Instead of Airtable

Spreadsheet-database hybrid with forms and automations.

Swap it

This is the strongest category in the list. NocoDB and Baserow both read Airtable bases and both feel like products, not demos.

You lose: The polish and the marketplace of extensions.

Start here

NocoDB

AGPL-3.0 (open core)an eveningactive

Imports Airtable bases well. Automations are newer.

github.com/nocodb/nocodb nocodb.com

A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.

Also worth a look

BaserowMIT (open core)an eveningactive
Clean and predictable. Fewer integrations than NocoDB.
github.com/baserow/baserow baserow.io
GristApache-2.0an eveningactive
Formulas are Python, which is either the reason to use it or the reason not to.
github.com/gristlabs/grist-core www.getgrist.com

Head to head

NocoDB vs BaserowNocoDB imports the Airtable you already have. Baserow is the calmer product to build on.

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.