Mathesar
Intuitive UI to manage data collaboratively, for users of all technical skill levels. Built on Postgres – connect an existing DB or set up a new one.
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Still maintained? Yes: 8 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 0.12.0 (Jul 2026).
Comparisons in Database Management: Airtable alternatives.
At a glance
Mathesar quick facts
- Health score
- 69/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 5,167
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 0.12.0, Jul 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Intuitive spreadsheet-like interface that lets users of all technical skill levels view, edit, query, and collaborate on Postgres data directly—self hosted, with native Postgres access control."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Mathesar scores 69/100, #15 of 20 in Database Management: 8 commits in the last 90 days earn 9.3 of 35 points, the latest release (0.12.0, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 5,167 stars add 14.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 25.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 9.3 / 35
8 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
0.12.0 released 4 months ago
- Stars 14.9 / 20
5.2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 8
- Last 90 days
- 1,001
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #15 of 20 tools in Database Management by health , between CloudBeaver (#14) and ChartDB (#16) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Python |
| Latest release | 0.12.0 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 5,167 |
| Open issues | 280 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | mathesar-foundation/mathesar ↗ |
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Mathesar: common questions
Is Mathesar still maintained?
Mathesar had 8 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 0.12.0, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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