match BM25 Stemming and tokenization in 30 languages Plugin System Installation You can install Orama using npm , yarn , pnpm , bun : Or import it directly in a browser module: With Deno, you can just use the same CDN URL or use npm specifiers: Read the complete documentation at Orama Features Usage Orama is quite simple to use…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or Orama more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and Orama has 10,593. 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 (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Orama if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.