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NocoDB vs orientdb
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. orientdb has 4,997 stars, 870 forks, 360 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NocoDB leads on adoption by 1,209% (65,408 vs 4,997 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; orientdb is written in Java under Apache-2.0. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, orientdb 17%. orientdb 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 | orientdb | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 5.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Java |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 870 |
| 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 orientdb if
- You want the orientdb feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You evaluated both and orientdb 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 orientdb
OrientDB What is OrientDB? OrientDB is an Open Source Multi Model NoSQL DBMS with the support of Native Graphs, Documents, Full Text search, Reactivity, Geo Spatial and Object Oriented concepts. It's written in Java and it's amazingly fast. No expensive run time JOINs, connections are managed as persistent pointers between records. You can traverse thousands of records in no time. Supports schema less, schema full and schema mixed modes. Has a strong security profiling system based on user, roles and predicate security and supports SQL amongst the query languages. Thanks to the SQL layer it's straightforward to…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or orientdb more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and orientdb has 4,997. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and orientdb free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and orientdb is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and orientdb?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and orientdb in Java. 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 orientdb?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose orientdb if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.