# budibase vs Nakama

> 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 | 28 364 ✓ | 13 604 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +64 ✓ | +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.

## Details

- [budibase](https://selfhost.directory/project/budibase) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/budibase.md)
- [Nakama](https://selfhost.directory/project/nakama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nakama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/budibase-vs-nakama