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Replace Airtable with Self-Hosted Baserow

Open-source no-code database and application builder built for speed and huge datasets Stop paying Team ($20/seat/mo) ($200/mo for a 10-person team) and run Baserow on a $4.50/mo Linux VPS with full data sovereignty.

10-Seat Annual Savings
+$2,346 / yr
vs Airtable standard plan
Container RAM & vCPU
1024 MB RAM
1.0 vCPU • Migration: Easy
Recommended Cloud Box
$4.50/mo VPS
Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU)

1-to-100 Seat Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Table

Comparing Airtable (Team ($20/seat/mo)) vs Baserow on Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU).

Team Size Airtable Cost Baserow VPS Net Annual Savings
1 Seat (Solo) $20.00/mo ($240/yr) $4.50/mo (CX22) +$186 / year
5 Seats $100.00/mo ($1,200/yr) $4.50/mo (CX22) +$1,146 / year
10 Seats $200.00/mo ($2,400/yr) $4.50/mo (CX22) +$2,346 / year
25 Seats $500.00/mo ($6,000/yr) $4.50/mo (CX22) +$5,946 / year
50 Seats $1,000.00/mo ($12,000/yr) $4.50/mo (CX22) +$11,946 / year
100 Seats $2,000.00/mo ($24,000/yr) $4.50/mo (CX22) +$23,946 / year

Production Docker Compose + Caddy Auto-SSL

Copy and run docker compose up -d on any Ubuntu 24.04 server.

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# Production Docker Compose: Baserow (Replaces Airtable)
services:
  caddy:
    image: caddy:2-alpine
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro
      - caddy_data:/data
    networks:
      - stack_net

  baserow:
    image: baserow/baserow:latest
    container_name: stack-baserow
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - "BASEROW_PUBLIC_URL=https://baserow.${DOMAIN:-yourdomain.com}"
      - "DATABASE_HOST=postgres"
      - "REDIS_HOST=redis"
    volumes:
      - baserow_data:/data
    networks:
      - stack_net

  postgres:
    image: pgvector/pgvector:pg16
    container_name: stack-postgres
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - "POSTGRES_USER=postgres"
      - "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-strongpassword}"
    volumes:
      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    networks:
      - stack_net

  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    container_name: stack-redis
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - redis_data:/data
    networks:
      - stack_net

networks:
  stack_net:
    driver: bridge

volumes:
  caddy_data:
  baserow_data:
  postgres_data:
  redis_data:
Caddyfile (Automatic HTTPS Reverse Proxy):
# Automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS for Baserow
baserow.{$DOMAIN:yourdomain.com} {
  encode zstd gzip
  reverse_proxy baserow:80
}

Why Teams Switch to Baserow

  • ✓Built-in no-code web app builder
  • ✓Clean REST API docs generated per table
  • ✓Zero row limits when self-hosted
GitHub Repository baserow/baserow
Official Website baserow.io
Docker Image baserow/baserow:latest
Database Needed PostgreSQL 16 + Redis
PRODUCTION BOILERPLATE ZIP

Get All 16 Pre-Built Production Stacks + Encrypted S3 Backups

Includes pre-tuned docker-compose.yml, Caddy Auto-SSL, AES-256 encrypted nightly S3/R2 Postgres backups, and Ubuntu 24.04 UFW/Fail2ban hardening scripts.

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