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Open-source alternatives to Airtable

2 genuinely open-source alternatives with 68.1K combined GitHub stars. The most starred is NocoDB, with 63.2K stars.

Why look for a Airtable alternative?

Airtable's pricing scales with records and automation runs, and its most useful features — advanced automations, sync, extensions — sit behind higher-priced plans. People look for alternatives when they want to avoid record-based pricing tiers or need to self-host their data.

#1

NocoDB

Open-source Airtable alternative — any database becomes a spreadsheet.

AGPL-3.0 platform with Grid, Kanban, Gallery, Form, and Calendar views. Connects to MySQL, Postgres, SQLite with auto-generated REST/GraphQL APIs.

63.2K4.8KAGPL-3.0Self-hosted

Pricing: Free and open source (AGPL-3.0), self-hosted; a paid cloud plan is available.

  • Works over your existing SQL database — no migration lock-in
  • Auto-generated REST/GraphQL APIs
  • AGPL-3.0 requires sharing modifications if distributed
  • Interface is less refined than Airtable's
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#2

Baserow

No-code database and app builder — open-core Airtable alternative.

MIT open-core platform for relational databases, automations, dashboards, and AI-assisted workflows. API-first Django/Nuxt stack with Docker self-hosting.

4.9K618MITSelf-hosted

Pricing: Free and open core (MIT); paid tiers add automations and AI features.

  • Permissive MIT license for the core
  • API-first, simple to embed in other apps
  • Fewer views and features than NocoDB out of the box
  • Smaller community than NocoDB
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Compare Airtable alternatives

ToolStarsLicenseSelf-hostedPricing
NocoDB63.2KAGPL-3.0YesFree and open source (AGPL-3.0), self-hosted; a paid cloud plan is available.
Baserow4.9KMITYesFree and open core (MIT); paid tiers add automations and AI features.

Which one should you choose?

Want the closest overall Airtable replacement

Closest feature match — Grid/Kanban/Gallery/Form/Calendar views over any SQL database, with auto-generated APIs.

NocoDB

Want a simpler, more permissively licensed option

MIT-licensed core and a lighter feature set if NocoDB's AGPL terms or complexity aren't a fit.

Baserow
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