Last checked October 2026 · 7 alternatives to Airtable in our catalog
Airtable paid plans start at $20/user/month, which is why people look for an open-source alternative. Below are 5 open-source options you can inspect, modify and often self-host - 3 are completely free, 1 runs on Linux and 5 work in the browser.
Picked from listing data (price model, license, platforms, community votes), not hands-on testing.
| Alternative | Price | Open source | Platforms | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baserow | Free | Yes | Web | Open-source no-code database and spreadsheet-database hybrid |
| nocodb | Free | Yes (Other) | Web | Open-source Airtable alternative for collaborative databases |
| Grist | Freemium | Yes | Web, Linux | Relational spreadsheet-database hybrid that turns spreadsheets into secure, collaborative apps. |
| teable | Freemium | Yes (Other) | Web | AI-powered spreadsheet for business |
| AppFlowy | Free | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | Web | Note-taking and database app |
Open-source no-code database and spreadsheet-database hybrid
Open-source Airtable alternative for collaborative databases
Relational spreadsheet-database hybrid that turns spreadsheets into secure, collaborative apps.
Free plan includes: Up to 5,000 records per document · 10 team members, 2 guests per document · 100 AI Assistant credits (lifetime)
AI-powered spreadsheet for business
Free plan includes: 200 one-time bonus credits · 100 automation runs · 1,000 rows · 1GB of attachments
Note-taking and database app
Baserow is the first free alternative we list for Airtable and has no paid tier. Others worth a look: nocodb, Grist and teable. Which one fits depends on what you use Airtable for, so check the platform and free-plan details for each.
Yes: Baserow, nocodb, Grist, teable and AppFlowy. Open-source options can usually be inspected, modified and self-hosted.
Yes. The free plan includes Unlimited bases, Essential collaboration and Limited records and attachment storage. Paid plans start at $20/user/month.
How this list is built: alternatives come from our catalog's curated alternative relationships; price model, license and platforms come from each product's listing; order is fully-free first, then community votes.
