ChartDB
ChartDB is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Database Management category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Microsoft Visio and ships a Docker image. It has 23,023 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 22, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Database Management
- TypeScript
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Active
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 23,023
- Forks
- 1,506
- Open issues
- 119
- Commits, last 12 months
- 102
- Last commit
- Oct 22, 2026
- Latest release
- v1.20.1Apr 7, 2026
- Created
- Aug 5, 2024
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 22, 2026, 102 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases6 releases in 12 months
| Last commit | Oct 22, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 102 |
| Latest release | v1.20.1 (Apr 7, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 6 |
| Releases, all time | 31 |
| Open issues | 119 |
| Open pull requests | 57 |
| Good first issues | 3 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Aug 5, 2024 |
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About ChartDB
Database diagrams editor that allows you to visualize and design your DB with a single query.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/chartdb/chartdb.
Topics
- database
- db
- db-migration
- editor
- erd
- mariadb
- mssql
- mysql
- postgresql
- react
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Is ChartDB free and open source?
Yes. ChartDB is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run ChartDB with Docker?
Yes. ChartDB provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to ChartDB?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to ChartDB include NocoDB, drawDB and MindsDB. ChartDB itself is a self-hosted alternative to Microsoft Visio.
Is ChartDB actively maintained?
The most recent commit to ChartDB was on Oct 22, 2026 with 102 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v1.20.1, published Apr 7, 2026. It had 119 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.