budibasevsNakama
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| budibase | Nakama | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 17 in Low Code | #3 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 28 363 | 13 604 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +63 | +62 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 75 | 9 |
| Latest release | v3.51.0-cloud.7 · 21 Oct 2026 | v3.41.0 · 18 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Nakama scores 76/100 against 74/100 for budibase, so it is the safer default.
budibase ships more often: 75 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Nakama.
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