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NocoDB vs Weaviate
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars, 5,131 forks, 710 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Weaviate has 16,934 stars, 1,433 forks, 738 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NocoDB leads on adoption by 286% (65,408 vs 16,934 stars). NocoDB is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Weaviate is written in Go under a custom or non-standard licence. NocoDB has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Weaviate 8%. Weaviate 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 | Weaviate | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 65K | ★ 17K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| 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 Weaviate if
- You want the Weaviate feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Weaviate 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 Weaviate
Weaviate Weaviate is an open source, cloud native vector database that stores both objects and vectors, enabling semantic search at scale. It combines vector similarity search with keyword filtering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), and reranking in a single query interface. Common use cases include RAG systems, semantic and image search, recommendation engines, chatbots, and content classification. Weaviate supports two approaches to store vectors: automatic vectorization at import using integrated models (OpenAI, Cohere, HuggingFace, and others) or direct import of pre computed vector embeddings…
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Frequently asked questions
Is NocoDB or Weaviate more popular?
NocoDB has 65,408 GitHub stars and Weaviate has 16,934. NocoDB has the larger community by that measure.
Are NocoDB and Weaviate free?
Neither NocoDB nor Weaviate 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 Weaviate?
NocoDB is written in TypeScript and Weaviate 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 Weaviate?
Choose NocoDB if you want the larger community (65,408 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Weaviate if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.