Alternatives to
9 Best Baserow Alternatives in 2026
The best Baserow alternatives depend on whether you prioritize cost, control, or a different workflow.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
- 3
- Self-hosted
- 3
What you are leaving
Baserow at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free forever cloud plan; Premium $10/user/mo and Advanced $18/user/mo billed yearly
- Deployment
- Baserow Cloud or self-hosted on your own infrastructure
- Licensing
- Open core - self-hosted edition available alongside commercial cloud plans
- Free tier
- 3,000 rows and 2GB storage per workspace, 2,000 automation credits, 65+ templates
- Views
- Grid, Form and Gallery on free; Kanban, Survey, Calendar, Timeline and dashboards on paid
- AI
- AI features and Kuma AI assistant on paid plans
- Compliance
- HIPAA, SOC 2 and GDPR compliance options on higher cloud tiers
- Main gripe
- Free plan caps rows at 3,000 per workspace and the most useful views sit behind paid tiers
- Best for
- Teams that want an open source Airtable-style database they can self-host or buy as a managed cloud service
Compare at a glance
Baserow alternatives compared
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| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | NocoDB | No-code database, grid views, forms and automations | Full replacement | Yes | $12/seat/mo | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 02 | Teable | No-code database, multiple views and automations | Mostly replaces | Yes | $13/seat/mo | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 03 | Grist | Relational data, views, formulas and automations | Mostly replaces | Yes | $8/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 04 | Airtable | No-code database, views, forms and automations | Full replacement | Yes | $20/seat/mo | No | No | Easy | |
| 05 | Notion | Databases, views, relations and forms | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | No | Hard | |
| 06 | Coda | Databases, formulas, automations and views | Partial replacement | Yes | $12/Doc Maker/mo | No | No | Hard | |
| 07 | Google Sheets | Tabular data, formulas and collaboration | Narrow overlap | Yes | $6/user/mo | No | No | Easy | |
| 08 | Smartsheet | Grid data, forms, automation and reporting | Narrow overlap | No | — | No | No | Hard | |
| 09 | monday.com | Grid data, multiple views and automation | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | No | Hard |
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Frequently asked
Baserow alternatives FAQ
- Is Baserow free?
- Yes. Baserow has a free forever cloud plan that includes 3,000 rows and 2GB of storage per workspace, 2,000 automation credits and a library of 65+ templates. You can also self-host Baserow on your own server. Paid cloud plans start at $10 per user per month billed yearly for Premium.
- What is the best open source alternative to Baserow?
- NocoDB is the closest open source alternative, with a free cloud tier for 3 editor seats and a self-hosted edition. Teable and Grist are also open source and self-hostable: Teable leans towards app building with an AI field and app builder, while Grist is spreadsheet-first with Python formulas. All three can connect to an existing database.
- How does Baserow compare to Airtable on price?
- Baserow is cheaper at the entry level. Baserow Premium is $10 per user per month billed yearly, while Airtable Team is $20 per seat per month billed annually and Business is $45 per seat per month. Baserow's free plan includes 3,000 rows per workspace, but Airtable's free plan caps bases at 1,000 records. Baserow also offers a self-hosted option, which Airtable does not.
- Can I self-host Baserow?
- Yes. Baserow publishes a self-hosted edition alongside its cloud plans, so you can run it on your own infrastructure and keep data in your own environment. Self-hosting means you take on upgrades, backups and scaling yourself. Baserow also offers HIPAA, SOC 2 and GDPR compliance options on higher cloud tiers if you would rather not run it yourself.
- Which Baserow alternative is best for connecting to an existing database?
- NocoDB was built specifically to sit on top of an existing SQL database and turn it into a smart spreadsheet interface, so it is the strongest choice if you already have Postgres, MySQL or SQL Server data. Grist also supports self-hosting and Python-powered formulas for spreadsheet-style work. If you want no-code app building on top of your data, Teable and Baserow both offer app builders.
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