Baserow
Create your own database without technical experience (alternative to Airtable).
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Still maintained? Yes: 291 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.35.3 (Oct 2025).
Also an alternative to Monday.com, Retool and Airtable.
At a glance
Baserow quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,264
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.35.3, Oct 2025
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Baserow
Full rankings: Monday.com alternatives, Retool alternatives, Airtable alternatives
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Baserow scores 84/100, #8 of 20 in Database Management: 291 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.35.3, 1.1 years ago) earns 15.4 of 25, 2,264 stars add 13.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 9.6 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitLab API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
291 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 15.4 / 25
1.35.3 released 1.1 years ago
- Stars 13.4 / 20
2.3k stars on GitLab (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 291
- Last 90 days
- 300
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 20 tools in Database Management by health , between Adminer (#7) and Chartbrew (#9) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | 1.35.3 · 1.1 years ago |
| Stars | 2,264 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | gitlab.com/baserow/baserow ↗ |
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Baserow: common questions
What does Baserow replace?
Repoly lists Baserow as an open-source alternative to Monday.com, Retool and Airtable. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Baserow stands against the others.
Is Baserow still maintained?
Baserow had 291 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 1.35.3, is from 1.1 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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