Bytebase vs NocoDB

Both are self-hosted database management projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

Bytebase and NocoDB are closely matched on maintenance health (92 vs 92). Neither is the safer bet on activity alone, so choose on features, licence and the stack you already run.
BytebaseNocoDB
Health score 92/100 92/100
Commits (11 mo) 3379 6110
Commits (last 3 mo) 832 1794
Stars 15k 65k
Latest release 24 Sept 2026 10 Sept 2026
Licence MIT SUL-1.0
Built with Docker, K8S, Go Nodejs, Docker
Typical RAM 1 GB 2 GB

Bytebase

Safe database schema change and version control for DevOps teams, supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, ClickHouse, and Snowflake.

92/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 38/40
Releases 25/25
Community 17/20
Momentum 12/15

Commit activity more than 95% of tracked projects; popularity more than 84%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 366 commits 2025-11: 291 commits 2025-12: 429 commits 2026-01: 401 commits 2026-02: 191 commits 2026-03: 307 commits 2026-04: 332 commits 2026-05: 230 commits 2026-06: 225 commits 2026-07: 347 commits 2026-08: 260 commits

NocoDB

No-code platform that turns any database into a smart spreadsheet (alternative to Airtable and Smartsheet).

92/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 39/40
Releases 25/25
Community 20/20
Momentum 8/15

Commit activity more than 98% of tracked projects; popularity more than 98%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 520 commits 2025-11: 26 commits 2025-12: 38 commits 2026-01: 463 commits 2026-02: 686 commits 2026-03: 1082 commits 2026-04: 749 commits 2026-05: 752 commits 2026-06: 943 commits 2026-07: 325 commits 2026-08: 526 commits

How to read this

Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.

What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.

See every option in this category: self-hosted database management.