budibasevstessera
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| budibase | tessera | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 17 in Low Code | #98 of 166 in Developer Tools |
| GitHub stars | 28 370 | 314 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +68 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 75 | 15 |
| Latest release | v3.51.0-cloud.7 · 21 Oct 2026 | v0.2.4 · 25 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
budibase scores 74/100 against 47/100 for tessera, so it is the safer default.
budibase ships more often: 75 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for tessera.
budibase is growing faster right now (+68 stars in 30 days).
budibase details →tessera details →