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NocoDB vs Turso
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Turso has 17,309 stars, 554 forks, 453 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. NocoDB leads on adoption by 278% (65,408 vs 17,309 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Turso is written in C under MIT. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Turso 3%. 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 | Turso | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 17K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | C |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 554 |
| 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 Turso if
- You want the Turso feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and Turso 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 Turso
libSQL libSQL is an open source, open contribution fork of SQLite, created and maintained by Turso . libSQL Docs · libSQL Manifesto · Turso · Turso Docs · Discord · Blog & Tutorials [!IMPORTANT] Turso database and libSQL are two different projects from the same team. libSQL (this repository) is an open source fork of SQLite. It extends SQLite with features like embedded replicas and remote access, but inherits SQLite's fundamental limitations such as the single writer model. Turso database is a SQLite compatible database rewritten from scratch in Rust. It is not a fork of SQLite — it is a completely new…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or Turso more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and Turso has 17,309. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and Turso free?
Both are open source. NocoDB has no licence declared in this registry, and Turso is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between NocoDB and Turso?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and Turso 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 Turso?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Turso if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.