NocoDB
Dev tools
no-code database interface
SHOW HN2021
562points
157comments
#36of 2,533 in 2021
Top 2%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
31 positive, 71 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 19 critical, out of 122 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 18 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 8 againstPricing: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
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What people liked
Good open-source alternative to Airtable, self-hostable and private
From 3 comments
I want to run this on a raspberry pi/desktop computer and have access to all the features i want for free, and you don't get that with Airtable - but you do foor a FOSS solution.…
vineyardmike on HNIt seems like it would make sense for teams that would prefer an on-prem or privately hosted solution without paying enterprise rates. It’s also probably cheaper for teams in…
maddyboo on HNWell it was the case for me, I'm tired of getting locked into proprietary systems so a FOSS alternative is perfect.
fragileone on HN
AGPL license welcomed
From 2 comments
This is AGPL-3.0! Thanks for licensing it this way. It's a bit late here, but I'll try this tomorrow!
bayindirh on HNHappy to see you try AGPL honestly. It might turn out to not be the right choice, but I think as a license it didn't get a fair test because of how businesses avoiding viral…
scotu on HN
Objections
Privacy concerns over Hotjar tracking script
From 3 comments
Looks good in the Github Readme file, but having tested the docker-compose/pg setup via docker-compose I think you still have some work to do. A lot of things result in an error,…
de6u99er on HNIt looks pretty, but has some fairly substantial problems. - Data collection: Generally feels nasty these days, especially on something self-hosted. The opt-in-by-default…
undecisive on HNI am not an Hotjar expert, but looking right now at the source code of your hotjar.js file it doesn't seem to be per installation but rather one config for all running NocoDBs.…
de6u99er on HN
AGPL license rules out internal corporate use
From 1 comment
I'd like to try using this at work for an internal tool but AGPL is a no go.
hnaccy on HN
Setup and bugs reported in Docker and Windows install
From 3 comments
Looks good in the Github Readme file, but having tested the docker-compose/pg setup via docker-compose I think you still have some work to do. A lot of things result in an error,…
de6u99er on HNCan't seem to get it to run on Windows 10 via npx or git clone. Both ways show error 9009, failed at the sqlite3@5.0.0 install script.
croes on HNIt looks pretty, but has some fairly substantial problems. - Data collection: Generally feels nasty these days, especially on something self-hosted. The opt-in-by-default…
undecisive on HN
Requests
Monetization plan clarity
From 3 comments
Congratulations! Exciting to see nocodb adding to the low-code/no-code scene today. Best wishes to you and your team. 1. What is your monetization strategy? 2. Why AGPL? 3. Is…
yarapavan on HNHow do you plan to make money and sustain vitality from this open source offering? Open source has a lot of overhead, and if you offer “enterprise” versions, others will compete…
louisvgchi on HNHow do you plan to monetize the project?
artemonster on HN
Documentation for plugins and integrations
From 3 comments
This looks more featured than Seatable I was looking into. A few questions on features and plans: 1. Are all the views mobile friendly, 2. Any plan for a map view, 3. Multiple…
antman on HNLooks great! Can I extend it? Does it have plugin/hook etc. support? I've just tried it with an SQLite database. It doesn't seem to support `BLOB` columns (that's reasonable). I…
abdusco on HNCongratulations! Exciting to see nocodb adding to the low-code/no-code scene today. Best wishes to you and your team. 1. What is your monetization strategy? 2. Why AGPL? 3. Is…
yarapavan on HN
Support for more databases such as Snowflake, Redshift, PlanetScale, CosmosDB
From 4 comments
This is neat, nice work. Any plans to add Snowflake as a database?
towelpluswater on HNIs anyone aware of something similar that supports Redshift? I have some colleagues that would benefit from a UI on top of a few Redshift tables to manage data…
tegansnyder on HNAwesome. Tried it and it's so beautiful! Would it be possible to use planetscale as db?
lardissone on HNHow about CosmosDB? Evidently if youre using it you can pay though, so wouldnt mind if that was an enterprise feature.
aliswe on HN
Questions
How to make money from the open-source project
From 2 comments
Congratulations! Exciting to see nocodb adding to the low-code/no-code scene today. Best wishes to you and your team. 1. What is your monetization strategy? 2. Why AGPL? 3. Is…
yarapavan on HNHow do you plan to make money and sustain vitality from this open source offering? Open source has a lot of overhead, and if you offer “enterprise” versions, others will compete…
louisvgchi on HN
Can it be hosted and accessed beyond localhost
From 2 comments
I'd love to try this out, but I can't determine how to make the application accept requests to a hostname other than localhost. We're not all developing on a local machine. Is…
ropable on HNAnybody have a a good recommendation how to self deploy that’s internet accessible? I’m worried messing something up and exposing my network. Or deploying on the cloud be better?
syntaxing on HN
Alternatives named
Airtable
From 2 comments
Is Airtable being closed-source a problem anyone has ever had? "I was going to use this hosted, no-code spreadsheet/database platform, but then I realized it's closed source!" is…
dadrian on HNGreat news. I don't know if anyone remembers this, but there used to be a program called Ecco Pro that Airtable really reminded me of. I haven't run Ecco in probably 20 years to…
stinkytaco on HN
Baserow
From 1 comment
This looks a lot like baserow.io too; nice to see more projects like this opening up spreadsheet/db alternatives.
xemoka on HN
Seatable
From 1 comment
This looks more featured than Seatable I was looking into. A few questions on features and plans: 1. Are all the views mobile friendly, 2. Any plan for a map view, 3. Multiple…
antman on HN
Supabase
From 1 comment
This looks absolutely fantastic! Is there any chance to build in SQL (specifically, Postgres) commands similar to how Supabase does into the UI? (I should also mention, this…
drannex on HN
Stacker
From 1 comment
You should check out Stacker [0] and see if it works for your usecase - we let you build apps without code using Airtable or Google Sheets as a backend. Might be what you need if…
davnicwil on HN