The Teable Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Teable 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.
Teable
The Insider’s Guide
AI spreadsheet-database with app builder and automations
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among spreadsheet and database tools, read from Teable’s own pages.
Made by Teable AI, Inc. · checked Oct 6, 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 Teable’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Teable’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 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
Teable is a no-code database with a spreadsheet-style grid, linked tables and form, kanban, gallery and calendar views. AI is built in as AI fields, a chat sidebar called Cuppy, and an app builder that turns table data into apps, dashboards and portals. It runs as a cloud service hosted in the United States, and a free Community Edition under the AGPL-3.0 license can be self-hosted, with a paid license for automation, AI and admin features.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Teable, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No rating on record, and the work is building the base: tables, links, views and automations.
- 1
Best for an Airtable-style database with AI built in
Teable is an Airtable-style database with AI wired through it: fields that summarise or tag records, a chat sidebar called Cuppy, and an app builder that makes dashboards from a prompt.
- 2
Paid plans start at $13 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $13 per seat / month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free cloud plan with unlimited seats: 1,000 rows and 1 GB of attachments per space, 100 automation runs a month and 200 one-time AI credits. The self-hosted Community Edition is also free.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Grid, form, kanban, gallery and calendar
Records are edited in a spreadsheet-like grid or shown as kanban cards, an image gallery or a calendar. Form views collect submissions and save each one as a new record.
- 6
Linked records and formulas
Link-to-record, lookup and rollup fields connect tables and summarize related records, and formula fields calculate from other fields. A button field starts an automation from a record.
- 7
AI fields and AI chat
AI fields turn record data into summaries, tags, scores, translations or extracted values. The Cuppy chat sidebar analyzes the current table, view, selected records or files in plain language.
- 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 Teable 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.
Teable at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $13 per seat / month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Teable AI, Inc.
- Category
- Spreadsheets & Databases
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for an Airtable-style database with AI built in
Teable is an Airtable-style database with AI wired through it: fields that summarise or tag records, a chat sidebar called Cuppy, and an app builder that makes dashboards from a prompt. The open-source Community Edition has no row limits but no automation or AI, the free cloud plan stops at 1,000 rows, and Pro is $13 a seat billed yearly or $24 monthly.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Pro is $13 a seat a month billed yearly, which is right at the dear quarter for this category and above the $9.99 middle. That buys 250,000 rows, 25,000 automation runs a month and 2,000 AI credits a seat. Pay monthly and it's $24. Commenters and Viewers are free. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free cloud plan has unlimited seats but stops at 1,000 rows and 1 GB per space, with 100 automation runs a month and 200 AI credits that never refill. Self-hosting the Community Edition has no row or storage limits, but no automation and no AI. |
| Features | B | It covers the whole no-code database job: grid, form, kanban, gallery and calendar views over linked tables, lookup, rollup and formula fields, AI fields that summarise, tag or translate, automations from record changes, schedules, webhooks or email, and an App Builder that makes portals from a prompt. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record, and the work is building the base: tables, links, views and automations. The grid behaves like a spreadsheet, and the AI chat will carry your data over from Airtable, Baserow, NocoDB or Smartsheet with fields and relationships kept. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | A browser only, with no desktop or phone apps listed, so an A is out. It hooks into Slack, Telegram, Gmail, GitHub, Discord and Microsoft Teams, and automations can call HTTP APIs and start from webhooks. The cloud service is hosted in the United States. |
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 Teable is for
- Fits if you want an Airtable-style database you can host on your own servers
- Works for pulling structured fields out of receipts, contracts and resumes with AI fields
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying on the free cloud plan, which stops at 1,000 rows and 200 one-time AI credits
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $24 a seat against $13 billed yearly
- Skip it if you hoped to self-host for free with automations, as those and the AI need a paid licence
- Watch out: a self-hosted licence is pre-paid and can't be changed, downgraded or refunded once issued
- Watch out: every Owner, Creator and Editor is a paid seat, and there are no phone or desktop apps
Good to know
Good for
- Teams that want an Airtable-style database they can host themselves
- Building internal apps and dashboards on table data by chatting with AI
- Pulling structured fields out of files such as receipts, contracts and resumes
Worth knowing
- Free cloud spaces stop at 1,000 rows, 1 GB of attachments and 100 automation runs a month, and the 200 AI credits do not refill.
- Every Owner, Creator and Editor takes a paid seat on Pro and Business; Commenters and Viewers are free.
- The free self-hosted Community Edition has no automation or AI features; those need a paid self-hosted license.
- A self-hosted license is pre-paid and cannot be modified, downgraded or refunded once its key has been issued.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$13
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Teable has a free plan. Paid plans start at $13 per seat / month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly).
Self-hosting the Community Edition has no row or storage limits, but no automation and no AI.
Free
$0
For individuals: 1,000 rows and 1 GB of attachments per space, 100 automation runs a month, and 200 one-time credits for AI chat, AI fields and the app builder.
Self-hosted Community
$0
Open-source edition under AGPL-3.0 for your own servers, with no row or storage limits but without automation and AI features.
Pro
$13
per seat / month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly)
250,000 rows, 10 GB of attachments, 25,000 automation runs a month, 2,000 AI credits per seat and all field types.
Business
$20
per seat / month, billed yearly ($36 billed monthly)
1,000,000 rows, 100 GB of attachments, 100,000 automation runs, 3,000 credits per seat, SSO, the authority matrix and custom app domains.
Self-hosted Business
$20
per seat / month, billed yearly ($36 billed monthly)
Pre-paid seat license with no row or storage limits: unlimited automation runs, AI features, SSO, audit logs and the admin panel.
The free plan
Free cloud plan with unlimited seats: 1,000 rows and 1 GB of attachments per space, 100 automation runs a month and 200 one-time AI credits. The self-hosted Community Edition is also free.
Read from teable.ai on Oct 6, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 44% with yearly billing
The pricing page labels yearly billing as saving 44%: Pro is shown at $13 per seat a month billed yearly against $24 billed monthly, and Business at $20 against $36.
Stated on teable.ai
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
AI spreadsheet-database with app builder and automations. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, AI features, databases, workflow automation, app builder, no-code.
A browser only, with no desktop or phone apps listed, so an A is out.
- Grid, form, kanban, gallery and calendar
- Records are edited in a spreadsheet-like grid or shown as kanban cards, an image gallery or a calendar. Form views collect submissions and save each one as a new record.
- Linked records and formulas
- Link-to-record, lookup and rollup fields connect tables and summarize related records, and formula fields calculate from other fields. A button field starts an automation from a record.
- AI fields and AI chat
- AI fields turn record data into summaries, tags, scores, translations or extracted values. The Cuppy chat sidebar analyzes the current table, view, selected records or files in plain language.
- App Builder
- Turns Teable data into apps, dashboards, portals and custom interfaces from a chat prompt. The Business plan adds a custom app domain and GitHub sync for the app's code.
- Automations
- Workflows start from record changes, form submissions, schedules, webhooks, button clicks or incoming email, and can run scripts, call HTTP APIs and send email. Monthly runs are capped by plan.
- Connect and migrate
- The AI chat can import data from Airtable, Baserow, NocoDB, SmartSuite and Smartsheet, and project data from Jira, Asana, monday.com or ClickUp, keeping fields and relationships.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Slack
- Telegram
- Gmail
- GitHub
- Discord
- Microsoft Teams
- Airtable
- Jira
Teable is made by Teable AI, 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
Teable'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 $13 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 16 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. Teable’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. Teable 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 Teable 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 $156 a year. Teable is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- 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.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Teable’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
Airtable, Baserow, NocoDB, SeaTable and Grist
The 5 tools Teable is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 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.
- Teable is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Teable also covers app builder and no-code.
- 2.6GPA
Baserow
Free plan · from $10/mo
- 2.6GPA
NocoDB
Free plan · from $12/mo
No-code database with a spreadsheet interface, cloud or self-hosted.
- Teable is open source, according to its own site.
- Teable also covers app builder.
- NocoDB also covers kanban boards and forms.
- 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.
- Teable is open source, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
Grist
Free plan · from $8/mo
Open-source relational spreadsheet with Python formulas.
- Only Grist lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- Teable also covers workflow automation, app builder and no-code.
- Grist also covers spreadsheets.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Teable free?
Teable has a free plan. Free cloud plan with unlimited seats: 1,000 rows and 1 GB of attachments per space, 100 automation runs a month and 200 one-time AI credits.
How much does Teable cost?
Teable lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Teable work on?
Teable is available on Web.
Does Teable offer any discounts?
Teable publicly lists the following: Save 44% with yearly billing.
Does Teable have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Teable is listed for Web.
Does Teable have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Teable is listed for Web.
Is Teable open source?
Yes. Teable is open source, according to its own site.
What does Teable integrate with?
Teable's listing names Slack, Telegram, Gmail, GitHub, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Airtable and Jira.
Who makes Teable?
Teable is made by Teable AI, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Teable?
The closest alternatives to Teable in our directory are Airtable, Baserow, NocoDB, SeaTable and Grist.
How does Teable compare with other spreadsheet and database tools?
Teable's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 8 of the 21 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 4.
Is Teable good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Teable C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $13 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 16 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Teable?
To replace Teable 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 Teable’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Teable's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-09-23.
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 Teable AI, Inc. Prices change, so check teable.ai 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
- Teable, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/teable
- 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 Teable’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. Teable is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Teable AI, Inc. Prices and plans change: check teable.ai before you buy.