The NocoDB Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about NocoDB in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
NocoDB
The Insider’s Guide
No-code database with a spreadsheet interface, cloud or self-hosted
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among spreadsheet and database tools, read from NocoDB’s own pages.
Made by NocoDB, Inc. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from NocoDB’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on NocoDB’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 8 of the 21 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade
NocoDB is a no-code database platform with a spreadsheet-style interface. Bases can be built from scratch or by connecting an existing Postgres or MySQL database, then viewed as grids, kanban boards, galleries, forms, calendars and maps. It is sold as a hosted cloud service and is also available as a free self-hosted Community edition under a fair-code license.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about NocoDB, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No rating on record, and the work is building the base: tables, views, roles and workflows before it's any use.
- 1
Best for a spreadsheet front end for Postgres or MySQL
NocoDB puts a spreadsheet face on a database, either one it makes for you or a Postgres or MySQL database you already have.
- 2
Paid plans start at $12 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $12 per seat / month, billed annually.
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 8 of 21
That is against the other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace NocoDB you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
NocoDB at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $12 per seat / month, billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- The pricing FAQ mentions a free trial of paid plans; its length is not stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- NocoDB, Inc.
- Category
- Spreadsheets & Databases
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for a spreadsheet front end for Postgres or MySQL
NocoDB puts a spreadsheet face on a database, either one it makes for you or a Postgres or MySQL database you already have. Self-hosted, the Community edition has unlimited records, storage and seats, under a fair-code licence and with 2 workflows per base. The cloud Free plan stops at 1,000 records, your own database on the cloud needs Business at $24 a seat, and it's browser only.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Plus 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The 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. |
| Features | B | It 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | A 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who NocoDB is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Teams that want a spreadsheet-style front end on Postgres or MySQL
- Self-hosters who want unlimited records and seats at no charge
- Larger teams, since Plus and Business billing stops at 9 seats
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$12
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
NocoDB has a free plan. Paid plans start at $12 per seat / month, billed annually.
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.
Enterprise
Custom
SCIM and SSO, team hierarchy, priority support and invoice-based payments, with a dedicated customer success manager.
The 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.
Trying it first
The pricing FAQ mentions a free trial of paid plans; its length is not stated
Read from nocodb.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on nocodb.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
No-code database with a spreadsheet interface, cloud or self-hosted. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: self-hostable, public API, databases, kanban boards, workflow automation, no-code, forms.
A browser, with no desktop or phone apps listed, which is what keeps it off an A.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Airtable
- Jira
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Zendesk
- OpenAI
NocoDB is made by NocoDB, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/21
Other spreadsheet and database tools it is graded above
NocoDB's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 8 of the 21 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 8 of 21) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 15 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 22 spreadsheet and database tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. NocoDB’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 21
- BFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 21
- BFeaturesAbove 6 of 21
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 21
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 22 spreadsheet and database tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. NocoDB is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace NocoDB you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $144 a year.
What you could make
- Kanban boards and forms: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: audit logs.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. NocoDB’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Baserow, Grist, Airtable, Teable and SeaTable
The 5 tools NocoDB is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Baserow
Free plan · from $10/mo
Open-source no-code database and application builder.
- Baserow is open source, according to its own site.
- NocoDB also covers kanban boards and forms.
- Baserow also covers app builder.
- 2.6GPA
Grist
Free plan · from $8/mo
Open-source relational spreadsheet with Python formulas.
- Only Grist lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- Grist is open source, according to its own site.
- NocoDB also covers kanban boards, workflow automation, no-code and forms.
- 3.0GPA
Airtable
Free plan · from $20/mo
Relational database platform for building team workflows and apps.
- Only Airtable lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- NocoDB is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- NocoDB also covers no-code and forms.
- 2.6GPA
Teable
Free plan · from $13/mo
AI spreadsheet-database with app builder and automations.
- Teable is open source, according to its own site.
- NocoDB also covers kanban boards and forms.
- Teable also covers app builder.
- 2.6GPA
SeaTable
Free plan · from €7/mo
No-code database and app builder, in the cloud or self-hosted.
- Only SeaTable lists an Android app.
- NocoDB also covers kanban boards and forms.
- SeaTable also covers app builder.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
16
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is NocoDB free?
NocoDB has a 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.
How much does NocoDB cost?
NocoDB lists 6 plans. Community: $0.
What platforms does NocoDB work on?
NocoDB is available on Web.
Does NocoDB offer any discounts?
NocoDB publicly lists the following: 20% off with annual billing.
Does NocoDB have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. NocoDB is listed for Web.
Does NocoDB have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. NocoDB is listed for Web.
Is NocoDB open source?
NocoDB is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Can NocoDB be self-hosted?
Yes. NocoDB's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
Does NocoDB have an API?
Yes. NocoDB offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does NocoDB integrate with?
NocoDB's listing names PostgreSQL, MySQL, Airtable, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Zendesk and OpenAI.
Does NocoDB have a free trial?
Yes. The pricing FAQ mentions a free trial of paid plans; its length is not stated.
Who makes NocoDB?
NocoDB is made by NocoDB, Inc.
What are the alternatives to NocoDB?
The closest alternatives to NocoDB in our directory are Baserow, Grist, Airtable, Teable and SeaTable.
How does NocoDB compare with other spreadsheet and database tools?
NocoDB's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 8 of the 21 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 4.
Is NocoDB good value for money?
ToolGPA grades NocoDB C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $12 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 15 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of NocoDB?
To replace NocoDB you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from NocoDB’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from NocoDB's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-04-20.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by NocoDB, Inc. Prices change, so check nocodb.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- NocoDB, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/nocodb
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what NocoDB’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. NocoDB is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by NocoDB, Inc. Prices and plans change: check nocodb.com before you buy.