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NocoDB vs postgres-operator
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. postgres-operator has 5,270 stars, 1,079 forks, 546 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NocoDB leads on adoption by 1,141% (65,408 vs 5,270 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; postgres-operator is written in Go under MIT. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, postgres-operator 20%. NocoDB was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (postgresql), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | postgres-operator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 5.3K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| 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 postgres-operator if
- You want the postgres-operator feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and postgres-operator 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 postgres-operator
Postgres Operator The Postgres Operator delivers an easy to run highly available PostgreSQL clusters on Kubernetes (K8s) powered by Patroni. It is configured only through Postgres manifests (CRDs) to ease integration into automated CI/CD pipelines with no access to Kubernetes API directly, promoting infrastructure as code vs manual operations. Operator features Rolling updates on Postgres cluster changes, incl. quick minor version updates Live volume resize without pod restarts (AWS EBS, PVC) Database connection pooling with PGBouncer Support fast in place major version upgrade. Supports global upgrade of all…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or postgres-operator more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and postgres-operator has 5,270. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and postgres-operator free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and postgres-operator is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and postgres-operator?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and postgres-operator 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 postgres-operator?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose postgres-operator if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.