NocoDB
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Turns a database into a shared spreadsheet you can sort, filter and view as a grid, form, kanban board, gallery or calendar. Replaces Airtable. (reviewed by BenchLytix)
Licence, summarised from its LICENSE file: Sustainable Use License (updated 29 January 2026). LICENSE file, read 2026-10-13.
Running it yourself
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What this label rests on
Licence, last update and source code, from public records. We have not run it.
Facts and where they come from
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Licence identifiers | Sustainable-Use-1.0 | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| GitHub stars | 65,262 | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Contributors | 355 | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Last update to the code | 2026-10-13 | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Commits by month | 2025-11: 26 · 2025-12: 38 · 2026-01: 463 · 2026-02: 686 · 2026-03: 1082 · 2026-04: 749 · 2026-05: 752 · 2026-06: 943 · 2026-07: 325 · 2026-08: 526 · 2026-09: 969 · 2026-10: 394 | awesome-selfhosted listing (counted from GitHub)fetched 2026-10-13 |
| Archived | No | GitHub repositoryfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Current release | 2026.09.1 (2026-09-29) | awesome-selfhosted listingfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Docker Hub image | nocodb/nocodb: 22,583,957 pulls, updated 2026-09-29 | Docker Hubfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker | awesome-selfhosted listingfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Described as an alternative to | Airtable, Smartsheet | awesome-selfhosted listingfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Listing description | No-code platform that turns any database into a smart spreadsheet (alternative to Airtable and Smartsheet). | awesome-selfhosted listingfetched 2026-10-13 |
| Website | https://www.nocodb.com/ | awesome-selfhosted listingfetched 2026-10-13 |
Not on record: Connectors in its directory, API documentation, Single sign-on documentation, External services it needs.
Licence class is derived from the licence identifiers above, never typed by hand. How
Editorial notes
- What it does
- Turns a database into a shared spreadsheet you can sort, filter and view as a grid, form, kanban board, gallery or calendar. Replaces Airtable.
- Drafted by AI from GitHub repository, reviewed by a person on 2026-10-13
- Goals it fits
- Spreadsheet-style database
- Drafted by AI from GitHub repository, reviewed by a person on 2026-10-13
- Ops burden
- 2 of 3 (app plus a database or queue)
- Drafted by AI from GitHub repository, reviewed by a person on 2026-10-13
- Known gaps
- The downloadable binaries are only for quick local testing. A single container works on its own, but the recommended production setup also runs a separate database, a cache and a web gateway.
- Drafted by AI from GitHub repository, reviewed by a person on 2026-10-13
Editorial, not measured. Every note was reviewed by BenchLytix before this record was published.