# NocoDB vs SeaTable (slim)

> NocoDB scores 75.7 (BB) on agent readiness against SeaTable's 66.3 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do sheets records. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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NocoDB scores 75.7 (BB) on agent readiness against SeaTable's 66.3 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do sheets records.

- NocoDB: BB 75.7, rank #37 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nocodb.min.md
- SeaTable: B 66.3, rank #241 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/seatable.min.md
- NocoDB, good for Teams that want Airtable-style typed records with the option to self-host, and an agent that reads, filters and writes records or builds schema through MCP with a narrow allowlist. Ahead on Reliability, 97 against 69; Security & auth, 71 against 59; Maintenance & community, 87 against 76. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- SeaTable, good for Teams that want typed tables hosted in Germany or on their own server, with an agent reading and writing rows through a per-base token or the official MCP server. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | NocoDB | SeaTable |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 97 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 59 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 87 | 76 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 75 |

| Fact (where they differ) | NocoDB | SeaTable |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | NocoDB Inc | SeaTable GmbH |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://app.nocodb.com` | `https://cloud.seatable.io` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | Sustainable Use License 1.0 since January 2026 (source-available, not OSI-approved; AGPL-3.0 before). NocoDB Cloud is a proprietary service under NocoDB's Terms of Service | Proprietary cloud service under the Terms of Service for SeaTable Cloud. The MCP server is MIT. SeaTable Server Enterprise Edition is licensed under an EULA |
| Tools exposed | 199 | 21 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.seatable/seatable` |
| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-04 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-10-14 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-03-20 | no date given |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 65k stars, 6.3k npm/wk | 103 npm/wk, 1.7k PyPI/wk |