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Checked 2026-10-21

Airtable vs Baserow Open Source Edition

Fit:

Migration notes

Official importer transfers tables, records, relationships, attachments and grid views. Automations, interfaces, integrations and permissions need rebuilding; comments and revision history do not transfer. Free edition lacks several workflow views and export formats.

Sources: baserow.io, baserow.io · checked 2026-10-21

AirtablePaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 20 / seat / month
Pricing modelper-seat, billed annual
OwnerBending Spoons S.p.A. (NASDAQ:BSP)

Team starts at $20/user/month billed annually; free plan available; price checked October 21, 2026. Source

Airtable plans reviewed
TeamentryUSD 240 / user / yr
BusinessbusinessUSD 540 / user / yr
Enterprise ScaleenterpriseQuote only

Baserow Open Source EditionOpen-source alternative

Fit for Airtable
License
Paid-feature tier C
Self-host
Paid-feature limits4 noted
Baserow Open Source Edition plans reviewed
Open Source Editionfree self-hosted coreFree
Premiumvendor commercial cloudUSD 12 / user / mo
Advancedvendor commercial cloudUSD 22 / user / mo
Enterprisevendor commercial cloudQuote only

What you may give up

  • Kanban, calendar, timeline and survey views
  • Row comments and coloring
  • JSON, XML and Excel table export
  • Granular permissions, SSO and audit logging

Tier C: OSE code MIT; root license explicitly excludes premium/enterprise directories under separate licenses, and docs use CC-BY-SA-4.0. Everyday views, comments and export formats require paid plans, including self-hosted. License source

What running it takes

  • Persistent data volume and application/background worker services

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All-in-one bundles PostgreSQL/Redis; external services allowed. No MySQL/SQLite backend asserted. Separate self-host commercial activation required for premium capabilities; cloud prices below identified as cloud. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.