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postgrest vs ubicloud
postgrest has 27,674 GitHub stars, 1,227 forks, 400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ubicloud has 12,270 stars, 587 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. postgrest leads on adoption by 126% (27,674 vs 12,270 stars). postgrest is written in Haskell under MIT; ubicloud is written in Ruby under AGPL-3.0. postgrest has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, ubicloud 5%. postgrest 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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| postgrest | ubicloud | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 12K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Haskell | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.2K | ⑂ 587 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick postgrest if
- You weight community size — 28K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Haskell
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ubicloud if
- You want the ubicloud feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and ubicloud fits your workflow better
About postgrest
PostgREST is a Haskell written server that serves a fully RESTful API from any existing PostgreSQL database, and it is aimed at developers, database administrators, and operators who want a standards compliant HTTP API without writing and maintaining one from scratch.
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About ubicloud
Ubicloud is an open source cloud platform that delivers IaaS features — elastic compute, non replicated block storage, firewall and load balancer, managed Postgres, Kubernetes, AI inference, and IAM services — on bare metal hardware, for teams that want public cloud convenience without closed source lock in or premium rental pricing.
read the full ubicloud overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is postgrest or ubicloud more popular?
postgrest has 27,674 GitHub stars and ubicloud has 12,270. postgrest has the larger community by that measure.
Are postgrest and ubicloud free?
Both are open source. postgrest is licensed under MIT and ubicloud under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between postgrest and ubicloud?
postgrest is written in Haskell and ubicloud in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, postgrest or ubicloud?
Choose postgrest if you want the larger community (27,674 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose ubicloud if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.