NocoBase - AI-driven, Open source, self-hosted, lightweight no-code & low-code development platform

Who is NocoBase for

Whether you build for your own team or for clients, business systems come with serious challenges:

Business needs
change frequently

Delivery timelines
are tight

Development cycles
are slow

Labor costs
stay high

AI coding is changing software development, but in practice it brings new problems:

Fragile architecture that is hard to evolve
AI generates code fast, but it rarely delivers a system with sound architecture, real stability, and room to keep iterating
Core modules keep getting rebuilt, with uneven quality
Every project has to rebuild user management, permissions, workflows, and other foundations, which is repetitive, inefficient, and hard to control
AI-generated systems become black boxes over time
Business users cannot easily see or adjust the generated code, so maintenance and change get more expensive
Hard to operate within real business boundaries
AI struggles to handle real enterprise operations under strict permission and workflow constraints

Try NocoBase.
It gives your team the infrastructure to build business systems, so AI and people can work efficiently together.

Reliable: ready infrastructure for real business

Data models, permissions, and workflows are complex and error-sensitive.
NocoBase provides them as built-in infrastructure, tested and proven in production.

Complete infrastructure, without starting from scratch

Dozens of built-in modules cover the most common business needs.

Data models, permissions, workflows, and audit logs work out of the box
Proven in production, instead of regenerated as black-box code each time
Built-in guardrails keep AI output aligned with the system architecture

NocoBase built-in infrastructure modules covering data modeling, access control, workflows, audit logs and more.

Data-model driven, with data decoupled from UI

Business data stays in standard relational structures, separate from the UI.

Use the main database, external databases, and third-party APIs as data sources
AI and people work on the same data model, so results stay transparent
Your data always stays in your own database, without platform lock-in

NocoBase data model-driven approach, separating data structure from user interface with multiple presentation options.

Plugin architecture for sustainable growth

With a microkernel design, everything is a plugin and the system can grow without losing control.

New features are added through composable plugins with shared conventions
Mix custom and official plugins to fit your business
The same architecture applies to both AI-built and manually built plugins

NocoBase plugin architecture with microkernel design, enabling sustainable system evolution through composable plugins.

Collaborative: AI and people build together

Coding agents get a full CLI and skills, while people get a WYSIWYG no-code interface, so both can collaborate efficiently.

Build with the AI coding agents you already know

Go from deployment to a working system in minutes with mainstream coding agents.

Works with mainstream agents like Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Opencode, and TRAE
Agents can handle setup, development, migration, and release end to end

NocoBase AI Coding Agent integration, supporting Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Opencode, TRAE and more.

Build manually in a WYSIWYG no-code interface

People can build and modify visually in a WYSIWYG interface, even without AI.

Switch between usage mode and configuration mode with one click
Review and configure data models, pages, workflows, and permissions visually
Designed for regular users, not just developers

NocoBase WYSIWYG no-code interface for visual development, with one-click switch between usage and configuration modes.

Mix AI development and manual building however you need

Split the work as needed: people can refine what AI builds, and AI can continue from human configuration.

AI can quickly create data models, pages, and workflows
People can quickly refine the UI and interactions
Collaborate as needed and keep iterating

NocoBase AI and human collaboration, enabling flexible division of work between AI development and manual configuration.

Intelligent: AI helps run the business, not just build the system

NocoBase includes AI employees, so AI can work directly inside the system.

AI employees integrated into business workflows

AI employees get business context automatically and execute tasks directly inside the system.

Front-end: help with analysis, Q&A, form filling, and more
Back-end: handle document recognition, risk monitoring, and task routing automatically
Integrated with workflows, AI employees can join decisions and execution

NocoBase AI employees integrated into business workflows for data analysis, document processing, and task distribution.

Open interfaces for the agent ecosystem

MCP, HTTP APIs, CLI, and rich skills let external agents connect securely.

Platforms like OpenClaw, Hermes, Dify, Coze, and n8n connect through standard protocols
Connects with Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, and Gmail to query data, trigger actions, and execute business workflows
One interface model keeps internal and external agents within the same boundaries

NocoBase open interfaces including MCP Server, HTTP API, and CLI for connecting with external Agent ecosystems.

Permission controls keep AI behavior under control

Every AI action follows the same fine-grained permissions as human users.

Each AI employee has its own role, with field-level read and write permissions
Audit logs make every data change and workflow trigger traceable
Admins can adjust AI permissions at any time to keep boundaries clear

NocoBase AI permission controls with field-level access, audit logging, and adjustable behavior boundaries.

And more

Open source and transparent, with full control

NocoBase core code and foundational plugins are fully open source, giving you transparency and control.

The core and foundational plugins are fully open source
Built with TypeScript on mainstream technologies such as Node.js, React, and Koa
Secure and controllable: all data and AI interactions run in your own environment
Minimal and lightweight: runs on modest servers and can be maintained and extended by a single person

A simple licensing model

NocoBase offers a free open-source edition along with commercial licenses and plugins, using a buy-once, use-forever model.

No subscription required
No per-user pricing
No per-application pricing
No data-volume pricing

They use NocoBase in production

Why it matters: hear from users

After adopting NocoBase, the time we spend on administrative tasks dropped by 50%, collaboration and communication improved, and our recruitment process became faster and more efficient.

At TEDxDUTH, we believe innovation and collaboration can change the world. NocoBase helps us streamline daily operations so we can focus more energy on what truly matters: creating inspiring events and spreading meaningful ideas.

If your organization is dealing with chaotic or inefficient workflows, NocoBase is not just a tool. It is a comprehensive solution that unlocks your team's potential and makes more possible. For us, NocoBase has been a true game changer: it has empowered us to dream bigger, transformed how we work, and continues to shape our community.

We are grateful to NocoBase for being an indispensable partner on our journey. Together, we keep advancing innovation and the spread of ideas.

Sarantis Antoniou Lead Organizer

We evaluated Airtable and NocoDB before ultimately choosing NocoBase because it better matched our needs for system flexibility and deployment control. We can deploy NocoBase in our AWS environment, it does not limit the number of users, its permission controls are fine-grained, and its separation of pages and data lets us customize the frontend flexibly. Built-in workflows and automatic API generation have also greatly improved efficiency.

クラスメソッド株式会社（Classmethod, Inc.）

Before choosing NocoBase, we did not have a dedicated customer service and operations management system. As the business grew quickly, we needed to build fast and support more and more demands, and NocoBase solved that well. Its relational data modeling is especially strong, allowing us to integrate different data structures efficiently so customer service staff can quickly look up user information and handle entitlement issues in real time, which has greatly improved operational efficiency.

PLAUD Product Manager Lucas

We had been looking for a flexible no-code platform to build a fully customized scheduling system for our client Okechamp and its rapidly growing logistics business. During our evaluation, NocoBase stood out for its schema-first architecture, modular design, and active community. It made it easy for us to implement custom views and report management, and we plan to keep using NocoBase in more client projects.

Lukardi SA

We used to rely on paper-based processes for HR management and leave approvals, which was inefficient and error-prone. After building HR, attendance, leave, and related processes with NocoBase, we achieved truly paperless operations, and managing more than 110 employees became far more efficient and intuitive. NocoBase's flexible interface design and powerful APIs fully meet the diverse needs of our real estate business. Compared with tools like Salesforce, it is not only highly customizable but also available through a one-time purchase model, making it extremely cost-effective. We are now planning to migrate more systems to NocoBase, including CRM, and make it the company portal and core business platform.

ハウスウェル株式会社(HouseWell)

When building our smart factory system, we chose NocoBase as the core platform. Its streamlined configuration process allows non-technical staff to build system pages quickly, greatly improving development efficiency. At the same time, its plugin ecosystem and workflow engine help us adapt flexibly to a variety of business scenarios while maintaining system quality and scalability. With NocoBase's fine-grained permission system, we achieved efficient collaboration and strong data security across processes such as equipment maintenance and HR management. After deployment, together with a PC, mobile, and 5G architecture, it enabled real-time data feedback and efficient data entry, laying a solid foundation for our smart factory initiative.

BIEL Crystal Holdings Limited

Among many modern database products, NocoBase is the only solution that truly made me feel we could have it all. We needed a non-SaaS, low-code, extensible system to support collaboration across dozens of teams and highly standardized professional scenarios. The learning curve was unexpectedly smooth. Within just a few days, I was able to build business processes without depending on developers.

Aoya Design, Business Lead Zhang Tingyuan

After comparing and evaluating several low-code platforms from China and abroad, we ultimately chose NocoBase. It supports local deployment and functional extensibility, which perfectly matches our high standards for data security and system customization in the chemistry field. NocoBase's professional support team and flexible data modeling capabilities made our go-live process efficient and reliable.

XtalPi Project Lead Xiong Zhi

I cannot emphasize enough the great experience we've had with NocoBase as a no-code/low-code platform. It stands out as exceptionally user-friendly, making our development process both smooth and efficient. What impressed me most was how easy it was to work on development of the user experience once the data model was in place. This streamlined approach allowed us to develop a full-fledged system, designed to be used by several hundred organizations, in just a matter of weeks.

NocoBase has effectively shattered the common misconception that powerful systems require months or even years of work. I highly recommend it for any organization looking to fast-track their development cycle without sacrificing quality.

Thomas Wennersten CTO

NocoBase serves as the core for data management, API services, and workflows, greatly reducing development complexity and allowing our developers to focus more on implementing business logic, which has significantly improved development efficiency.

NocoBase offers excellent integration capabilities, connecting seamlessly with various third-party services and systems to enable data sharing and functional integration. That means we do not need to build everything from scratch. Instead, we can make full use of existing services and resources and quickly integrate them into our applications. This not only reduces development time and cost, but also makes our applications richer and more capable in meeting diverse user needs.

In this fast-moving digital era, NocoBase is undoubtedly a powerful tool for helping us meet challenges and drive innovation. Thanks to the NocoBase team for all their work.