NocoDB vs Sheety (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, NocoDB grades higher than Sheety: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
NocoDB grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
NocoDB
No-code database with a spreadsheet interface, cloud or self-hosted
Which one is for you
Pick NocoDB if
- Fits if you already have a Postgres or MySQL database and want a spreadsheet view of it
- Works for teams of more than 9, since Plus and Business stop billing at 9 seats
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying on the cloud Free plan, which stops at 1,000 records, 3 editors and 1,000 API calls a month
- Pricey if you want to connect your own database on the cloud, as that starts on Business at $24 a seat
- Not for you if you need an open-source licence, as the Community edition is under the Sustainable Use License
- Watch out: AI features, extensions and advanced forms are limited to the cloud and paid self-hosted versions
- Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, as it's browser only; Scale also has a 3-seat minimum
Pick Sheety if
- Fits if you want a throwaway API for a sheet with a few dozen rows
- Works for people building a small prototype who only use Google Sheets
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Excel or CSV files, as the site names Google Sheets only
- Tight if you stay free: 200 requests a month and 100 rows per sheet
- Pricey if you outgrow 1,000 rows, since the next tier is $29.99 a month
- Watch out: the footer carries a 2024 copyright and the About page is unfinished template text
How we grade them
| 2.6GPANocoDBGood | 2.0GPASheetyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPlus is $12 a seat a month billed annually, $15 monthly, which is above the $9.99 middle for this category and near the $13.00 dear quarter. Billing stops at 9 seats, so a big team pays $108 a month and no more. Connecting your own database on the cloud waits for Business at $24. | C$9.99 a month for 50,000 requests and 1,000 rows per sheet, which is mid-range, and the tiers climb to $79.99. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe cloud Free plan is small: 3 editor seats, 10 commenter seats, 1,000 records, 1 GB of storage and 100 automation runs. The self-hosted Community edition is free with unlimited records, storage and seats, if you'll run the server and accept 2 workflows per base. | CA free plan, but 200 requests a month and 100 rows per sheet is a cap you'll hit quickly. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole no-code database job: Grid, Form, Gallery, Kanban, Calendar and Map views, with Timeline and Gantt in the docs too, a visual workflow builder with conditions and loops, JavaScript scripts, webhooks, Interfaces as small apps on your data, access control down to the record, and two APIs. | CRead, write, edit and delete over a REST API, with templates. Google Sheets is the only source named. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record, and the work is building the base: tables, views, roles and workflows before it's any use. Imports from Airtable, Excel, CSV or JSON give you a head start, and hosting the Community edition is a server job on top. | CA web service where you connect a sheet and call the API; no store rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA browser, with no desktop or phone apps listed, which is what keeps it off an A. It connects to Postgres and MySQL databases, has Meta and Data APIs and webhooks, and links to Jira, GitHub, GitLab and Zendesk. | CWeb only, Google Sheets only, with no desktop or phone apps. |
| Best for | a spreadsheet front end for Postgres or MySQL | a quick JSON API from a Google Sheet |
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: NocoDB and Sheety. How we grade
Price against what you get
NocoDB starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sheety starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.0.
NocoDB scores higher, and starts $2.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other spreadsheet and database tools on the chart, 5 score higher than NocoDB for less, and 17 score higher than Sheety 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
- NocoDB is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- NocoDB also covers databases, kanban boards, workflow automation and forms.
- Sheety also covers templates and spreadsheets.
At a glance
| NocoDB | Sheety | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per seat / month, billed annually | $9.99 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Cloud Free plan: 3 editor seats, 10 commenter seats, 1,000 records, 1 GB of storage, 100 automation runs and 1,000 API calls a month. The self-hosted Community edition is free. | Unlimited projects, read, write, edit and delete, 200 requests per month and 100 rows per sheet. |
| Free trial | The pricing FAQ mentions a free trial of paid plans; its length is not stated | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | NocoDB, Inc. | The Not So Big Company |
| Price read from | nocodb.com | sheety.co |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
NocoDB
- The cloud Free plan stops at 1,000 records, 1 GB of storage, 3 editors and 1,000 API calls a month.
- The self-hosted Community edition is released under the Sustainable Use License, which NocoDB describes as fair-code.
- External database connections are not supported on the cloud Plus plan; they start at Business, with 10 connections.
- NocoDB says AI features, extensions and advanced form options are limited to its cloud and paid self-hosted versions.
Sheety
- The free plan stops at 200 requests a month and 100 rows per sheet.
- It works with Google Sheets only; the site mentions no Excel or CSV upload.
- Pricing is monthly only on the page; no yearly option is shown.
- The site footer carries a 2024 copyright, and its About page is unfinished template text.
Key features
NocoDB
- Spreadsheet interface for databases
- Create an online database from scratch or connect an existing Postgres or MySQL database, then sort, filter and group records in a spreadsheet-like grid.
- Multiple view types
- The same data can be shown as a Grid, Form, Gallery, Kanban, Calendar or Map view, and the documentation also lists Timeline, Gantt and List views.
- Workflows, scripts and webhooks
- A visual workflow builder with triggers, actions, conditions and loops, JavaScript scripts with API access to a base, and webhooks that fire when records change.
- Interfaces
- Interfaces are focused apps built on the data in a base, with pages for dashboards, forms, tables and record detail. The cloud Free plan allows 1 interface of up to 3 pages.
- Roles and access control
- Five roles from Owner to Viewer, with access control at workspace, base, table, field and record level. Row-level security and audit logs are part of the Scale plan.
- APIs and imports
- Meta and Data APIs give programmatic access to bases, and data can be imported from Airtable, Excel, CSV and JSON files.
Sheety
- RESTful JSON API
- Data goes in and out of a spreadsheet through simple HTTP requests and URLs, which works with anything that can reach the internet.
- Read, write, edit and delete
- Every plan, including the free one, allows all four operations on a connected sheet, with unlimited projects.
- Prebuilt templates
- A library of templates offers code that can be downloaded and customized to start a project faster.
- Spreadsheet as a CMS
- The site suggests using a sheet to populate client website content such as headings or opening times.
- Managed hosting
- Sheety says it manages servers and uptime, so the API needs no backend of your own.
- Request and row tiers
- Plans scale from 200 to 1,000,000 requests a month and from 100 to 500,000 rows per sheet.
Plans
NocoDB
Community$0
Self-hosted fair-code edition with unlimited records, storage and seats, 6 view types, record comments and webhooks, and up to 2 workflows per base.
Free$0
Cloud plan for up to 3 editors and 10 commenters: 1,000 records, 1 GB of storage, 100 automation runs, 1 extension and 1 interface.
Plus$12
per seat / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
50,000 records, 20 GB of storage and 30,000 automation runs. Billing stops at 9 seats ($108 a month); seats beyond that are free.
Business$24
per seat / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
300,000 records, 100 GB of storage, 10 external database connections, private bases and SAML single sign-on. Billing is capped at $216 a month.
Scale$45
per seat / month, billed annually ($54 billed monthly)
1 million records, 150 GB of storage, 5 million API calls a month, row-level security and audit logs. Listed with a 3-seat minimum.
EnterpriseCustom
SCIM and SSO, team hierarchy, priority support and invoice-based payments, with a dedicated customer success manager.
Sheety
Free$0
Unlimited projects, 200 requests per month and 100 rows per sheet.
More Sheety$9.99
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited projects, 50,000 requests per month and 1,000 rows per sheet.
Extremely Sheety$29.99
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited projects, 300,000 requests per month and 100,000 rows per sheet.
Extremely Sheety XL$49.00
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited projects, 600,000 requests per month and 200,000 rows per sheet.
Extremely Sheety Pro$79.99
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited projects, 1,000,000 requests per month and 500,000 rows per sheet.
Ways to pay less
NocoDB
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
NocoDB's pricing FAQ gives a 20% discount for annual billing: Plus is $12 per seat a month against $15 billed monthly, and Business $24 against $30.
Sheety
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, NocoDB or Sheety?
As of Nov 13, 2026, NocoDB starts at $12 per seat / month, billed annually, and Sheety starts at $9.99 per month, billed monthly. 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, NocoDB or Sheety?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both NocoDB and Sheety have a free plan.
More comparisons
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.