# Baserow

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Baserow and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Self-hostable Airtable alternative that is easy to deploy on Linux and works through APIs. Main caveat: critics say the self-hosted edition is paywalled.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to self-host on Linux (1 comments): "I've had a great experience self-hosting Baserow! It's super easy to deploy on Linux servers and interface with via APIs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45997102))
- Works through APIs (1 comments): "I've had a great experience self-hosting Baserow! It's super easy to deploy on Linux servers and interface with via APIs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45997102))
- Grown into full-stack no-code platform (1 comments): "we've grown from a no-code database into a full-stack no-code platform" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45967759))
- Happy long-term user (1 comments): "I am using Baserow ( https://baserow.io/ ) happily." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166745))

## What people warn about

- Self-hosted edition feels paywalled (1 comments): "The self-hosting solution is completely crippled, everything is paywalled." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45974557))
- No email sending out of the box (1 comments): "it seems it not supporting email sending out of the box" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49168643))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Airtable](https://hackerapproved.com/p/airtable.md): 22 recommend
- [Grist](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grist.md): 21 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Baserow", https://hackerapproved.com/p/baserow/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).