Appsmith vs NocoDB: what their users struggle with

Not a verdict and not a star rating: the problems users of Appsmith and NocoDB describe in public, side by side, each one linked to its source (as of 2026-10-15).

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Every count in this table is of open reports in the recent window (Appsmith since 2023-10, NocoDB since 2023-10); older and fixed reports are not counted. The counts measure how much public discussion exists for each product, not which is better: a popular tool collects more reports.

Problems mostly raised about Appsmith

• Workflows are paywalled so user cannot evaluate them before paying · Pricing & plans · Annoyance
• Restore can misidentify the most recent backup · Reliability & bugs · Annoyance
• Cloud MCP sessions fail across replicas · Reliability & bugs · Blocks work
• REST queries fail when response headers exceed 8 KB · Integrations · Blocks work
• Oracle queries strip semicolons inside string literals · Integrations · Blocks work

Problems mostly raised about NocoDB

• Role and permission setup gets awkward when using several bases · Permissions & security · Annoyance
• No dashboard statistics or graphs; data entry needs separate forms · Reporting & analytics · Annoyance
• JSON field was buggy when used to store extra form data · Reliability & bugs · Annoyance
• Deleted attachments remain in the S3 bucket · Self-hosting & upgrades · Blocks work
• Formula fields can no longer be set as the display value · UI & usability · Blocks work

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How the data is built. A theme is a group of reports about the same problem; unique means not matched to a theme on the other product.