Best Airtable alternatives
Airtable is solid but each database platform has different strengths. Teams evaluate based on scaling needs, pricing model, and developer experience.
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Open-source Firebase alternative providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and edge functions.
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Serverless MySQL platform with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and unlimited scalability.
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Serverless Postgres with autoscaling, branching, and a generous free tier for modern applications.
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Firebase
Free tier
Google's app development platform providing a realtime database, authentication, hosting, and cloud functions.
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Xata
Free tier
Serverless database platform with full-text search, analytics, and file attachments on Postgres.
Quick comparison: Airtable vs Supabase
| Feature | Airtable | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $25/mo |
Airtable comparisons
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Supabase vs Airtable
Airtable is the free option; Supabase charges $25/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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PlanetScale vs Airtable
Airtable is the free option; PlanetScale charges $39/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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Neon vs Airtable
Airtable is the free option; Neon charges $19/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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Firebase vs Airtable
Firebase is built for mobile and web apps that need realtime sync and fast prototyping. Airtable is built for teams wanting a spreadsheet-database hybrid. Pick the one that fits.
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Airtable vs Xata
Airtable is built for teams wanting a spreadsheet-database hybrid. Xata is built for developers wanting a serverless database with search built-in. Pick the one that fits.
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Airtable vs Turso
Turso gives you open source and self-hosting; Airtable is a managed service. Which trade-off works for you?
More Database tools
Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and edge functions.
PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL platform with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and unlimited scalability.
Neon
Serverless Postgres with autoscaling, branching, and a generous free tier for modern applications.
Firebase
Google's app development platform providing a realtime database, authentication, hosting, and cloud functions.
Xata
Serverless database platform with full-text search, analytics, and file attachments on Postgres.
Turso
Edge-hosted distributed database built on libSQL (SQLite fork) for ultra-low latency reads.
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