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Teable vs Giselle
Teable has 21,807 GitHub stars, 1,347 forks, 128 open issues and last shipped today. Giselle has 557 stars, 124 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 19 days ago. Teable leads on adoption by 3,815% (21,807 vs 557 stars). Teable is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Giselle is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Teable has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Giselle 22%. Teable was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ai-agent), 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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| Teable | Giselle | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 557 |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.3K | ⑂ 124 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Teable if
- You weight community size — 22K 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 Giselle if
- You want the Giselle feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Giselle fits your workflow better
About Teable
Teable is a TypeScript based database and spreadsheet platform positioned as an open alternative to Retool and as an Airtable alternative. It combines PostgreSQL data management, AI workflows, app building, and team collaboration in one system, with a hosted version at teable.ai and self hosted options.
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About Giselle
Giselle is an open source AI app builder for agentic workflows, distributed under the Apache License 2.0 and written primarily in TypeScript. It lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem, built around Next.js, and it describes itself as an AI agent studio that powers product delivery by enabling human AI collaboration. The project is developed in public on GitHub, has a hosted counterpart at giselles.ai, and carries topics such as agent, agent builder, agentic ai, ai agent, multiagent, and generative ai.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Teable or Giselle more popular?
Teable has 21,807 GitHub stars and Giselle has 557. Teable has the larger community by that measure.
Are Teable and Giselle free?
Both are open source. Teable has no licence declared in this registry, and Giselle is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Teable and Giselle?
Teable is written in TypeScript and Giselle in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Teable or Giselle?
Choose Teable if you want the larger community (21,807 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Giselle if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.