Our take
Pick Budibase if ops / IT teams who will self-host OSS at $0 (unlimited actions, 1 workspace) while they bind a first table, or start the Cloud Pro 14-day trial and land on $19/month (5k–10k actions, 1 creator, 2k AI credits) when they do not want to run the stack. Pick NocoDB if ops / app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (3 users, no card) or Community self-host $0 while they bind a first table, then buy Plus
Best for
Budibase Apps you start on Cloud Pro at $19 (14-day trial) or OSS self-host at $0
NocoDB Tables you start at $0 (3 Cloud users or Community self-host)
Free plan
Budibase $0 · unlimited actions, apps, automations, agents, users. 1 workspace. Community support. You host it
NocoDB $0 · / user / month. Up to 3 users. No card
Lowest paid
Budibase Pro $19/mo
NocoDB Plus $12/mo yearly
Next step up
Budibase Premium $49/mo
NocoDB Business $24/mo yearly
Coding agent
Budibase Agents
NocoDB
Runs where
Budibase Local; you host it
NocoDB Local; you host it
Watch out
Budibase Cloud Pro is 1 creator and 1 workspace
NocoDB Cloud Free is 3 users
Last checked
Budibase 2026-10-22 · budibase.com/pricing
NocoDB 2026-10-22 · nocodb.com/pricing
ops / IT teams who will self-host OSS at $0 (unlimited actions, 1 workspace) while they bind a first table, or start the Cloud Pro 14-day trial and land on $19/month (5k–10k actions, 1 creator, 2k AI credits) when they do not want to run the stack.
Read the Budibase pageops / app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (3 users, no card) or Community self-host $0 while they bind a first table, then buy Plus at $12 per seat / month billed annually when a fourth editor appears.
Read the NocoDB page
