[category: databases][verified alternatives][no votes, no pay-to-list]
Free and open source alternatives for Databases
18 free or open source projects taken from the pages of 12 paid apps in this category. For each one: how many it replaces, how much subscription it cancels, what it costs to run.
- free alternatives
- 18
- $/month replaceable
- 325
- already self-hosted
- 8
- apps covered
- 12
18 alternatives
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The value is the sum of the prices of the apps that project replaces — including outside this category, because a good alternative rarely serves only one.
521 $ /mese
Budibase open source ★ 27,9k active [docker] web · self-hosted
Custom web apps with data, forms, screens, and automations; design freedom is far below Bubble's.
the 12 apps it replaces · 521 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (521 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
355 $ /mese
NocoBase open source ★ 23,6k active [docker] web · self-hosted
A full database-backed web-app builder with pages, roles, actions, workflows, and plugins; more business app than consumer startup.
the 7 apps it replaces · 355 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (355 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
295 $ /mese
REI3 open source ★ 571 active [1-click] web · self-hosted · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
A sober business-app builder with forms, reports, roles, workflows, and no per-user meter.
the 6 apps it replaces · 295 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (295 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
259 $ /mese
Baserow Free free [hosted] web
Airtable with fewer ornaments: 3,000 rows, forms, views, automations, and a small app builder for $0.
the 9 apps it replaces · 259 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (259 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
178 $ /mese
Softr Free free [hosted] web
A friendlier portal and dashboard builder with real users, forms, record actions, workflows, and a free published app.
the 3 apps it replaces · 178 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (178 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
177 $ /mese
Joget Community Edition open source ★ 607 active [1-click] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux
Forms, lists, workflows, and role-aware apps from a product old enough to have survived several no-code fashions.
the 4 apps it replaces · 177 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (177 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
167 $ /mese
Corteza open source ★ 2,1k active [ops] web · self-hosted
A self-hosted business-app suite with records, pages, workflows, charts, and enterprise-grade amounts of configuration.
the 3 apps it replaces · 167 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (167 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
71 $ /mese
SeaTable Free free [hosted] web
A serious grid with 10,000 rows, forms, automations, scripts, and an app builder before it asks for money.
the 5 apps it replaces · 71 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (71 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
71 $ /mese
Teable Free free [hosted] web
An Airtable-shaped database with 1,000 rows, 100 automations, and a real app builder on the free plan.
the 5 apps it replaces · 71 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (71 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
48 $ /mese
Fibery Free free [hosted] web · macOS · Windows · extension
A less spreadsheet-shaped Airtable replacement with relational databases, forms, views, formulas, and 250 automations for ten people.
the 3 apps it replaces · 48 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (48 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
47 $ /mese
Quadratic Personal free [hosted] web
A spreadsheet that can query databases and run Python or JavaScript, without pretending every analysis is a dashboard.
the 2 apps it replaces · 47 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (47 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
43 $ /mese
Grist open source ★ 11,1k active [docker] web · self-hosted · macOS · Windows · Linux
The actual product, self-hosted: formulas, relational records, forms, and views in one small workspace.
the 4 apps it replaces · 43 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (43 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
36 $ /mese
Airtable Free free [hosted] web · macOS · Windows · iOS · Android
The obvious escape hatch is staying put: five editors and 1,000 records per base, with forms, interfaces, and small automations.
the 2 apps it replaces · 36 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (36 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
35 $ /mese
NocoDB Free free [hosted] web
A managed database grid for three editors and 1,000 records; enough for a small workspace, not a growing one.
the 3 apps it replaces · 35 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (35 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
25 $ /mese
Stackby Free free [hosted] web · iOS · Android
Rows with tables instead of theatre: two live API columns, manual refresh, and 100 automations a month.
the 3 apps it replaces · 25 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (25 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
20 $ /mese
Superhuman Docs Free free [hosted] web · macOS · Windows · iOS · Android
Coda is now Superhuman Docs; the free plan still has collaborative docs, connected tables, forms, formulas, and automations.
the 2 apps it replaces · 20 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (20 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
verificata il 2026-08-06
8 $ /mese
Baserow Community open source ★ 5,5k active [docker] web · self-hosted
A friendlier database grid with relations and formulas; less spreadsheet-like, more app-builder-like.
the 1 app it replaces · 8 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (8 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
8 $ /mese
Teable Community open source ★ 21,3k active [docker] web · self-hosted
Relational tables, formula fields, forms, and views in a tidy self-hosted grid.
the 1 app it replaces · 8 $/month
Three ways out of the subscription: 1. you keep paying (8 $/month) 2. you install this one, free 3. you vibecode it — the prompt is on each of the pages below
source code · verificata il 2026-08-06
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