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.

Actively maintainedNon-free license

At a glance

GitHub stars
39.8k
Forks
6.2k
Open issues & PRs
6
Last activity
2026-10-23
Latest release
v26.1.0
2026-04-23
Commits (12 mo)
692
License
Elastic-2.0
GitHub detects MIT
Language / platform
Docker, Python

Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months. GitHub data fetched 2026-11-04.

Run MindsDB yourself

  • RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr1 GB$5Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →
DigitalOcean1 GB$6Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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