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NocoDB vs oxigraph
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. oxigraph has 2,021 stars, 190 forks, 149 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NocoDB leads on adoption by 3,136% (65,408 vs 2,021 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; oxigraph is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, oxigraph 9%. 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 | oxigraph | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 190 |
| 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 oxigraph if
- You want the oxigraph 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 oxigraph 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 oxigraph
Oxigraph Oxigraph is both a graph database and a RDF and SPARQL toolkit. Its goal is to provide a compliant, safe, and fast graph database based on the RocksDB key value store. It also provides a set of utilities for RDF basic manipulation (parsing, serialization, canonicalization) and building SPARQL implementations (SPARQL results parsers/serializers, SPARQL parser...). Oxigraph is in heavy development and SPARQL query evaluation has not been optimized yet. Oxigraph internal design is described on the wiki. Oxigraph implements the following specifications: SPARQL Query, SPARQL Update, and SPARQL Federated…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or oxigraph more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and oxigraph has 2,021. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and oxigraph free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and oxigraph is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and oxigraph?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and oxigraph 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 oxigraph?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose oxigraph if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.