# Baserow Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Baserow the right Project Management solution for you? Explore 69 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/10006630/Baserow/reviews --- Baserow 4.7 (69) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/10006630/Baserow/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Baserow Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Cameron P Design EngineerComputer Software, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I love that I can have a database created without much work and it also has a full fledged API available for me to use the data in an app.“ April 23, 2024 FE Fati E Medical doctorHealth, Wellness and Fitness, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The only downside so far is that I can’t add new values directly from the form.“ April 23, 2024 AM Anshuman M Android DeveloperComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Baserow implementation was fast and cost effective both as it took us barely 30 minutes to transition from our retro database, Airtable to Baserow.“ July 13, 2024 FX Bayu A Cyber SecurityComputer & Network Security, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Cannot add WYSIWYG page on an item/task“ April 24, 2024 VB Volker B FounderInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “The intuitive interface makes it a breeze to create databases and start working on projects right away, even without advanced technical skills.“ April 23, 2024 BA Brandon A Integration Solutions ConsultantMarketing and Advertising, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “When using the API, the field names are very cryptic and I haven't figured out a way to make them more readable.“ May 25, 2023 FX Bayu A Cyber SecurityComputer & Network Security, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Baserow provides open source version, which helped a lot for nonprofit companies to manage their team and projects.“ April 24, 2024 ZS Zachary S EntrepreneurDesign, Self-employedUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “I feel like a rich text field like HTML or Markdown is missing in Baserow.“ May 12, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 69 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Cameron P. Design Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easiest way to set up a database" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros I love that I can have a database created without much work and it also has a full fledged API available for me to use the data in an app. Cons Something I'd love to see in Baserow is more customizations with the CSS of the App Builder. That'd make it so much better Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Cameron, awesome to see you're already making use of Application Builder. Design options for AB are on the way as we continue to move it out of beta this year. Sounds like the wheels are moving on the Database Builder side and you've got the API working seamlessly, so great stuff there. Appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback! -Hiram MR Marshall R. Engineer Online Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Why did I ever use Airtable?" April 23, 2024 4.0 Great for managing all the data in dev and organize it before putting it in our primary database. Pros Infinite rows. Needed in products like these. Cons The load time, the lack of Google cloud setup support, every so often it'll be buggy and I'm not sure what resources to upgrade - does it need more memory? A larger machine? Another instance? That feedback would be remarkable. Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Lack of infinite rows. I need to be able to just list item after item without getting blocked. Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Hi, Marshall—awesome to see that you're pushing the (un)limits with Baserow! Our devs would love to help you out with the more technical aspects to make sure you're running Baserow as efficiently as possible. If you're interested, pop a thread into the community and let's take it from there. Thanks for your feedback! -Hiram AN Adel N. Chef d'affaires Civil Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Adel review " April 23, 2024 3.0 Pros Rich in function, multiple users grouped, link fotr task and users Cons Complexity to use per novices, and a lot of windows in screen Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Hi Adel, thanks for reviewing Baserow! Glad Baserow's features are letting you collaborate effectively. If you or your team ever need some help getting started, we have videos, written guides, and even monthly webinars. Hopefully you can take advantage of these resources! And of course, we're always available to lend a hand. -Hiram TR Tuula R. Operations Manager Environmental Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Build a database without programming skills" April 30, 2024 5.0 Great, we are so thankful that this is available free of charge. Pros My \[sensitive content hidden\] and I were in need of a low-cost solution for managing thousands of data points to track seed accessions for ecological restoration. We were losing data with Google sheets and unable to cross-reference collection data, seed farming and overall lifecycle of seed lots. We tried a costly database used by large-scale seed farmers and it didn't meet our needs; it was slow, the interface was ancient and the workflow was not intuitive. Baserow is elegant, super fast and intuitive to use. Cons There is a learning curve; however compared to the time we would have invested in learning Python or another programming language to custom-build a database, this is much faster. Review Source Response from Baserow May 20, 2024 Hi Tuula, this is an awesome use case for Baserow! Appreciate you sharing your experience and taking the time to review. Thanks again. -Hiram IM Ivan M. Owner Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Awesome date base!!" April 23, 2024 5.0 Good overall I like it and is very affordable compared to airtable Pros The forms are the best I found out there. They are simple but even with the free plan you get so much value the baserow branding is really conservative Cons Built in automation hopefully they implement this type of features in the future Alternatives considered [SmartSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/242046/SmartSuite/) Reason for choosing Baserow Simple to use, similar to airtable and affordable Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Is more affordable and it give The possibility to host all my date if I decided to do so because they are open source Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Great to see you're enjoying Form View, Ivan! You can certainly create some powerful workflows, especially when you start using conditional fields in the forms. And yes, we do have native automations coming soon. Keep an eye on the roadmap for updates! -Hiram Samuel K. Software developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "No-Code DB Builder " May 16, 2023 5.0 With baserow,am ensuring that I collect data from different teams located in different counties in a timely manner. The Data storage anddb design havebeen well sorted and with Baserow, there has been increased productivity and comparatively reduced personnel costs as to adding Experts. Pros The Data Storage, Data ase design which is drag n drop makes this a more better product. The availability of a number of templates that align to the Projectneeds is welcome and the User Interface design is welcome. Further, the structure of Project management and layout plays a more bigger role in the daily activity management of App. Cons It is not easily understood to a non-starter and the pricing model while seems average, moreneeds to be done on the feature availability and a more cost-effective method or package defined. Alternatives considered [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Switched from [Firebase](https://www.capterra.com/p/160941/Firebase/)[Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Flexibility amd need for a more nuanced system informed my switching to Baserow. Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey Samuel, Thanks for taking the time to review Baserow! Sounds like you're making use of Baserow in many different use cases. Feel free to jump into our community with feature suggestions or anything else so we can make it happen. - Hiram AT Andris T. Managing Director Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool for Recruitment business" April 23, 2024 5.0 Our main business tool that does not limit us. Pros What I like most about Baserow is the ease of usage and ease of receiving updates (Docker). The cool thing also is that the core development team is really not lazy folks, but constantly roll out useful features (like recently the App builder). Self-hosting option is also something I feel safer with. Cons The slow community support and the fact that premium payers don't get premium support. Can't create sort filters with Lookup columns :/ Sometimes issues with file uploads that it does not work always. Alternatives considered [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Reason for choosing Baserow User management, faster, available online. Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Andris, thanks for your in-depth review. Always nice to see people break free from row and storage limits with Baserow Self-Hosted. And yes, big things coming on the Application Builder side! With regards to applying filters on Lookup fields: You're right that the Lookup field is greyed out when creating a filter. However, there's an easy workaround for this. Create a new Formula field with the lookup() function. Then, wrap the join() function around it. For example, try this formula in the \`Key results\` table within the Business Goal Tracker template: join(lookup('Objective ID', 'Department'),''). This turns the departments into strings, which you can then apply filters to. Nevertheless, our product team is aware that we need to make this a little more intuitive so you can filter directly from a Lookup field, without the need to create a separate Formula field. Feel free to drop us a line if we can help with anything else! -Hiram VR Verified Reviewer CEO Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A great database! " April 29, 2024 5.0 Pros Baserow is wonderful and quite simple to use, I always use baserow as the database for my applications. Cons Until now, nothing. Baserow meets all my needs, that is, I love the site. Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi there, thanks for leaving a review. Glad you're enjoying Baserow's simplicity and intuitiveness. Appreciate it! -Hiram VR Verified Reviewer Sales and Marketing Director Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent product and service" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros Ease of use. Ability to connect via API. Cons Has a tendency to log users out frequently. Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Hi there, thanks for your review! Awesome to hear you're making use of Baserow's open and flexible API. Cheers! -Hiram TP Thomas P. Director Product Engineering Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Success on day one" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros From day one, we were able to structure the idea in spreadsheets. When we were done, we had a fully functional backend and it was just a matter of building the app and the website. That's all! Cons That we didn’t use it much earlier, due to it’s ease of use and scalability. Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Phenomenal to hear, Thomas—thanks for sharing your use case! Always great to hear the different ways in which people use Baserow. Appreciate your review! -Hiram PSD Paulo Sérgio D. CEO Law Enforcement Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "ChatADV e o Baserow simplificando a criação de micros-saas" April 23, 2024 5.0 Minha experiência tem sido excelente, haja vista a simplicidade e potência que a ferramenta possibilita, principalmente no começo do projeto, sendo acessível de fácil instalar e bastante robusta e segura. Pros Ferramenta simples de instalar e configurar, além de rodar super leve e ter um dashboard amigável, possibilitando Cons A taxa de escrita ainda me parece um pouco baixa, pois percebo um atraso maior quando aumentada. Switched from [Google Sheets](https://www.capterra.com/p/169718/Google-Sheets/) Queria profissionalizar meu banco de dados com algo acessível e simples. Review Source Response from Baserow May 13, 2024 Hi Paulo, sounds like you're maximizing Baserow, which is awesome. Would be good to learn a little more about the "writing rate" that you're referring to, so if you're open to it, create a post on the Baserow Community forum and let's figure out if there's something we can do to improve your process! -Hiram PP Paul P. Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great open source alternative to AirTable" May 16, 2023 5.0 Good product to use for project management if you're going to get the paid tier but it's also just a solid AirTable alternative if you need a quick database for small integrations. Pros The free tier is super generous, making it an easy recommendation for many clients to just test the waters first before committing to the product full on. It has support for many types of fields but we're waiting on a few more to be released! Cons Kanban isn't available on the free tier, making it difficult to use it on small unpaid projects for planning. Alternatives considered [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Reason for choosing Baserow It's open source and self-hostable with a very generous free plan. Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey Paul, Thanks for using Baserow! Glad you're enjoying the generous hosted storage limits. Take a glance at our roadmap and/or GitLab repo—we'd be interested to hear what other field types you're looking for so we can make it happen. - Hiram VB Volker B. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Recommended! Very good!" April 23, 2024 5.0 I absolutely love using Baserow.io for managing my data and building custom applications! It's an incredibly powerful and user-friendly platform that has transformed the way I work. The intuitive interface makes it a breeze to create databases and start working on projects right away, even without advanced technical skills. Baserow offers extensive customization options, allowing me to tailor everything to my exact needs. The real-time collaboration features are seamless, enabling my team to work together efficiently. Pros Ease of setup and use Intuitive UI Many Connectors Cons So far, during the trial period I could find any Cons 👍🏻 Review Source Response from Baserow May 20, 2024 Hi Volker, thanks for your review and recommendation! Love to hear that Baserow has transformed the way you work. We make it a huge point of emphasis to make sure that Baserow is flexible and you can tailor to your exact use cases. If you'd like to share any databases or applications that you've built, we'd love to see them in the Baserow Community. -Hiram RB Raj B. Product analyst Insurance Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "One of the best databases out there " April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros The simplicity of use, customisations, and the pricing Cons The user experience could be optimised more Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Raj, thanks for the note! We strive to lead in all the areas that you mentioned. If you have UX suggestions, we're always open to hearing them. Drop us a line in the Baserow Community and let's discuss. Thanks again! -Hiram FE Fati E. Medical doctor Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "One of the best database apps!" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros The most useful feature offered is by far the form that automatically adds a row to the database. I have the link saved in my reminders on the main page of my phone and I use it everyday. It’s so easy to use and doesn’t require for me to open the website everyday to look for what I need. Cons The only downside so far is that I can’t add new values directly from the form. Bm Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Fati, thanks for your review! Glad you're making use of Baserow. Question: is your form set up correctly? Forms are used for data intake, so you should absolutely be able to add new values directly from the form. Pop into community.baserow.io if you need some help! -Hiram RC Rob C. Digital Content Manager Broadcast Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A nice alternative to Airtable!" May 11, 2023 4.0 I've only used for a couple of months, but have been very pleased overall so far. We were looking for an Airtable replacement tool and this is by far the best we've seen. Pros I like the ease of setting up my templates and importing data from other locations. Also their pricing fits our small/mid-size organization better than Airtable, and the ability to connect to our servers to own our information. Cons Need more automations and ability to select more than one item at a time...would save tons of time. Reason for choosing Baserow Mainly pricing and the ability to connect to servers to own our data. Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey Rob, Thanks for your review—glad Baserow has fit into your team's tech stack nicely. Good news—native automations are coming! In the meantime, I'm sure the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io) would love to help you get some more powerful automations up and running through Zapier, n8n, Make, or something else. Here to help as always. - Hiram JB Jan B. CEO Entertainment Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Review of Baserow" April 23, 2024 5.0 Pros I think is very easy to use overall compared to other platforms Cons There is actually little to complain about. Customer service could be a little better Review Source Response from Baserow May 14, 2024 Hi Jan, thanks for leaving a review! Glad to hear you're finding Baserow intuitive and easy to use. We always make it a point to be a responsive as possible, so if there's anything you have that's unresolved, drop us a line and we'll jump on it right away. Thanks again! -Hiram SV Samuel V. Tools manager Arts and Crafts Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "High potential database" May 25, 2023 5.0 Very nice and easy to understand. I created a lot of functions and it will be usefull for the project management. Pros \- the number of type of fields- view of each parameter of other tables- Easy computation of data- Possibility to use data with other apps (retool, appsmith, etc...) Cons \- not able to find easily identical data on big data import from csv for example- the filtering with only "and" or "or" is very boring and timewasting when we want to filter on a multiple value parameter with a lot of values- Computed link to data from other tables not available- agenda should be improved and a way to link to personnal agenda (gmail or other) Reason for choosing Baserow open source ! Review Source Response from Baserow June 5, 2023 Hey Samuel, appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with Baserow! Awesome to hear that you've got a lot of functions working together to manage your projects and data. Interested to hear more about your issue identifying identical data on import. Would you mind popping this (and your other questions) into the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io)? This'll help us understand your use case better and figure out some solutions for you. -Hiram IM Ivan M. Owner Real Estate Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "One simple solution" May 27, 2023 4.0 Coming from portable I see a lot a potential overall experience is decent Pros The form structure is here straight forward I love how simple and intuitive is to set up Cons I use the forms a lot and I would love to have more colors available so the form match my brand Alternatives considered [Notion](https://www.capterra.com/p/186596/Notion/) Reason for choosing Baserow More affordable and similar to airtable Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Looking for more affordable options Review Source Response from Baserow June 5, 2023 Hey Ivan, thanks for taking the time to review Baserow! Sounds like you're big on forms, and would like more UI customization options for forms, correct? I hope you've also tried out Survey, which is a cleaner interface version of Form view that displays one question at a time, rather than seeing the entire form at the same time. If you have any more suggestions for how your experience can be improved, we'd love to hear about them in the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io). VR Verified Reviewer Founder Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A Powerful and User-Friendly Data Management Solution" May 22, 2023 5.0 Pros It's simplicity and ease of use. It's a daily use for me with project planning and keeping track of records, such as client design requests and comments. Cons Only con I can think of would be the storage, even for the lowest paid tier ($5/mo) you only get 5GB of storage. I'd like to see it being at least 20GB or higher. Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey there, Thanks for your feedback and review! We recently increased our Advanced plan from 100k rows to 250k rows at no additional cost to show our commitment to making Baserow both scalable and performant. If you need unlimited storage, self-hosting is always an option. :) - Hiram DA Darlington A. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Baserow.io is simply easy" May 22, 2023 5.0 Pros Baserow.io stands out for its ease of use, it requires less advanced technical skills. The intuitive interface and quick setup allowed us to create custom databases and start working on our projects promptly. Cons One limitation of Baserow.io is its relatively limited advanced functionalities for complex data handling or manipulation. While it excels in simplicity and basic database management, however, it lacks the advanced features needed for sophisticated data operations. Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hi Darlington, Thanks for taking the time to review Baserow! We're glad you're enjoying the intuitive interface and quick set up so that you can hit the ground running. Would love to learn more about your advanced data manipulation needs, because I'm sure there's something we could do. Feel free to jump into the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io) or reach out to us directly so that we can better understand your requirements and come up with something that might work for you! - Hiram CO Cansu O. Project Manager Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Baserow using for CRM" May 31, 2023 5.0 Pros The product is easy to use and covers every startup company need. Cons I would like to see some ready templates for basic needs. Review Source Response from Baserow June 5, 2023 Hi Cansu, thanks for sharing your review! Glad to hear Baserow is covering all your needs. We already have 65+ templates (baserow.io/templates) and release new ones every month, but if you have very specific templates you'd like to see, feel free to suggest them in the Baserow Community (community.baserow.io) and we'll work on building them for you. -Hiram TJ Tymoteusz J. Owner Publishing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great software" May 11, 2023 5.0 Pros Views are great feature for me - I'm sharing some of my tables publicly. Cons I'm waiting for 2FA feature to increase security Review Source Response from Baserow May 25, 2023 Hey Tymoteusz, Thanks for taking the time to review Baserow! Glad you're making use of publicly shared views. We'll make a note of your 2FA concern for handling the roadmap. - Hiram CH Cyrill H. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Baserow is excellent" November 5, 2024 5.0 Overall the experience is very positive and there are people behind committed to making Baserow better. Pros Baserow is simply excellent and we use it to manage all our marketing in one central place. It offers us an easy way to create a database, collect data and trigger automations via Make.com. Its a great and better alternative than Airtable. Also the fact that there is a self-hosted option, make this really attractive. We keep discovering new ways of using Baserow as we go, and we plan to use it as our central database to manage all kinds of activities. Cons At some times it might be a bit cumbersome to understand how it works or to find the exact solution to your problem. However, we kept trying and thanks to the Baserow Community and their Support we always could figure it out. Alternatives considered [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Reason for choosing Baserow Open Source Solution, it was cheaper and the team seem great. Review Source Response from Baserow November 13, 2024 Hey Cyrill, thanks for your glowing review. It's awesome to hear that Baserow is allowing you to manage all your marketing in a single location. Appreciate you taking the time to review us—means a lot. Cheers! JT Jader T. CTO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best database" December 17, 2024 5.0 Excellent application for small and medium.business as well as new developers Pros Really great tool due to its simplicty and also the constant evolution. Simce the start ive been excited about that Cons Baserow still does not allow copying bases Switched from [Airtable](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/) Cost and self hosted version. As well as the simple interface Review Source Response from Baserow January 2, 2025 Hi Jader, thanks for your recommendation and review! It's possible to copy databases—simply click on the ellipses next to the database and then click 'Duplicate.' That'll do it. - Hiram Similar Products Featured