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NocoDB vs TimescaleDb
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. TimescaleDb has 23,788 stars, 1,184 forks, 389 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NocoDB leads on adoption by 175% (65,408 vs 23,788 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; TimescaleDb is written in C under a custom or non-standard licence. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, TimescaleDb 5%. TimescaleDb 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 | TimescaleDb | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 24K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | C |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 TimescaleDb if
- You want the TimescaleDb feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and TimescaleDb 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 TimescaleDb
TimescaleDB is a PostgreSQL extension for high performance real time analytics on time series and event data Quick Start with TimescaleDB Get started with TimescaleDB in under 10 minutes. This guide will help you run TimescaleDB locally, create your first hypertable with columnstore enabled, write data to the columnstore, and see instant analytical query performance. What You'll Learn How to run TimescaleDB with a one line install or Docker command How to create a hypertable with columnstore enabled How to insert data directly to the columnstore How to execute analytical queries Prerequisites Docker installed on…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or TimescaleDb more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and TimescaleDb has 23,788. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and TimescaleDb free?
Neither NocoDB nor TimescaleDb 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 TimescaleDb?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and TimescaleDb in C. 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 TimescaleDb?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose TimescaleDb if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.