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Baserow - Open source no-code database and Airtable alternative

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Organize your data with the power of a database and the simplicity of a spreadsheet. Start with 60+ templates, collaborate in real-time, publish forms, and integrate with other tools. Use it as your CRM, project management system, or power your website.

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Bram Wiepjes
Hello Product Hunt community! Bram, founder here! First of all, thanks to @thisiskp_ for hunting Baserow! I started Baserow with the vision to build the most scalable, flexible, and user-friendly open source no-code toolchain. I believe using an open development model helps us create more stable and secure technologies. If you are using no-code tools like Airtable, you would have noticed that most of them do not offer full extensibility and scalability. Now, you might argue that many no-code tools have an app store with API extensions or pre-integrated apps, which is true. The real extensibility though comes from the ability to modify the source code and build the specific plugins your team needs, today and in the future. That requires fully transparent, developer-friendly openness. Which Baserow offers. Another big pain point for no-code users is that they are limited to one tool, or tied to further business decisions โ€” be it to increase the cost, discontinue the development, or anything else. With Baserow you adhere to your own decisions and move further of your own accord. No vendor lock-in is a huge advantage if you play long-term. With all these thoughts, I started working on Baserow back in early 2019 as a side project and launched the first version in May 2020. Today I'm proud to share that Baserow consists of 15 team members, and we raised a seed round of โ‚ฌ5M. What is Baserow? Baserow combines some great features Airtable has and offers better security, speed, and flexibility. With Baserow you can: - Manage large volumes of data. - Collaborate on data between teams in real-time. - Install on your own server and own your data. - Thrive for better data governance. - Easily integrate with other tools because of our API-first approach. - Extend by building plugins. Features: - Create and share views: Grid, Gallery, Form, Kanban, Calendar (soon), Timeline (soon). - More than 50 templates. - Easy to use API with configurable token permissions and webhooks. - Filter, sort, search and aggregations. - Undo-redo, snapshots, duplication and trash bin. - Row coloring and drag and drop ordering. - Many rich field types. - Importing and exporting. - Workspace user management. - Self host via Docker, on Heroku, on Cloudron and more. - Integrations with: Zapier, Make and n8n. Who can use Baserow? Overall, anyone. Baserow is designed for non-technical users from any department โ€” from HR and Operations to Software engineering. It allows collaboration on data in an easy-to-use database, without writing a single line of code. When you use Baserow, you're contributing to a community that puts people first. Our users are the ones who help shape the product development: 7 out of 10 features we release are usually suggested by the community. If all of the above resonated with you, support us and share your thoughts, comment and feedback. And after testing Baserow, tell us: what do you think about the tool? GitLab: https://gitlab.com/bramw/baserow Community: https://community.baserow.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/baserow Try it out: https://baserow.io
Mariam Yusuf
@thisiskp_ @bramw1 I know about Baserow but haven't yet tried. I guess, I should start using it now. No reason not to do so! All the best :)
Bram Wiepjes
@thisiskp_ @mariamyusuf_ Please let us know what you think of the product after you've tried it!
Marc Seitz
@thisiskp_ @bramw1 Hey Bram congrats on the launch today. Baserow is really easy to use and powerful under the hood. Hereโ€™s a code walkthrough video I made over the summer about Baserow ๐Ÿ˜ https://youtu.be/gkbZw-MZ9_k
Olga Trykush
@mfts0 thank you! Marc, happy to see you here, your support means a lot to us ๐Ÿ™
So when you say database, I immediately think database/SQL-like capabilities, being able to use query syntaxes and also doing remote data I/O. Is any of that available with Baserow? Also, what db engine do you use? I'd for sure use something like this for our Customer Success team, especially if I can integrate it with Segment!
Bram Wiepjes
Hi @florin_biro, Baserow is a no-code database, meaning you do relational database capabilities, but you use filters instead of queries to select the right data. We have an easy-to-use API to get data in and out. We're using PostgreSQL under the hood. Every table that's created in Baserow, will also be created in PostgreSQL. If you self-host, you can connect to the PostgreSQL database directly and use queries.
Bram Wiepjes
@florin_biro We also have a formula field that is just a simpler way of writing SQL queries.
Claudio Balbino
I recommend Baserow whenever I have the opportunity, why? because it is an incredible and very powerful tool that can be used in the most different situations in personal life or in business ๐Ÿ’™ Since I met him, at the beginning of 2022, I left other tools I used and started to use only him on a daily basis, and even though I am not a developer, due to its ease and simplicity, I use all the advanced resources it offers ๐Ÿš€ Thanks to the Baserow team for the amazing work they've done so far, and looking forward to even more amazing features to come. Success!
Olga Trykush
@claudio_balbino Thank you Claudio, happy to see you here ๐Ÿ’™
Bram Wiepjes
That's an amazing story @claudio_balbino! It's great to hear that Baserow is so useful for you.
HiramFromTheChi
@claudio_balbino thanks for being an active member of the community, Claudio ๐Ÿ™Œ
KP
Hey PH fam ๐Ÿ‘‹ Super thrilled to introduce Baserow to you and the wider world today! I stumbled across Baserow on Twitter a few months ago and as someone who's always curating new cutting-edge no-code tools, this one piqued my interest right away. Why? For years, I wondered if there would be an Airtable competitor as it has a near monopoly in the space and yet the market is so wide and open. Although there have been several attempts to challenge Airtable, Baserow stood out to me because it's open-source. Which means it's entirely customizable and developer-friendly and yet it's super accessible to the non-technical people on the team as well. Check out the wide range of templates, they blew my mind! After trying out Baserow and getting to know the founders' vision, I instantly agreed to hunt it and share this powerful tool with the larger PH community! ๐ŸŽ‰ In short, Baserow, is an Airtable alternative that helps people build databases with minimal technical prowess. I am planning to explore the tool a lot further in the coming months, I hope you'll check it out and see if it makes sense for your projects and businesses. Baserow's founder @bramw1 and rest of the team are all here today to answer your questions. Feel free to share your thoughts, feedback and questions below: โคต๏ธ Thank you for checking it out!
Sebastian Janus - derStartupCFO
Congrats on the launch @bramw1 ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Bram Wiepjes
Thank you, @derstartupcfo, make sure to test Baserow and share your feedback.
Frederik Duchi
I have been using Baserow since a couple of months as an alternative for Airtable. It is my number 1 no-code database because: - it automatically generates an API for every base - it is an open source product = you can host it yourself - it has a flat learning curve if you have ever used Airtable before Keep up the good work @bramw and the rest of the Baserow crew!
Bram Wiepjes
@frederik_duchi It is great to hear that Baserow is your number one tool! Please let us know if you ever have any feedback or questions.
HiramFromTheChi
@bramw @frederik_duchi Been following your no-code research journeyโ€”thanks for including Baserow ๐Ÿ™Œ
Simon Hoiberg
I've used Baserow for multiple automation setups in my company. Both simple and advanced. I can highly recommend it ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Bram Wiepjes
That's amazing @simonhoiberg! Would love to learn more about your use case.
Olga Trykush
Thank you @simonhoiberg for your support, it means a lot to us ๐Ÿ’™
Konstantin BIFERT
I discovered the product quite recently and so far, those are the things that I can tell about it: - the dev team is quite active on Gitlab (bugs, feature requests) ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป - the v2 is all about stability and a good foundation that you can count on (had a quick chat about it with Bram) ๐Ÿš€ - there are guides to several PaaS and it can of course be self-hosted ๐Ÿ  - clear explanation/setup on how to work with IntelliJ/VScode for further hacking - support (on Discourse/LinkedIn) looks to be quite reactive even with 30'ish people total ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป - a lot of integrations to come apparently, which is always welcome for OSS โญ - the pricing seems to be fair regarding price/feature I'd recommend giving it a try if you need such a product and don't want to struggle with Airtable. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
Bram Wiepjes
Spot on @kissu_io!
HiramFromTheChi
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Hugh Lagrotteria
Really beautiful product โ€” congrats on the launch today @bramw1 and team! I'd be curious to know what the main points of differentiation are between you and other similar tools (e.g., Airtable, Smartsheet, etc.). Is it that you're an open source tool, which allows for greater under-the-hood customization?
Bram Wiepjes
Thanks, @hugh_lagrotteria! The main differences with Airtable are: - We're open source, meaning business continuity because you can download the source code. - It can be self-hosted. You can install it on a server of your choosing, so you own your data. - Modularity. You can extend almost everything via plugin. If functionality is missing, and we don't want to build it, or it's not a priority for us, you could build it yourself. - The architecture of Baserow is made for high volumes of data. No limitation at 50k records per database. - We're API first, so everything that you can do via the interface, you can also do it via an API. More information can be found in our blog post: https://baserow.io/blog/baserow-...
Hugh Lagrotteria
@bramw1 Some great stuff here. What is your record limit, if larger than other players'? I know Airtable's record limit is something that causes folks frustration!
Bram Wiepjes
@hugh_lagrotteria we currently have a limit of 100k rows in the hosted advanced plan, but this will be increased soon. If you're self-hosting, there is no data limitation at all. We're okay with everything, as long as your server can handle it.
Kate Egorova
Congrats! Great product.
Bram Wiepjes
Thank you so much @lakric
Harsh Makadia
Congratulations on the launch Team Baserow. This airtable alternative looks cool!
Bram Wiepjes
Thanks @makadiaharsh, your kind words are much appreciated!
Tanay Pant
This is super cool! Kudos on the launch ๐Ÿ™Œ
Bram Wiepjes
Thanks @tanay_pant, much appreciated!
Sia Houchangnia
great team and a very needed product! Congrats for the launch @bramw1 & the whole Baserow team :)
Bram Wiepjes
Thank you so much @siahouchangnia, your words are much appreciated!
Shahadat Shemul
Definitely needed this. Congrats on the launch.
Bram Wiepjes
Glad to hear that @shemul, thanks!
HiramFromTheChi
need ๐Ÿค fit = ๐Ÿ”ฅ Thanks, @shemul
Tanmay Parekh
@bramw1 All the best for the launch Does it allow public embeds?
Bram Wiepjes
Thanks @parekh_tanmay Yes, you can publicly share every view and embed it via an iframe.
Fajar Siddiq
Congrats, looks awesome!
Bram Wiepjes
Thanks @fajarsiddiq, let us know what you think of the product.
Jordi Bron (Contany)
Love it. Awesome stuff guys!
Bram Wiepjes
Thanks @jordi_bron!
Omar Sheshtawy
Very cool @bramw1! Congrats on the launch.
Bram Wiepjes
Thanks @omar_sheshtawy, would love to hear your thoughts on our product.
Ping Flow
Baserow is a top solution ! congrats to the team !
Bram Wiepjes
Thank you so much @pingflow
Marc
Wow, this is the best thing I've seen since Retool!
Bram Wiepjes
Thanks @marc096776, let us know what you think of Baserow.