Baserow Review

Baserow lets you create databases with multiple views: grid, kanban, calendar, timeline, form, and survey. On top of the data you can build internal apps and dashboards with a visual page composer, and automate processes with workflows that have triggers, branches, conditions, and loops, connecting to HTTP requests, email, webhooks, and other services. It also has an audit log, plugin support for the frontend and backend, and AI features, including an assistant called Kuma that generates a database structure from a plain-language description, plus AI fields and agent steps in workflows. Baserow lists GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2 Type II compliance for its cloud.

Baserow can be self-hosted, and its documentation covers Docker installation and other deployment options. We did not verify the exact requirements, so check the install guide for the current hardware and database needs. The main development repository is on GitLab, with the GitHub repository we cite mirroring it, and the license is split between an MIT core and premium or enterprise code that needs a paid license to use.

The grid view will feel familiar to anyone who has used Airtable or a spreadsheet, and the same tables can be switched into kanban, calendar, and form views. The app builder and automations extend the database into small internal tools. We did not run it ourselves; this section reflects the official pricing page, repository, and OpenAlternative.

• Grid, kanban, calendar, timeline, form, and survey views
• Visual app and dashboard builder on your own data
• Automations with triggers, branches, conditions, and loops
• AI assistant and AI fields
• Audit log, plugins, and GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2 Type II compliance on the cloud

• Mature, widely used open-source Airtable alternative with a six-year track record
• Self-hosting without Airtable's row and API limits, and no per-user pricing for the free core
• Broad feature set covering databases, apps, and workflows

• Some features, such as role-based permissions and audit logs, sit in paid Advanced and higher plans
• Free cloud plan is limited to 3,000 rows and 2 GB per workspace
• Ecosystem and templates are smaller than Airtable's
• License split means the self-hosted free edition is not the full product

Cloud plans: Free gives 3,000 rows and 2 GB per workspace; Premium is $10/user/month billed yearly ($12 monthly) with 50,000 rows and all views and AI features; Advanced is $18/user/month billed yearly ($22 monthly) with 250,000 rows, role-based permissions, and audit logs; Enterprise is on request with 1,000,000 rows. Self-hosting is free for the core, and paid licenses unlock premium features.

Airtable is the market leader for no-code databases, with a polished interface, many templates, and a large ecosystem, but it limits rows and API calls by plan and charges per user. Baserow gives you most of the same building blocks with an open core and the option to host it yourself. Excel and Google Sheets are simpler spreadsheets, so they remain better for quick calculations, while Baserow is better when you need relational data and forms.

• Teams that want Airtable-style databases on their own infrastructure
• Organizations that need data residency or want to avoid per-user pricing
• Builders creating internal tools and workflows without code

• Teams that depend on Airtable's template and integration ecosystem
• Users who only need a simple spreadsheet
• Organizations that expect every enterprise feature in the free self-hosted edition