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> Airtable is so so nice as a backend/DB for simple sites, and I'm intrigued by an open source competitor!

Looks interesting but it’s only open-core: loads of important features locked behind subscription pricing, plus you lose the ability to self-host: https://baserow.io/pricing

It's kind of hard to compare the long lists on mobile but I couldn't see any features removed when you self host. What did I miss?

Yeah not easy to see on mobile. Their 5/user/mo “premium” plan adds

Features: - XML and JSON export (vs just CSV) - Row comments - Row coloring - Public logo removal

Views: - Kanban - Survey - Calendar (WIP) - Gantt (WIP)

10k rows, 5Gb storage per group.

The “Advanced” $20/user/mo plan adds:

Feature: Role-based Permissions

Support 100k rows, 20GB storage per group

You will not lose any features by self-hosting. Quite the opposite, some enterprise features like SSO are only possible for self-hosted instances. Source: I work for Baserow.

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