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Baserow vs DeepCell

Baserow and DeepCell are both databases & spreadsheets tools. Baserow is aimed at developers and small businesses, while DeepCell is aimed at freelancers and small businesses. Both have a free plan.

Baserow

Open-source Airtable alternative

DeepCell

Linked spreadsheet, report and slides in one file, built by AI agents

PricingOpen source · $12Freemium
Starting price$12/moNot published
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forDevelopers, Small businessesFreelancers, Small businesses, Enterprise
Platformswebweb, macos, windows, linux
CountryNL · 2020SG
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Choose Baserow if

Teams wanting an open-source Airtable.

  • Open source
  • No row limits self-hosted
  • GDPR-friendly (EU)

Look elsewhere if: Teams needing Airtable's ecosystem.

Choose DeepCell if

Analysts and consultants who use AI agents to build models, memos and decks that must stay consistent and explainable under deadline.

  • Removes the manual work of syncing numbers across files
  • Cheat sheet documents the reasoning behind each conclusion
  • Free to start, with no account needed for a first try

Look elsewhere if: Teams that need real-time multi-user spreadsheet collaboration today (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets).

Baserow vs DeepCell pricing

Baserow

  • Free$0Cloud: 3,000 rows, 2 GB storage; self-host open source
  • Premium$12/user/mo$10/user/mo billed yearly; 50,000 rows, 20 GB
  • Advanced$22/user/mo$18/user/mo billed yearly; 250,000 rows, 100 GB
  • EnterpriseCustom1M rows, 1,000 GB, contact sales

DeepCell

  • Free$0No account to start; free account keeps files past 30 days
  • TeamsComing soonWaitlist; shared projects and permissions for 3 to 50 people
  • EnterpriseCustomSSO, private cloud or on-prem, security review

Baserow · Key features

  • No-code database with views
  • Application builder
  • Automations
  • AI field
  • REST API
  • Self-hosting

Cons

  • Fewer integrations than Airtable
  • Interfaces less mature
  • Smaller community

DeepCell · Key features

  • One .deepcell file links spreadsheet, report, slides and cheat sheet
  • Changing one input updates every linked figure, sentence and slide
  • Trace any number back to its source file and assumptions
  • Numbers labelled by scenario and as fact or forecast
  • Every edit versioned with what changed, when and why
  • Export to Excel with live formulas, Word, PowerPoint, PDF and PNG

Cons

  • Teams plan with shared projects is not available yet
  • New file format with a very short track record
  • Anonymous projects are deleted after 30 days of inactivity

Baserow vs DeepCell: FAQ

Do Baserow and DeepCell have a free plan?

Yes, both Baserow and DeepCell have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?