Baserow
by Baserow · Open-source no-code database and application builder, cloud or self-hosted
BenchRank score
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Overview
Baserow is an open-source no-code platform for building databases, applications, dashboards and automations. Data comes in from spreadsheets, CSV, XML or JSON and is viewed as grids, forms, galleries, Kanban boards, calendars or timelines. It runs on Baserow Cloud or self-hosted via Docker, AWS, Helm or Cloudron, and is extended with frontend and backend plugins.
- Best for
- Teams replacing spreadsheets with a database and no-code apps who need self-hosting or compliance
- Pricing
- Free tier, then $10 per user/month for Premium and $18 per user/month for Advanced when billed yearly ($12 and $22 billed monthly), with Enterprise on request.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Open source, self-hostable on Docker, AWS, Helm or Cloudron
- GDPR, HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance listed on all plans
- API-first: every feature is an integration endpoint
- Free tier with 3,000 rows, 2GB storage and 65+ templates
Trade-offs
- Row caps per workspace: 50,000 on Premium, 250,000 on Advanced
- Kanban, Calendar, Timeline and Survey views need a paid plan
- Free and Premium get community support only; direct support from Advanced up
- Several listed features marked 'Soon', including custom roles and variables
How Baserow markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Baserow’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“The data collaboration platform for teams”
- Angle: Security / trust-led
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Baserow’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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Where this comes from
The Baserow pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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