Baserow turns Postgres into a no-code database you edit in the browser, with typed fields, filters and forms. Every table gets a REST API.
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| Requirement | Baserow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free + Paid | Free + Paid | Free + Paid |
| Web UI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Min hardware | Not stated | 2 CPUs · 8 GB RAM · 20 GB | 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 10 GB |
| Containers | Worth checking: 10Plus Caddy, Celery, Celery export worker, Celery beat worker, Email receiver, Postgres, Redis, Volume permissions fixer, Web frontend | 1The app alone | 1The app alone |
| Database | Postgres | SQLite | SQLite |
| Runtime | Python | Node.js | Node.js |
| Docker | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux package | – | Yes | – |
| Full comparison | This app | Baserow vs Grist | – |
Yes. The baserow/baserow image bundles Postgres, Redis and Caddy and keeps everything under /baserow/data, so one container is enough for a home server. The split backend and web-frontend images exist for scaling across hosts.
The premium and enterprise directories ship under their own licences while the rest of the code is MIT. Check what sits behind each tier on baserow.io before you build on a feature.
Yes, if you use a 64-bit board. The published images come in amd64 and arm64 builds, and the same arm64 build covers 64-bit ARM NAS boxes.
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