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NocoDB

Open-source Airtable alternative with unlimited seats and self-hosting.

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Solid optionOpen-source Airtable alternative, but less mature than Baserow.

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Price

Open source · hosting from US$12/user/month (Plus, billed annually; capped per workspace)

Nonprofit offer

None found

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Small · Medium

Great for

Organisations with IT help who want to self-host
Teams that need many users without per-seat costs
Free self-hosted option
Seat-capped pricing
Open source

Watch out for

Non-technical teams wanting hand-holding
Organisations needing a nonprofit discount
No nonprofit discount
Small free cloud limits
Needs technical skill to self-host

Problems it solves

“We need Airtable but have too many users to afford it”“We want to run our own database on our own server”“Our free spreadsheet tool has hit its limit”“Is there a free open-source database tool for nonprofits”

About NocoDB+

NocoDB gives you a spreadsheet-style interface over a database, with forms, kanban and gallery views, automations and an API. You can self-host the Community Edition for free, or use the cloud version where pricing is capped per workspace with unlimited seats. It does not offer a dedicated nonprofit discount.

Pricing: Free cloud plan: 3 editor seats, 10 commenters, 1,000 records, 1 GB storage. Plus US$12 to 15 per user per month with unlimited seats capped at about US$108 to 135 per month. Business US$24 to 30 per user. Free self-hosted Community Edition (fair-code).

Key features+

Spreadsheet-style UI on SQL databasesForms, kanban, gallery and calendar viewsAutomations and REST APISelf-hosted Community Edition

Works with (5)+

Zapier

Make

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SlackPostgres

AI features+

AI-assisted field generation and app building features.

Data & privacy+

Self-hosting gives full control of data location. Cloud hosting region and GDPR claims were not confirmed in this research.

How sure are we?+

Partly confirmed on the vendor's pages; some details from reputable secondary sources. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with NocoDB before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-02