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NocoDB

NocoDB

No-code spreadsheet interface over your own database

Stars65.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseSustainable Use License

NocoDB is a no-code database platform with a spreadsheet interface that connects to the operator's own Postgres or MySQL database or runs on its hosted database at million-row scale.

Alternative toBaserowAirtable
PocketBase

PocketBaseOpen

Open source backend in one file with realtime database and auth

Stars61.4K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

PocketBase is an open source backend with an embedded SQLite database, realtime subscriptions, auth, file storage, and an admin dashboard in one executable.

DBeaver

DBeaverOpen

Free universal database tool with ER diagrams, SQL editing, and data management

Stars51.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

DBeaver Community is a free, open-source desktop tool for exploring SQL databases, with ER diagrams, a SQL editor, and table data browsing.

Alternative toAzimutt
Beekeeper Studio

Beekeeper StudioOpen

Cross-platform SQL editor and database manager for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, and more.

Stars23.7K
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0

Beekeeper Studio is a desktop SQL editor and database manager for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more, with the same app and features on Linux, Mac, and Windows. It pairs a syntax-highlighted query editor with autocomplete, saved queries, and run history alongside a spreadsheet-style table browser with inline cell editing, a visual table creator, and CSV, JSON, and SQL import and export. Connections support SSL encryption and SSH tunnels, and stored passwords are encrypted. The GPLv3-licensed Community Edition covers common databases; paid editions add drivers such as Oracle, Cassandra, MongoDB, and ClickHouse plus team workspaces that sync connections and queries across devices.

Neon Postgres

Neon PostgresOpen

Serverless Postgres with branching, autoscaling, and scale to zero

Stars23.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Neon is a serverless Postgres platform that separates storage and compute, giving autoscaling, instant copy-on-write database branching, and scale to zero over standard Postgres connections.

Alternative toSupabase
Teable

TeableOpen

AI spreadsheet for business on real PostgreSQL

Stars21.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Teable is a self-hosted no-code database on PostgreSQL with spreadsheet views, automations, a REST API, and AI workflows.

Alternative toAirtable
Turso

TursoOpen

SQLite-compatible edge database platform built on libSQL

Stars17.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Turso is a SQLite-compatible database platform built on libSQL that replicates data to the edge for fast local reads, with embedded replicas, branching, and managed cloud hosting.

Alternative toNeon Postgres
AITable

AITableAIOpen

Visual database that turns tables into collaborative apps and automations

Stars15.6K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

AITable is a self-hosted visual database that pairs a spreadsheet interface with grid, gallery, kanban, calendar, and Gantt views plus a REST API.

Alternative toAirtable
Bytebase

Bytebase

Database governance for schema changes, access control, and audit

Stars14.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT + proprietary enterprise license

Bytebase is a database governance platform for reviewing, approving, and shipping schema changes with access control and audit built in.

Alternative toJira
Convex

Convex

Reactive backend with database, functions, and realtime sync

Stars12.6K
Commitjust now
LicenseFSL-1.1-Apache-2.0

Convex is a backend platform where the database, serverless functions, scheduling, and file storage arrive as one TypeScript-native system.

Alternative toFirebaseSupabase
Manticore Search

Manticore SearchOpen

Open-source database for full-text, vector, and hybrid search

Stars12K
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0

Manticore Search is an open-source database engine for full-text, vector, and hybrid search with real-time indexing and a SQL-first interface.

Grist

GristOpen

Spreadsheet UI over a relational database you can self-host

Stars11.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Grist is a spreadsheet with a relational database underneath: columns link records across tables, and formulas run in Python. Teams browse the same data as grids, cards, calendars, or charts.

Alternative toAirtable
Apache IoTDB

Apache IoTDBOpen

Industrial IoT time-series database for edge and cloud

Stars6,403
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Apache IoTDB is an open-source time-series database for industrial IoT that collects, stores, and analyzes sensor data across edge devices and the cloud.

Alternative toGrafana
Baserow

BaserowOpen

No-code database and application builder you can host

Stars5,757
Commit8h ago
LicenseMIT

Baserow is a spreadsheet-shaped database with the API and permission model of a real backend underneath. Non-technical colleagues get grid, gallery, kanban, and calendar views; engineers get a REST API and webhooks over the same data.

Alternative toRetoolAirtable
Tabularis

TabularisOpen

Open-source desktop SQL workspace with notebooks, EXPLAIN, and MCP

Stars5,196
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Tabularis is an open-source desktop SQL workspace for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite with notebooks, visual EXPLAIN, plugins, and a built-in MCP server.

Mathesar

MathesarOpen

Spreadsheet-like interface for Postgres data

Stars5,149
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0

Mathesar is an open-source, spreadsheet-like interface that works directly with PostgreSQL.

Alternative toAirtable
Grida

GridaOpen

Open-source design canvas with forms and database

Stars2,665
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Grida is an open-source design platform that pairs a Figma-style vector canvas with customer-facing forms, a Postgres-backed database, and a content backend for designers and frontend developers.

Alternative toFigma
Azimutt

AzimuttOpen

Visual database explorer that turns schemas into searchable ER diagrams

Stars2,190
Commit6d ago
LicenseMIT

Azimutt is a database exploration tool that renders a live schema as an entity-relationship diagram and lets developers search tables, trace relations, and document what they find.

Conar

ConarOpen

AI-powered desktop database manager for Postgres and more

Stars1,449
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Conar is a desktop database manager with an AI copilot for schemas, queries, and row edits across Postgres, MySQL, and ClickHouse.

Airtable

Airtable

Spreadsheet interface over a real relational database

CompanyAirtable
Since2015
PricingFreemium

Airtable let non-engineers build relational data models without knowing they were doing it. Linked records, typed fields, and multiple views over one table cover an enormous amount of internal tooling that would otherwise be a spreadsheet or a small application.

Notion

Notion

Documents, databases, and project tracking in one workspace

CompanyNotion Labs
Since2016
PricingFreemium

Notion's insight was that a document and a database can be the same object. A page can be prose, a table, a board, or all three, and the same records can be viewed differently by different teams without duplication.