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Budibase vs NocoBase
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Budibase | NocoBase |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | Other | Other |
| Stars | 28k | 24k |
| Latest | v3.48.0 | v2.2.21 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 4 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 11+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 16+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Retool. Alternatives to Retool →
Full replacementBudibaseApps, forms and automations over external databases and APIs or its built-in tables.
PartialNocoBasePlugin-based builder for data models, forms, tables and workflows on your own database.
Budibase
- v3.49.0-cloud.12026-10-05Merge Cloud changes back to master by @budibase-release-automation[bot] inpre-release
- v3.48.02026-10-05Enhance escalation notification verbosity for Slack and MS Teams
- v3.48.0-cloud.92026-10-05pre-release
- v3.48.0-cloud.82026-10-01pre-release
- v3.48.0-cloud.72026-09-30pre-release
NocoBase
- v2.2.212026-10-06[client-v2] Fixed empty JS blocks becoming inaccessible in the UI Editor after disabling the block card. (#10563) by @g…
- v2.4.0-alpha.92026-09-30[AI employees]pre-release
- v2.2.202026-09-30[AI employees] AI employee chat responses expose the referenced knowledge base documents (#10560) by @cgyrock
- v2.3.0-beta.132026-09-30[AI employees]pre-release
- v2.2.192026-09-29[AI employees] Added support for OpenCode Zen / Go as an LLM service by sending the required session headers; DeepSeek…
Budibase
unsigned The latest release, v3.48.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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NocoBase
unsigned The latest release, v2.2.21, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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