Baserow

Baserow is an open-source no-code database built to feel immediately familiar to anyone who has used Airtable: a clean grid where each column is a typed field, plus gallery, kanban, and form views layered on top of the same data. The difference is what sits underneath. Baserow's core is MIT-licensed, it stores everything in standard PostgreSQL, and you can run the whole thing from a single Docker image on a cheap VPS — which means no per-seat billing and no record caps imposed by a vendor.

For developers, the standout feature is that Baserow auto-generates a REST API for every table you create, with interactive documentation. That turns any base into a lightweight backend you can wire into apps, scripts, or automation tools without building a database schema by hand. Webhooks and a plugin architecture extend it further.

The honest trade-offs: a handful of the more advanced collaboration and admin features live in the paid/enterprise edition, the template and integration marketplace is smaller than Airtable's, and self-hosting means you own backups, upgrades, and uptime. For teams that value data ownership and predictable cost over a turnkey hosted experience, that is usually a worthwhile exchange — and you can start on Baserow's hosted free plan before committing to self-hosting.