Rowy
by Rowy · Spreadsheet UI and in-browser Cloud Functions for Firestore
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Overview
Rowy shows a Firebase/Firestore database in a spreadsheet-style UI with over 30 column types, and lets you write Cloud Functions in the browser using any npm package or API. Derivative fields, action fields, extensions and webhooks run logic when data changes. Data and code stay in your own Google Cloud project.
- Best for
- Teams on Firebase/Firestore wanting a spreadsheet UI over their data plus in-browser backend code
- Pricing
- Free Base tier, then Pro at $12 per seat per month, with custom pricing for Business.
- Runs on
- WebCLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Data and code stay in your own Firebase/GCP project
- Free tier includes unlimited Cloud Functions and API calls
- Open source, with Discord community support
- Field-level access control, validation and row-level auditing
Trade-offs
- Tied to Firebase/Firestore on Google Cloud only
- Free tier is one project, with exports capped at 10K rows
- You still pay Google Cloud usage costs on your own project
- Several listed Pro features are marked as under development
How Rowy markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Rowy’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Low-code backend”
- Angle: Developer-first
- Hero: Abstract graphic
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Rowy’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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