MindsDB
AI layer for existing databases that allows you to effortlessly develop, train and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning models using standard queries.
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Still maintained? Yes: 7 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v26.1.0 (Apr 2026).
Comparisons in Database Management: Airtable alternatives.
At a glance
MindsDB quick facts
- Health score
- 71/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 39,832
- Last commit
- 7 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v26.1.0, Apr 2026
- Licence
- Elastic-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "MindsHub is an agent workspace for completing knowledge work and developing software, with open-source agent harnesses and a choice of models."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
MindsDB scores 71/100, #13 of 20 in Database Management: 7 commits in the last 90 days earn 8.2 of 35 points, the latest release (v26.1.0, 6 months ago) earns 24.5 of 25, 39,832 stars add 18.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 26.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 8.2 / 35
7 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 24.5 / 25
v26.1.0 released 6 months ago
- Stars 18.4 / 20
40k 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
- 7
- Last 90 days
- 754
- Last 12 months
- 7 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #13 of 20 tools in Database Management by health , between StackRender (#12) and CloudBeaver (#14) .
Details
| Licence | Elastic-2.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Python |
| Latest release | v26.1.0 · 6 months ago |
| Stars | 39,832 |
| Open issues | 3 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | mindsdb/mindshub ↗ |
MindsDB vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with MindsDB (Database Management), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directus | 98 | 39k | BUSL-1.1 | yesterday |
| Chartbrew | 83 | 4.1k | MIT | yesterday |
| d9 | 79 | 183 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| MindsDB (this tool) | 71 | 40k | Elastic-2.0 | 7 days ago |
| CloudBeaver | 70 | 5.2k | Apache-2.0 | today |
| Mathesar | 69 | 5.2k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
MindsDB: common questions
Is MindsDB still maintained?
MindsDB had 7 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 7 days ago; the latest tagged release, v26.1.0, is from 6 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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