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Open source / Airtable

Open-source alternatives to Airtable

Baserow is open source: free to download and run on your own server. Airtable costs from $20 a month, with a free plan.

Baserow

Open core (MIT) · No-code database and app builder, an alternative to Airtable

Baserow combines a spreadsheet with a database so teams can build databases, apps, automations and dashboards without code. It can be self-hosted with no storage limits.

  • Spreadsheet-style databases
  • Apps and portals on your own domain
  • Automations and dashboards
  • AI assistant
  • API-first

The core is open source under the MIT licence and free to run on your own server; some enterprise features need a paid licence. A hosted version is available at baserow.io.

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Before you switch

  • Free to use, not free to run. The licence costs nothing, but self-hosting needs a server (often $5 to $40 a month) and someone to install updates and keep backups.
  • Open core means the main product is open source but some features, usually for larger teams, need a paid licence.
  • Hosted versions exist for many of these, run by the makers. They cost money but save the upkeep, and you can still move to your own server later.
  • Licences differ. MIT and Apache allow almost anything. GPL and AGPL require you to share changes you make to the code; for normal business use, that rarely matters.

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