# budibase vs tesserae

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | budibase | tesserae |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 17 in Low Code | #14 of 44 in Dashboard |
| GitHub stars | 28 364 ✓ | 980 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +64 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 75 | 78 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.51.0-cloud.7 · 21 Oct 2026 | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

budibase scores 74/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.

tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 75 for budibase.

budibase is growing faster right now (+64 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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