MIT-licensed no-code database and Airtable alternative. Import directly from a public Airtable share link. EU-hosted cloud or self-hosted via Docker.
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3 reviewed open source and source-available alternatives to Airtable. Each carries a source and a date. Pick the one that fits how you work.
Apache-licensed spreadsheet-database hybrid with Python formulas. Import from Airtable without making your base public. Self-hosted or cloud.
Turn any database into a spreadsheet-style interface with auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs. Source-available, self-hosted Airtable alternative.
"Most things moved into Obsidian with databases that needed to stay databases (versus tables) going into NocoDB (an airtable clone that can use sqlite). I still haven't found a replacement for "online thing that anyone can edit easily". Some wiki systems are close but I don't want to give up some of the richer component types like kanban cards."
"I've been using Grist for quite some time now. It has its limitations but overall it's amazing and, for many things, better than Airtable and effectively any competitor. Being able to write Python with their decent docs is also pretty great."
"Sure, for my private projects I already run my own Gitea and Woodpecker CI (and my own docker registry, and my own Taiga server for project management, and my own baserow server to replace airtable, etc...) but the moment you say "just get a VPS to run this service that is available for free at $BIGCORP", you lost 90% of the potential users."
| Project | License | Stars | Last release | Hosted | Docker | Zero terminal | Install path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baserow | MIT | 5.6k | 2026-07-21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Install path |
| Grist | Apache-2.0 | 11.4k | 2026-07-29 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Install path |
| NocoDB | Sustainable-Use-1.0 | 64.5k | 2026-08-05 | Yes | Yes | No | Install path |