budibasevsUtopia
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| budibase | Utopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 57/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 17 in Low Code | #15 of 42 in Knowledge Management |
| GitHub stars | 28 368 | 8 603 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +66 | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 75 | 0 |
| Latest release | v3.51.0-cloud.7 · 21 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
budibase scores 74/100 against 57/100 for Utopia, so it is the safer default.
budibase ships more often: 75 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Utopia.
budibase is growing faster right now (+66 stars in 30 days).
budibase details →Utopia details →