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lobsters-rails-projectvsnocodb

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

lobsters-rails-projectnocodb
Score66/10081/100
Rank in category#8 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums#1 of 4 in No-code Platforms
GitHub stars4 85365 375
Stars, last 30 days+11+313
Stable releases, 12 months015
Latest release—2026.10.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageRubyTypescript

Which one should you pick?

nocodb scores 81/100 against 66/100 for lobsters-rails-project, so it is the safer default.

nocodb ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lobsters-rails-project.

If you want the quickest setup, nocodb is easier to run; lobsters-rails-project needs more configuration.

nocodb is growing faster right now (+313 stars in 30 days).

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