AITable vs Baserow (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Baserow grades higher than AITable: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Baserow grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Baserow
Open-source no-code database and application builder
Which one is for you
Pick AITable if
- Fits if you are moving from spreadsheets to a database with kanban and gantt views
- Works for teams that want unlimited seats at a fixed monthly price
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 2 seats and 100 records per datasheet
- Tight if you pick Starter: 2 seats, 10,000 records per datasheet
- Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say whether prices are monthly or annual
- Watch out: downgrading or unsubscribing is done by contacting support
Pick Baserow if
- Fits if you want an Airtable-style database on your own server, with no row or storage limits
- Works for organisations with data residency rules who can run it in-house
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free on the cloud, where new rows are blocked after 7 days over the 3,000 cap
- Skip it if you want a phone app for looking things up, as it's web only
- Pricey if you need role-based permissions, audit logs or single sign-on, which start at $18 a user a month
- Too light for free users who want Kanban, Calendar or Timeline views or row comments, which need Premium
- Watch out: the cloud API allows 10 concurrent requests, and the Advanced trial's length isn't published
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAITableFair | 2.6GPABaserowGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $18 a month for 2 seats; unlimited seats start at Plus, $39 a month. For 5 people that's about $7.80 each, though billing basis isn't shown. | CPremium is $10 a user a month billed yearly, $12 monthly, and the middle price in this category is $9.99, so it's the ordinary rate. That buys 50,000 rows, all the views and the AI features. Role-based permissions, audit logs and single sign-on wait for Advanced at $18. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan: 2 seats, 20 file nodes, 100 records per datasheet. You'll hit that. | BHosted free is capped at 3,000 rows and 2 GB per workspace, with 2,000 automation credits and only Grid, Form and Gallery views. Self-hosting is free with no row, storage or API limits, if you run the server yourself. |
| Features | CViews, forms, dashboards, automation, an API and AI agents. The FAQ says AI pricing is in testing and may change. | BIt covers the whole no-code database job: linked tables with over 20 field types, Grid, Form, Gallery, Kanban, Calendar, Timeline and Survey views, an Application Builder for portals and internal tools, automations with branches and loops, an assistant that drafts a database from a description, and an open API. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build the database yourself. | CNo rating on record, and the work here is building the thing itself: tables, fields, views and permissions before anybody can use it. Kuma drafts a first database from a description, and self-hosting adds Docker, Helm, AWS or Cloudron on top. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zapier, Make, Pabbly and Activepieces, plus an API. | BA browser and nothing else, with no desktop or phone apps listed, so an A is out. What it does have is connections: Zapier, n8n, Make, Slack, Jira, GitHub and HubSpot, an open API with a published OpenAPI spec, and webhooks. The cloud API allows 10 concurrent requests. |
| Best for | a database with views, automation and AI | an Airtable-style database you can host yourself |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AITable and Baserow. How we grade
Price against what you get
AITable starts at $18 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Baserow starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Baserow scores higher and starts $8 a month lower. Of the other spreadsheet and database tools on the chart, 19 score higher than AITable for less, and 5 score higher than Baserow for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Baserow is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- AITable also covers kanban boards.
- Baserow also covers app builder.
At a glance
| AITable | Baserow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $18 per month for 2 seats (billing basis not shown) | $10 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | 2 seats, 20 file nodes, 100 records per datasheet, 250 records per space, 1 GB attachments. | Free plan on Baserow Cloud: 3,000 rows and 2 GB of storage per workspace, 2,000 automation credits a month and 3 view types. The self-hosted version has no row or storage limits. |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial of the Advanced plan; the pricing page does not state its length |
| Web | ||
| Made by | APITable Ltd | Baserow B.V. |
| Price read from | aitable.ai | baserow.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AITable
- Free and Starter cover only 2 seats; unlimited seats start at Plus.
- The pricing page does not say whether the displayed figures are monthly or annual billing.
- The FAQ says AI feature pricing is in a testing phase and may change.
- Downgrading or unsubscribing is done by contacting support.
Baserow
- Cloud plans cap rows per workspace at 3,000 on Free, 50,000 on Premium and 250,000 on Advanced; after 7 days over the cap, new rows are blocked.
- The Free plan is limited to Grid, Form and Gallery views and CSV export; Kanban, Calendar and Timeline views and row comments need Premium.
- Role-based permissions, audit logs and single sign-on start at the Advanced plan, $18 per user / month billed yearly.
- Baserow Cloud limits the API to 10 concurrent requests; the self-hosted version has no rate limit.
Key features
AITable
- Multiple views
- Grid data can be shown as gallery, kanban, architecture, gantt and calendar views, with limits on gantt and calendar views by plan.
- Forms and dashboards
- Forms collect records and dashboards with widgets summarize them; counts rise with each plan.
- Automation and app connections
- The homepage says it connects to 6,000+ apps through Zapier, Make, Pabbly and Activepieces.
- AI agents and message credits
- An AI chatbot that uses message credits: a default-model query costs 1 credit and a GPT-4 response costs 20, per the pricing FAQ.
- API
- The pricing table lists API request and rate limits and a contacts API.
Baserow
- Relational databases and views
- Tables link to one another and offer more than 20 field types. Grid, Form and Gallery views are free; Kanban, Calendar, Timeline and Survey views need a paid plan.
- Application Builder
- A drag-and-drop builder for internal tools, client portals and admin panels that sit on Baserow data, published on a Baserow subdomain or a custom domain.
- Automations
- No-code workflows with triggers, branches, conditions and loops, native HTTP, email and webhook actions, and third-party connectors. Runs draw on a monthly credit allowance.
- Kuma and AI fields
- Kuma, the built-in assistant, sets up databases and applications from a description, and the AI field creates, classifies and enriches data. Teams can bring their own LLM.
- Self-hosting
- Baserow can be installed with Docker, Helm, AWS or Cloudron. The self-hosted version has no limits on rows, storage or API requests, and paid features are licensed per user.
- API and data sync
- An open API with a published OpenAPI specification, plus webhooks. Data sync covers PostgreSQL tables and iCal feeds; Jira, GitLab, GitHub and HubSpot sync is part of the Advanced plan.
Plans
AITable
Free$0
for 2 seats
20 file nodes, 100 records per datasheet, 1 GB attachment storage and 14 days of record activity.
Starter$18
per month for 2 seats, billing basis not shown
300 file nodes, 10,000 records per datasheet, 100,000 per space and 20 GB storage.
Plus$39
per month, unlimited seats, billing basis not shown
600 file nodes, 20,000 records per datasheet, 200,000 per space and 50 GB storage.
Pro$79
per month, unlimited seats, billing basis not shown
3,000 file nodes, 50,000 records per datasheet, 500,000 per space, 500 GB storage and custom embedding.
Baserow
Free$0
3,000 rows and 2 GB of storage per workspace, 2,000 automation credits, 500 external app users, and Grid, Form and Gallery views.
Premium$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
50,000 rows and 20 GB per workspace, 100,000 automation credits, all view types and AI features.
Advanced$18
per user / month, billed yearly ($22 billed monthly)
250,000 rows and 100 GB per workspace, 500,000 automation credits, role-based permissions and audit logs.
EnterpriseCustom
1,000,000 rows and 1,000 GB per workspace, unlimited external app users, implementation support and payment by invoice.
Ways to pay less
AITable
No public discounts listed.
Baserow
- Annual discount
Lower rates with yearly billing
Premium is $10 per user a month billed yearly against $12 billed monthly, and Advanced is $18 against $22, a saving of roughly 17% to 18%.
- Nonprofit
Discounts for non-profits
Baserow's pricing FAQ says it offers discounts for non-profits. The amount is not published and is arranged through the sales team.
- Education
Discounts for education
The same FAQ says discounts are available for education. The amount is not published and is arranged through the sales team.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AITable or Baserow?
As of Nov 12, 2026, AITable starts at $18 per month for 2 seats (billing basis not shown), and Baserow starts at $10 per user / month, billed yearly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, AITable or Baserow?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both AITable and Baserow have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.