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Open source alternatives to Airtable

We track 4 open-source Airtable alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 ship a Docker image. NocoDB leads on health at 99/100 with 1294 commits in the last 90 days; across all 4 projects you are choosing between Apache-2.0, BUSL-1.1, MIT and 1 other licences.

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117k
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All 4 Airtable alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    NocoDB

    99 GOOD

    No-code platform that turns any database into a smart spreadsheet (alternative to Airtable and Smartsheet).

    ★ 65k · ⟳ today · 2026.09.0 · SUL-1.0

    DockerNodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Directus

    98 GOOD

    An Instant App & API for your SQL Database. Directus wraps your new or existing SQL database with a realtime GraphQL+REST API for developers, and an intuitive admin app for non-technical users.

    ★ 38k · ⟳ today · v12.3.1 · BUSL-1.1

    DockerNodejs
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Grist

    96 GOOD

    Next-generation spreadsheet with relational structure, formula-based access control, and a portable, self-contained format (alternative to Airtable).

    ★ 12k · ⟳ today · v1.7.19 · Apache-2.0

    DockerNodejsPython
    Website ↗ Source ↗

  • Baserow

    51 SLOWING

    Create your own database without technical experience (alternative to Airtable).

    ★ 2.3k · ⟳ 4 days ago · 1.35.3 · MIT

    Docker
    Website ↗ Source ↗

Airtable alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Airtable?

NocoDB scores highest at 99/100, with 1294 commits in the last 90 days, 65k GitHub stars and its latest release (2026.09.0) published 4 days ago. It is also the most active by raw commit count.

Which Airtable alternatives use a permissive licence?

2 of 4 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Grist (Apache-2.0), Baserow (MIT). 0 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.

Which Airtable alternatives run in Docker?

4 of 4 publish a Docker image or Compose file: NocoDB, Directus, Grist, Baserow. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.