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Airtable vs Baserow

Airtable is a paid database and spreadsheet service with a free plan [S1]. Baserow's code is on GitHub, and its LICENSE says "Parts of Baserow's software are licensed as follows" [S2]. We checked every figure on this page against the vendors' own pages on 16 Oct 2026. Prices on this page are list prices as of that date.

Airtable vs Baserow at a glance

Airtable and Baserow compared, from the vendors' own pages and the GitHub API
AirtableBaserow
LicenseNot documented on the pages we readParts under different licenses; docs under CC BY-SA 4.0 [S2]; listed on Forkshelf as MIT [S4]
Free optionFree plan, "all users are free" [S1]Not documented on the pages we read
Paid planTeam, US$20 per user a month [S1]Not documented on the pages we read
GitHub starsNot applicable in our reading6,284 on 8 Nov 2026 [S3]
Last code pushNot applicable in our reading7 Nov 2026 [S3]

What is Baserow?

Baserow's code is on GitHub at baserow/baserow. The old address, bram2w/baserow, now redirects there [S3]. Its LICENSE says "Parts of Baserow's software are licensed as follows" [S2]. The docs/ folder is under the "Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 license" [S2]. The GitHub API does not return a single SPDX id [S3]. Forkshelf lists it as MIT [S4]. The repo had 6,284 stars on 8 Nov 2026 [S3]. It is not archived, and the last push was on 7 Nov 2026 [S3].

Airtable vs Baserow pricing

Airtable's pricing page says: "If you are on Airtable’s Free plan, all users are free." [S1] It also says the Team plan "is available for $20/user/month" [S1]. That is US$20 per user a month.

Baserow pricing is not documented on the pages we read. In our reading, read the full LICENSE to see which parts are under which license before you deploy [S2].

Airtable is the better fit when

  • You want a free plan where all users are free [S1].
  • You want a hosted plan with a listed per-user price [S1].

Baserow is the better fit when

  • You want a database tool whose source is published on GitHub [S2][S3].
  • You want a project with recent activity. The repo had a push on 7 Nov 2026 [S3].

Run Baserow on Railway

Railway lists a community template by Vamos Automatizar for Baserow (railway.com/deploy/baserow) [S5]. Railway shows it as unverified [S5]. Railway verifies a template only when the maker of the technology "becomes a partner and reviews the template" [S7]. The template had 1,546 projects on 16 Oct 2026 [S5]. Read the template page and its source before you deploy.

The template runs the image baserow/baserow:2.0.0 [S5]. Its "Persistent Volume" is "Used to preserve Baserow application data and uploaded files." [S5] Check that your plan has room for that volume.

Affiliate disclosure: Forkshelf earns a commission if you sign up for Railway through the links marked "Paid link" on this page. This does not change the order or content of any comparison here.

To get started, create a Railway account (Paid link). The Free plan allows up to 1 vCPU and 0.5 GB RAM per service, with 0.5 GB of volume storage per volume [S6]. The Hobby plan has a US$5 minimum usage per month, with US$5 of monthly usage credits included [S6][S8]. It allows up to 5 GB of volume storage per volume [S6].

Railway is one option. Pricing on Railway is as of 16 Oct 2026.

Other Airtable alternatives

Forkshelf lists 45 tools with open-source alternatives. See the Airtable alternatives page for the open-source options we list for Airtable.

FAQ

Is Baserow open source?
Parts of the code are under different licenses, with docs under CC BY-SA 4.0 [S2]. Forkshelf lists it as MIT [S4].

Is Airtable free?
On the Free plan, "all users are free" [S1].

How much does Airtable Team cost?
US$20 per user a month, as of 16 Oct 2026 [S1].

Sources (all fetched 16 Oct 2026)