# Rowy review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Spreadsheet-style UI and low-code backend for Firebase Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Rowy shows a Firestore database in a spreadsheet-style interface and lets you attach backend logic such as cloud functions, derivative fields and webhooks. The data stays in your own Firebase and Google Cloud project. The site says Rowy is open source and can be self-hosted. - **Category:** Spreadsheets & Databases - **Made by:** Rowy Inc. - **Website:** https://www.rowy.io - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you don't use Firebase, as it only sits on Firestore. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Rowy has a free plan, and paid plans start at $12 per seat / month (Pro). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Base plan: 1 project, unlimited tables and cloud functions, role-based access, row-level auditing and export up to 10K rows. - **Free trial:** One-month free trial of Pro. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Base | $0 | 1 project, 30+ column types, unlimited cloud functions, CSV, TSV and JSON import, community support. | | Pro | $12 per seat / month, billing basis not stated | Unlimited projects, full-text search, large exports, email support, GCP billing hard cap; page mentions a 10% saving. | | Business | Custom | Adds custom domain, priority support, data version control and automated backups. Contact sales. | Read from https://www.rowy.io/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Rowy before buying. ## Key features - **Spreadsheet UI on your database:** Shows Firestore data in a familiar grid with more than 30 field types. - **Cloud functions:** Write backend logic beside the table and use any npm package or API. - **Derivative and action fields:** Calculate values when fields change and run tasks from a button. - **Webhooks and extensions:** Receive data from outside sources and send changes to services such as SendGrid and Slack. - **Your data stays yours:** Data lives in your own Firebase project, so you pick the region. ## Good for - Firebase developers who want an admin UI and CMS for Firestore - Small teams that want a free plan and an open-source option ## Worth knowing - The page notes the Pro plan's $12 as the monthly price and mentions a 10% saving without giving the annual figure. - Cloud functions run on your own Google Cloud project, so GCP charges apply outside Rowy's plans. - The site promotes the newer BuildShip product and shows a 2023 copyright date, so check that Rowy is still maintained. - Export on the Base plan is limited to 10K rows. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Rowy shows a Firestore database as a spreadsheet and lets you attach cloud functions and webhooks, with the data staying in your own Firebase project. Pro is $12 per seat a month, Google Cloud charges come on top, and its pages show a 2023 copyright. - **Value for money: C.** Pro is $12 per seat a month, which is the middle of spreadsheet tools. Cloud functions run in your own Google Cloud project, so GCP charges are extra. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The Base plan is free for one project with unlimited tables and cloud functions, exports capped at 10K rows. A one-month Pro trial is offered. - **Features: C.** A grid on Firestore with cloud functions, derivative fields and webhooks. It only works with Firebase, and the site promotes the newer BuildShip product. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. You need a Firebase and Google Cloud project and set up functions, so it is technical. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with Firebase, Google Cloud, SendGrid, Slack, WhatsApp and Typeform links and an API. No desktop or phone app is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Rowy's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among spreadsheet and database tools - Rowy's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 42 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 5. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 20 of 42) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $12 a month for each person, against a middle price of $11.38 for the category: 18 of the 35 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 19 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/spreadsheets ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Rowy you would be making a spreadsheet engine with its formulas. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 28 of the 42 other spreadsheet and database tools grade higher. It costs $144 a year. Rowy is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could not: A spreadsheet engine with its formulas. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: Databases with views, filters and links between them. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Firebase, Google Cloud, SendGrid, Slack, WhatsApp, Typeform **Tags:** Databases, Spreadsheets, Open source, Self-hostable, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [NocoDB](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nocodb): No-code database with a spreadsheet interface, cloud or self-hosted. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nocodb-vs-rowy) - [Baserow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/baserow): Open-source no-code database and application builder. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/baserow-vs-rowy) - [Grist](https://toolgpa.com/tools/grist): Open-source relational spreadsheet with Python formulas. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/grist-vs-rowy) - [Mathesar](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mathesar): Open-source spreadsheet-like interface for Postgres. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mathesar-vs-rowy) - [SeaTable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/seatable): No-code database and app builder, in the cloud or self-hosted. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rowy-vs-seatable) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.rowy.io/pricing - https://www.rowy.io/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/rowy Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).