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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 20th, 2026 # Reviews of Baserow Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Cameron P Design EngineerComputer Software, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I love that I can have a database created without much work and it also has a full fledged API available for me to use the data in an app.“ April 23, 2024 FE Fati E Medical doctorHealth, Wellness and Fitness, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The only downside so far is that I can’t add new values directly from the form.“ April 23, 2024 AM Anshuman M Android DeveloperComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Baserow implementation was fast and cost effective both as it took us barely 30 minutes to transition from our retro database, Airtable to Baserow.“ July 13, 2024 FX Bayu A Cyber SecurityComputer & Network Security, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Cannot add WYSIWYG page on an item/task“ April 24, 2024 VB Volker B FounderInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “The intuitive interface makes it a breeze to create databases and start working on projects right away, even without advanced technical skills.“ April 23, 2024 BA Brandon A Integration Solutions ConsultantMarketing and Advertising, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “When using the API, the field names are very cryptic and I haven't figured out a way to make them more readable.“ May 25, 2023 FX Bayu A Cyber SecurityComputer & Network Security, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Baserow provides open source version, which helped a lot for nonprofit companies to manage their team and projects.“ April 24, 2024 ZS Zachary S EntrepreneurDesign, Self-employedUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “I feel like a rich text field like HTML or Markdown is missing in Baserow.“ May 12, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 69 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Domingo A. Junior Research Associate Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Baserow functional modern database approach" May 11, 2023 5.0 Pros I probably like the functionality and having the ability to self host the product is very important to be able to fully customize and align it with the institution's requirement Cons The only thing we are missing is the live data view. For example is the live connection between airtable/google sheet existing table where we can see the changes to the original table in real time Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey Domingo, Appreciate your recommendation of Baserow. Glad you and your team is making good use of Baserow's self-hosted solution to stay compliant with all necessary policies and requirements. We have real-time collaboration, and changes to the database are always reflected instantly. I may not be fully understanding what you're referencing here when it comes to live data view, but we're happy to look into it for you if you pop your question into the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io). - Hiram YC Yoann C. President Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Use Baserow instead of Google Form" May 19, 2023 4.0 Pros easy to deployeasy to useeasy to understand Cons we have to replace Google Forms and it cannot do it Alternatives considered [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/)[Smartsheet](https://www.capterra.com/p/79104/Smartsheet/) Reason for choosing Baserow because it is open source, we can deploy it on our own server and protect our data Switched from [Google Forms](https://www.capterra.com/p/176571/Google-Forms/)[Google Sheets](https://www.capterra.com/p/169718/Google-Sheets/) We have to switch to respect GDPR but we lost a lot of efficiency Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hi Yoann, Thanks for taking the time to review Baserow! Glad it was easy to deploy and easy to understand. Data governance and security don't have to come at the expense of efficiency, so it'd be great to understand more about your processes and how Baserow could actually help you work more efficiently. Feel free to jump into the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io), and I'm sure we or other community members would be able to help you come up with some useful workflows that could free up your resources. - Hiram mM mazin M. COO Medical Devices Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great effort. needs many improvements. " May 25, 2023 3.0 over all support is very good. sadly, without the certain features we cannot sign up. in order for baserow to excel, it must: offer all the airtable features, for less $, or offer better platform for the same (or more) $. Pros clean interface. seems to load much faster than airtable. support is by far exceeds others. Cons Baserow, is missing many features offered by airtable. Such as the view imbed feature, where we can imbed a certain view, with automatically generated I frame, with options to convert the "grid" view into card format, (horizontal), that's very pleasing to look at. another, is hidden items. with baserow there is no option to hide items in order to minimize "item headers", but have all item's fully visible in expanded mode. in base row hidden items remain hidden, which makes the entire feature worthless. also, the controls, are as worthless as airtable, and are not compatible with mobile devices, in imbed / I Frame mode. Serious IOs compatibility as well, just like the competition. Reason for choosing Baserow did not. Review Source Response from Baserow June 5, 2023 Hi Mazin, thanks for taking the time to review Baserow and sharing your feedback. Much appreciated. As a heads up, views can be embedded into an iframe (a good example of this in action would be our baserow.io/templates page). We also have Gallery view, which is similar to what I believe you're looking for regarding "card format." For the other stuff, I may not be fully understanding, but I highly recommend jumping into the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io) so that you can share screenshots/GIFs of what you're looking for in Baserow. Once we have a better understanding of that, then we can start the process of fitting it into the roadmap. :) -Hiram ZS Zachary S. Entrepreneur Design Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Affordable and Growing alternative to Airtable and Notion" May 12, 2023 5.0 Overall, I had a solid experience using Baserow and I would recommend it to anyone coming from a background of using Notion or Airtable. I had connection issues with Notion and Airtable where I am from. However, I could easily fix that problem by hosting an instance of Baserow in my own server. Pros I think the most I liked about Baserow was that it offered a lot of the features I was expecting coming from using Notion. I also worked with Airtable before and I think that Baserow can substitute both those platforms. But it exceeds them because Baserow is open source. That's what I like about this app. You can host it wherever you want and you get a solid user experience. I certainly see myself using this app for my day to day needs and for my clients as well. Also preparing templates with this app is easy and I would definitely pursue that angle as well. Cons I feel like a rich text field like HTML or Markdown is missing in Baserow. I saw it in their development roadmap and I can't wait to also see that field in the list of fields Baserow offers. This is important to me because with this field, I won't have to rely on google docs, or uploading markdown files to the attachment field for writing longer form content. Alternatives considered [Smartsheet](https://www.capterra.com/p/79104/Smartsheet/) Switched from [Notion](https://www.capterra.com/p/186596/Notion/) Connection Issues with Notion and vendor lock-in. I feared that I might lose my data if I continued to use Notion. Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey Zachary, Really appreciate your evaluation and recommendation of Baserow! Rich text field is indeed on the roadmap, and a feature I'm personally really excited for as well. We'll take into consideration the possible implementation of Markdown too, which I'm a \_big\_ fan of. With this, Baserow could be an extremely powerful CMS and handle tons of long-form content with more versatility. - Hiram JW Joe W. Ceo Biotechnology Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Free and easy to use" April 23, 2024 5.0 We have helped several clients who want to be able to edit spreadsheets and show that data in real time on an application set up base row. We have also helped several people move off of air table onto base road to save the money! Pros Our team loves how easy it is to set up new tables and how cheap it is compared to Airtable! Cons We prefer the cloud hosted option over the self hosted option, and don’t have a lot of negatives! Alternatives considered [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Reason for choosing Baserow Lower cost than air table so we wanted to save money Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Lower cost than air table so we wanted to save money Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Joe, it's awesome to see that you're using Baserow to the max. And that you're spreading the word amongst your network. We really appreciate it—goes a long way! -Hiram MR Marshall R. Engineer Online Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Why did I ever use Airtable?" April 23, 2024 4.0 Great for managing all the data in dev and organize it before putting it in our primary database. Pros Infinite rows. Needed in products like these. Cons The load time, the lack of Google cloud setup support, every so often it'll be buggy and I'm not sure what resources to upgrade - does it need more memory? A larger machine? Another instance? That feedback would be remarkable. Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Lack of infinite rows. I need to be able to just list item after item without getting blocked. Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Hi, Marshall—awesome to see that you're pushing the (un)limits with Baserow! Our devs would love to help you out with the more technical aspects to make sure you're running Baserow as efficiently as possible. If you're interested, pop a thread into the community and let's take it from there. Thanks for your feedback! -Hiram JW James W. consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Baserow review" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros easy to use, nice functionality. works reliably. integrates with common automation software. The company listens to users and implements features based on customer feedback. Cons i hope a small open source company can be successful! Alternatives considered [MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/) Reason for choosing Baserow we felt it was a better experience out of the box. Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) compliance issues. needed data stored locally rather than in the cloud. Review Source Response from Baserow May 15, 2024 Hi James, thanks for your review and support! Sounds like you're making the most of Baserow. Love to see it. -Hiram TR Tuula R. Operations Manager Environmental Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Build a database without programming skills" April 30, 2024 5.0 Great, we are so thankful that this is available free of charge. Pros My \[sensitive content hidden\] and I were in need of a low-cost solution for managing thousands of data points to track seed accessions for ecological restoration. We were losing data with Google sheets and unable to cross-reference collection data, seed farming and overall lifecycle of seed lots. We tried a costly database used by large-scale seed farmers and it didn't meet our needs; it was slow, the interface was ancient and the workflow was not intuitive. Baserow is elegant, super fast and intuitive to use. Cons There is a learning curve; however compared to the time we would have invested in learning Python or another programming language to custom-build a database, this is much faster. Review Source Response from Baserow May 20, 2024 Hi Tuula, this is an awesome use case for Baserow! Appreciate you sharing your experience and taking the time to review. Thanks again. -Hiram VR Verified Reviewer Data analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "An open-source and low-code database management tool" May 22, 2023 5.0 Using Baserow is just a pleasure : the interface is neat, you can integrate it smoothly with workflow automation tools and take advantage of it's open-source philosophy by self-hosting it. Pros \- Open-core philosophy with huge number of available features for free plan- Very stable- Reliable API- Speed Cons Lack of some features but the product is on a fast-pace development Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey there, Thanks for your recommendation of Baserow! We know performance, speed, and reliability are integral, especially when dealing with large amounts of data, so it's great to hear that your experience has been in line with what we set out to achieve. - Hiram Cameron P. Design Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easiest way to set up a database" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros I love that I can have a database created without much work and it also has a full fledged API available for me to use the data in an app. Cons Something I'd love to see in Baserow is more customizations with the CSS of the App Builder. That'd make it so much better Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Cameron, awesome to see you're already making use of Application Builder. Design options for AB are on the way as we continue to move it out of beta this year. Sounds like the wheels are moving on the Database Builder side and you've got the API working seamlessly, so great stuff there. Appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback! -Hiram FG Flavio G. DevOps Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Experiencia de uso" April 24, 2024 5.0 Seria excelente se não fosse o elevado consumo de CPU. Pros Facilidade de uso e implantação, excelente criação da API, ampla funcionalidade atendendo completamente todas as necessidades Cons Elevadíssimo consumo de CPU, exigindo servidor com muitas unidades de processamento. Alternatives considered [NocodeAPI](https://www.capterra.com/p/268675/NocodeAPI/) Reason for choosing Baserow Facilidade de uso, neste quesito o Baserow ganha de muitos serviços no mercado. Switched from [Supademo](https://www.capterra.com/p/10005933/Supademo/) Na verdade o produto foi o Supabase, como não foi oferecido nas respostas então escolhi outro semelhante. Pelo fato de também ser selfhosted, com muitos recursos e sem exigir alto consumo de CPU. Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Hi Flavio, thanks for your feedback! Looks like you're making really good use of Baserow. We've noted your comment regarding CPU consumption. If you'd like to provide some more insights and get technical support regarding this, feel free to reach out via the Baserow Community. – Hiram IM Ivan M. Owner Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Awesome date base!!" April 23, 2024 5.0 Good overall I like it and is very affordable compared to airtable Pros The forms are the best I found out there. They are simple but even with the free plan you get so much value the baserow branding is really conservative Cons Built in automation hopefully they implement this type of features in the future Alternatives considered [SmartSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/242046/SmartSuite/) Reason for choosing Baserow Simple to use, similar to airtable and affordable Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Is more affordable and it give The possibility to host all my date if I decided to do so because they are open source Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Great to see you're enjoying Form View, Ivan! You can certainly create some powerful workflows, especially when you start using conditional fields in the forms. And yes, we do have native automations coming soon. Keep an eye on the roadmap for updates! -Hiram AM Anshuman M. Android Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excellent Platform for Backend use" July 13, 2024 5.0 Pros Baserow implementation was fast and cost effective both as it took us barely 30 minutes to transition from our retro database, Airtable to Baserow. Cons Documentation should have examples for Java and Kotlin used in Android Development. Android holds a substantial share in app development market. So examples for them should be given and if possible, an Android SDK be developed and maintained. Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Limits and Pricing of Airtable API, which keep getting more and more expensive. Review Source Response from Baserow July 22, 2024 Hey Anshuman, thanks for your review and feedback! Awesome to see that migrating over from Airtable was quick and painless. Your Android development use case is really interesting, and we'll make note of your documentation suggestions for Java and Kotlin. P.S. Feel free to share your apps in the Baserow Community—we'd love to take a look! CB Christopher B. Developer Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy To Use" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros Cost effective and has a clear roadmap for features Cons Still requires some work to be competitive in market, but other aspects make up for it. Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Cost and lack of care for clients and customers. Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Christopher, thank you for sharing your review with us! Glad to have you along for the ride as we work towards those ambitious roadmap goals. Thanks again! -Hiram DL Daniel L. Director E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The best free option" April 24, 2024 5.0 Very easy to use, The learning curve is short Pros It is the best option to work in online databases, it is very similar to Airtable which has made it easy for me to use it Cons You don't have the calendar view in the free version Alternatives considered [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Reason for choosing Baserow Because it allows me to install on my own server Review Source Response from Baserow April 25, 2024 Glad you're enjoying Baserow, Daniel! Thanks for your review. TP Thomas P. Director Product Engineering Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Success on day one" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros From day one, we were able to structure the idea in spreadsheets. When we were done, we had a fully functional backend and it was just a matter of building the app and the website. That's all! Cons That we didn’t use it much earlier, due to it’s ease of use and scalability. Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Phenomenal to hear, Thomas—thanks for sharing your use case! Always great to hear the different ways in which people use Baserow. Appreciate your review! -Hiram FE Fati E. Medical doctor Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "One of the best database apps!" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros The most useful feature offered is by far the form that automatically adds a row to the database. I have the link saved in my reminders on the main page of my phone and I use it everyday. It’s so easy to use and doesn’t require for me to open the website everyday to look for what I need. Cons The only downside so far is that I can’t add new values directly from the form. Bm Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Fati, thanks for your review! Glad you're making use of Baserow. Question: is your form set up correctly? Forms are used for data intake, so you should absolutely be able to add new values directly from the form. Pop into community.baserow.io if you need some help! -Hiram KM Kim M. Syste Admin Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Exploring my Baserom" April 24, 2024 5.0 Pros Easy to use and user friendly Self-hosted Cons on self-hosted complex to set-up many services dependencies Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Hi Kim, thanks for your review! Awesome to see that you're self-hosting Baserow. We're always working on making it even easier to self-host, especially for non-technical folks. Stay tuned for more developments on this front. – Hiram JP Josiah P. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Works great " May 23, 2023 5.0 Pros Simple and intuitive. Focused feature set Cons Needs some more work in a few areas: UX, api, and no code integrations Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hi Josiah, Thanks for taking the time to review Baserow! Being API-first and UX-driven, it'd be great to understand what sorts of API and UX improvements you'd like to see. We have an active community at community.baserow.io if you want to hop in and share your thoughts. Additionally, native integrations are in the works! In the meantime, if there's anything you're looking to automate, it can most likely be done in conjunction with a third-party integration tool like Zapier, n8n, Make, etc. See you in the community. - Hiram jK johan K. Assistant chef de projet Facilities Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Johan Reviewb" May 25, 2023 4.0 pretty good we work on for scool and compagny project Pros Excel Like, but some features was missing when i used i. Like date formule Cons that is the same work as excel. I would like to make some BI with it but currently this is absent Review Source Response from Baserow June 5, 2023 Hey Johan, thanks for taking the time to share your experience with Baserow thus far. We have a handful of date-related functions (https://baserow.io/user-docs/understanding-formulas) that likely do what you're looking for, and perhaps more. If you need some help setting this up or have other questions, I highly recommend asking in the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io), and we'll help you out. P.S. Relational databases can do a lot more than spreadsheets, so if you're working in Excel, Baserow may be able to better organize and centralize your data and preserve integrity. MO Malcolm O. CPO Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Promising product, but not yet competitive to alternatives" May 17, 2023 3.0 Pros It is open source, and can be used both hosted and self-hosted Cons There are many basic features missing when compared to Airtable, such as Group By. The product also seems a bit slow to iterate and add these key features, which have been requested for more than 1 year ago. Alternatives considered [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Cost. Open source / self-host option. Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey Malcolm, Thanks for taking the time to review Baserow! Aside from "Group by," what are some other features you'd like to see? We've seen more community feedback around "Group By," so that may end up moving up on the roadmap. Feel free to jump into the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io) for more feature requests/suggestions. - Hiram JR Justin R. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Baserow - The Open Source Low/Code Platform for Business" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros I appreciate the way that Baserow offers a familiar and intuitive interface for building business applications. The fact that it's open source is the icing on the cake. Cons Feature parity with competing applications (e.g. Airtable) can create an (somewhat unfair) sense that Baseerow is "missing something". However, when one fairly examins the platform in its own right, Baserow is a solid and feature-rich option for getting your business or project off the ground. Review Source TJ Tymoteusz J. Owner Publishing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great software" May 11, 2023 5.0 Pros Views are great feature for me - I'm sharing some of my tables publicly. Cons I'm waiting for 2FA feature to increase security Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey Tymoteusz, Thanks for taking the time to review Baserow! Glad you're making use of publicly shared views. We'll make a note of your 2FA concern for handling the roadmap. - Hiram JT Jader T. CTO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best database" December 17, 2024 5.0 Excellent application for small and medium.business as well as new developers Pros Really great tool due to its simplicty and also the constant evolution. Simce the start ive been excited about that Cons Baserow still does not allow copying bases Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Cost and self hosted version. As well as the simple interface Review Source Response from Baserow January 2, 2025 Hi Jader, thanks for your recommendation and review! It's possible to copy databases—simply click on the ellipses next to the database and then click 'Duplicate.' That'll do it. - Hiram CH Cyrill H. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Baserow is excellent" November 5, 2024 5.0 Overall the experience is very positive and there are people behind committed to making Baserow better. Pros Baserow is simply excellent and we use it to manage all our marketing in one central place. It offers us an easy way to create a database, collect data and trigger automations via Make.com. Its a great and better alternative than Airtable. Also the fact that there is a self-hosted option, make this really attractive. We keep discovering new ways of using Baserow as we go, and we plan to use it as our central database to manage all kinds of activities. Cons At some times it might be a bit cumbersome to understand how it works or to find the exact solution to your problem. However, we kept trying and thanks to the Baserow Community and their Support we always could figure it out. Alternatives considered [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Reason for choosing Baserow Open Source Solution, it was cheaper and the team seem great. Review Source Response from Baserow November 13, 2024 Hey Cyrill, thanks for your glowing review. It's awesome to hear that Baserow is allowing you to manage all your marketing in a single location. Appreciate you taking the time to review us—means a lot. Cheers! Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.