Airtable
Baserow
| Feature | Airtable | Baserow |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $20/mo | Free / from $5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | operations, marketing-teams, no-code-builders, agencies | developers, small-teams, self-hosters, privacy-conscious-orgs |
| Founded | 2012 | 2019 |
| Databases | ✓ | ✗ |
| Views | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interfaces | ✓ | ✗ |
| Api | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extensions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Database Tables | ✗ | ✓ |
| Forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self Hosting | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Airtable Pros
- Powerful database views
- Great API
- Interface designer
- Automations
✗ Airtable Cons
- Expensive
- Row limits
- Complex for simple needs
✓ Baserow Pros
- Open-source and self-hostable
- Good Airtable alternative
- Developer-friendly API
- Affordable pricing
✗ Baserow Cons
- Fewer automations than Airtable
- Smaller template library
- Growing feature set
The Verdict
Airtable is built for operations and marketing teams, with a focus on databases and views. Baserow targets developers and small teams and leads with database-tables and forms.
On pricing, Baserow is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $5/mo compared to $20/mo for Airtable. That $15/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.
