#40 in Frameworks & LibrariesUpdated 2026-08

Rowy

by Rowy · Spreadsheet UI and in-browser Cloud Functions for Firestore

46.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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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

Pricing

Published plans from Rowy’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Rowy pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Base	Free	One project, no credit card needed Unlimited collections, records and Cloud Functions Custom role-based access control, 30+ column types Export up to 10K rows; Discord community support
Pro	$12per seat	Unlimited projects, one-month free trial Full-text search and advanced filtering/sorting Unlimited data export, clone code across projects GCP billing hard cap, email support
Business	Contact sales	Everything in Pro, custom domain Data version control and automated backups Field-level data auditing, forms Priority support

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 40 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 63 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 25 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 60 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

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: 30 out of 100
Maintenance: 20 out of 100

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