NocoBase
by NocoBase · Open-source AI and no-code platform for building business systems
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Overview
NocoBase is an open-source no-code and low-code platform for building business systems. It ships data models, permissions, workflows and audit logs as built-in modules that can be configured in a WYSIWYG interface or built by coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. It is self-hosted, keeps data in your own database, and is extended through plugins.
- Best for
- Teams self-hosting internal business systems who want no-code building plus AI agents
- Pricing
- A free open-source edition alongside paid commercial licences and plugins on a buy-once, use-forever basis, with no per-user or per-application charges; no figures are shown in the captured text.
- Runs on
- Self-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Core and foundational plugins are open source (TypeScript, Node.js, React)
- Buy-once licensing, no per-user, per-app or data-volume fees
- Field-level permissions and audit logs apply to AI actions too
- Runs in your own environment, data stays in your own database
Trade-offs
- Only the core and foundational plugins are open source; others are paid
- Self-hosted deployment; no managed hosting option is described
- No prices are published in the captured text
How NocoBase markets itself
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Homepage capture
“AI + No-Code”
- Angle: AI-native
- Hero: Product video demo
Pricing
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
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Agent friendliness
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Changelog
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Marketing site structure
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Page speed
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Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
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Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
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