Baserow
FreemiumBuild databases and apps as easily as a spreadsheet.
Published 27 September 2026Last updated 31 October 2026
Scores
Popularity3/5
Established
A recognized open-source Airtable alternative with a strong review rating, but its GitHub following and market visibility are meaningfully smaller than the category leaders.
Learning Curve2/5
Easy
The grid/gallery/form views read as a spreadsheet from the first session, and most users get a working table up without any setup beyond signing in or self-hosting the container.
Flexibility4/5
Flexible
A REST API on every table, built-in automations, and AI-assisted field generation give it real integration and workflow surface beyond a static grid.
Performance3/5
Average
Real-time WebSocket sync and a Postgres-backed core hold up well for typical internal-tool workloads, though reviewers note occasional session and UI rough edges.
Portability5/5
No lock-in
MIT-licensed core with no premium-gated open-source restrictions, self-hostable on standard infrastructure, and backed by a plain PostgreSQL database rather than a proprietary store.
About Baserow
Baserow is a no-code database builder that presents data through a familiar spreadsheet interface (grid, gallery, form, and more views on paid plans) while storing everything in a PostgreSQL-backed core underneath. Teams use it to build lightweight apps, CRMs, project trackers, and internal tools without writing backend code, then connect to the same data through a REST API for automations or custom applications.
Collaboration is real-time: changes made by one user propagate to others instantly over WebSockets, and role-based permissions control who can view or edit what. Baserow also ships automations and AI-assisted features (field generation, data cleanup) built on top of the same table model, plus a library of 65+ starter templates for common use cases.
The core platform is MIT-licensed and free to self-host, following an open-core model: Premium, Advanced, and Enterprise plans add row and storage limits, role-based permissions, audit logs, snapshots, and SSO for teams that need them, available as a managed cloud plan or a self-hosted license. Compared to Airtable, Baserow's pitch is data ownership: self-host on your own infrastructure and the underlying Postgres database is yours, with no proprietary export format between you and your data.
Key Features
- Spreadsheet-style grid, gallery, form, and kanban views over a PostgreSQL-backed core
- Real-time collaboration via WebSockets — edits sync instantly across users
- Developer-friendly REST API generated for every table
- Built-in automations and AI-assisted field generation
- Role-based permissions, audit logs, and snapshots (Advanced/Enterprise)
- MIT-licensed core, self-hostable or managed cloud
- 65+ starter templates for common database and app use cases
Pros
- MIT-licensed core with a free, full-featured self-hosted option
- Data stored in a standard PostgreSQL core, so there is no proprietary lock-in
- Real-time collaboration and a developer-friendly API out of the box
- Familiar spreadsheet UI that is easy for non-technical teammates
- Cost-effective compared to Airtable for teams willing to self-host
Cons
- Smaller community and feature set than Airtable, so some functionality still lags
- Self-hosting has real service dependencies and setup complexity
- Row, storage, and automation limits on lower cloud tiers can be restrictive
- Role-based permissions and audit logs start on the Advanced plan
Baserow Pricing
Freemium- MIT-licensed core, free to self-host indefinitely
- Unlimited rows and storage on your own infrastructure
- Grid, gallery, form, and kanban views included
- 3,000 rows and 2 GB storage per workspace
- 2,000 automation credits a month
- Grid, form, and gallery views, 65+ templates
- $10/user/month billed yearly ($12 monthly)
- 50,000 rows, 20 GB storage per workspace
- All view types and AI features, 100,000 automation credits
- $18/user/month billed yearly ($22 monthly)
- 250,000 rows, 100 GB storage per workspace
- Role-based permissions, audit logs, snapshots, 500,000 automation credits
- Custom pricing, contact sales
- 1,000,000 rows, 1,000 GB storage per workspace
- SSO, implementation support, invoice billing, 2,000,000 automation credits
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Baserow's REST API is consumed by n8n's HTTP Request node for automation workflows that need a structured, spreadsheet-style data store outside of Airtable or Google Sheets.
Alternatives to Baserow(2)
Baserow and NocoDB are the two leading self-hostable Airtable alternatives, most often shortlisted against each other when a team decides to self-host rather than use Airtable.
Baserow is an MIT-licensed, self-hostable alternative to Airtable, trading some of Airtable's polish and ecosystem for full data ownership on a standard PostgreSQL core.