Baserow vs Teable

Baserow is an open-source no-code database and one of the most complete Airtable alternatives. It is developed by a company based in the Netherlands and offered both as a hosted cloud service with EU data storage and as a self-hosted application you can run with Docker on your own servers. The core of the product is MIT licensed.

Data lives in tables with typed fields, links between tables, lookups, formulas and rollups, and can be viewed as a grid, gallery, form, kanban or calendar. On top of the database Baserow adds an application builder for simple internal tools and portals, automations, an AI field that generates or classifies content from a prompt, row comments, and a REST API with webhooks. The free self-hosted edition has no artificial row limits; paid Premium and Advanced tiers, priced per user, unlock extra views, AI, admin controls, audit logs, SSO and role management.

Baserow suits teams that like the Airtable model but need data ownership, GDPR-friendly hosting or predictable costs at large row counts. It falls short on ecosystem: Airtable has far more integrations, templates and a more mature Interfaces layer, and its community is larger. NocoDB is the closest rival, source-available rather than open source since 2026, and sits on top of an existing SQL database, while Grist is stronger for spreadsheet-style formulas. For many European organizations Baserow is the easiest open-source option to adopt.

Teable is an open-source no-code database that combines an Airtable-like spreadsheet interface with a real PostgreSQL database underneath. Launched in 2023, it targets teams that love Airtable's ease of use but run into its row limits, performance ceilings or lack of direct database access.

Tables support familiar field types, formulas, lookups, rollups, links between tables and views such as grid, kanban, gallery, form and calendar. Because data is stored in Postgres, Teable can handle millions of rows while staying responsive, and developers can query the same data directly with SQL or connect BI tools to it. Real-time collaboration, comments, permissions and record history support team work, while built-in AI features help generate fields, formulas and content. Automations and an API connect Teable to other tools. The hosted cloud has a free tier and per-seat paid plans with higher limits, and the community edition can be self-hosted for free with Docker.

Teable fits teams outgrowing Airtable, organizations that need to self-host for data control, and setups where developers and operations staff share the same data. It is a young product with fewer integrations, templates and extensions than Airtable and a smaller community, and some features are still evolving. NocoDB and Baserow are the other main open-source Airtable alternatives, Grist suits spreadsheet-heavy work, and Airtable remains the most mature ecosystem.