budibasevsNATS
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| budibase | NATS | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 17 in Low Code | #2 of 12 in Message Broker |
| GitHub stars | 28 365 | 20 954 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +65 | +192 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 75 | 18 |
| Latest release | v3.51.0-cloud.7 · 21 Oct 2026 | v2.14.9 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
NATS scores 80/100 against 74/100 for budibase, so it is the safer default.
budibase ships more often: 75 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for NATS.
NATS is growing faster right now (+192 stars in 30 days).
budibase details →NATS details →