Baserow

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Baserow is a self-hosted Airtable alternative — collaborative database with spreadsheet UI, kanban / form / gallery views, real-time multi-user editing, API auto-generation. Open-source, with feature parity to Airtable's mid-tier offering.

For teams who built their workflow on Airtable and now face the migration to self-host or stay with the SaaS, Baserow is the bridge.

What it's for

  • Spreadsheet-database hybrid — Airtable-replacement workflows
  • Lightweight CRM — contacts + deals + pipelines
  • Project tracking — tasks + status + assignments
  • Content calendars — editorial planning workflows
  • Data collection — forms feeding directly into database

Who it's for

  • Small teams running ops on Airtable, hitting pricing tier walls
  • Privacy-bound orgs keeping spreadsheet-database data on-prem
  • Indie founders prototyping CRM/PM tools quickly
  • Agencies delivering custom data tools to clients
  • Marketing teams running editorial calendars + content workflows

Why teams pick Baserow over alternatives

  • MIT license — fully open
  • Self-host parity — no feature gating between cloud + OSS
  • Real-time collaboration — multi-user editing with conflict resolution
  • API auto-generated — every table becomes REST endpoint
  • Plugin ecosystem — extend with custom field types / views
  • Active development — backed by Baserow company

Integrations

  • API — auto-generated REST + GraphQL per table
  • Webhooks — fire on row events
  • Auth — local + OAuth + SAML + OpenID
  • Importers — Airtable JSON, CSV, XML
  • Embedded views — share view as embeddable widget
  • Database engines — Postgres backend
  • Workflows — built-in automations + n8n integration

Notable users & community

  • 8k+ GitHub stars
  • Active Discord community
  • Backed by Baserow (NL) — sustainable European OSS company
  • Featured in Airtable-alternative roundups
  • Strong release cadence

Tips & operations

  • Migrate from Airtable carefully — use Baserow's import; check field type mapping
  • API key per consumer — distinct keys for different integrations
  • Persistent Postgres + uploads — both essential
  • Backup priority — your database is your business; daily at minimum
  • Mind real-time updates — WebSocket connections add memory overhead
  • Plugin discipline — official plugins safe; community ones vary in quality

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker compose: Baserow + Postgres + Redis
  • Pinned baserow/baserow:1.30 (release-tagged)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
  • Admin user via env config
  • Persistent volumes for Postgres + uploads
  • Auto-detection of standalone Postgres on same VPS
  • Backup hook covers Postgres + uploads
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