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excalidraw-self-hostedvsnocodb

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

excalidraw-self-hostednocodb
Score40/10081/100
Rank in category#9 of 9 in Whiteboarding#1 of 4 in No-code Platforms
GitHub stars16865 377
Stars, last 30 days+0+315
Stable releases, 12 months015
Latest release—2026.10.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITOther
Main language—Typescript

Which one should you pick?

nocodb scores 81/100 against 40/100 for excalidraw-self-hosted, so it is the safer default.

nocodb ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for excalidraw-self-hosted.

If you want the quickest setup, nocodb is easier to run; excalidraw-self-hosted needs more configuration.

nocodb is growing faster right now (+315 stars in 30 days).

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