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Alternatives to SeaTable
21 spreadsheets tools sit alongside SeaTable in this directory. Below is what separates each from SeaTable on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- SeaTable starts at
- Free, then €7/month
Why people look past SeaTable
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the SeaTable entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
SeaTable publishes 5 tiers, from Free up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the SeaTable pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Create apps that perfectly fit your team's needs
- Starts $13 a month per editor dearer, at $20/month per editor.
- 4 tiers to SeaTable's 5.
Open-source no-code database platform
- Starts $7 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per user per month.
- 4 tiers to SeaTable's 5.
Open-source no-code database platform with REST and GraphQL APIs
- Starts $7 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per user per month.
- 6 tiers to SeaTable's 5.
Cloud spreadsheet, free for a personal Google account and bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations
- Sold on a Free personally, bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations model rather than Per user per month.
- 2 tiers to SeaTable's 5.
Apple spreadsheet, free on Apple hardware, now with an optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features
- Sold on a Free with Apple hardware, optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features model rather than Per user per month.
- 2 tiers to SeaTable's 5.
Free standalone cloud spreadsheet from Zoho, also bundled into the low-cost Zoho Workplace suite
- Sold on a Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations model rather than Per user per month.
- 3 tiers to SeaTable's 5.
Every SeaTable alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeaTable (this page) | Free, then €7/month | Per user per month | 5 | |
| AirtableA far larger template, integration and consultant ecosystem if data residency is not a constraint | Free, then $20/month per editor | - | 4 | vs SeaTable |
| BaserowGenuinely open source and self-hostable at any headcount without a per-user licence | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs SeaTable |
| NocoDBBetter when you need a spreadsheet interface layered on top of an existing Postgres or MySQL database | Free | Freemium | 6 | vs SeaTable |
| Google Sheets | Free | Free personally, bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations | 2 | vs SeaTable |
| Numbers | Free | Free with Apple hardware, optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features | 2 | vs SeaTable |
| Zoho Sheet | Free | Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations | 3 | vs SeaTable |
| APITable | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs SeaTable |
| Rowy | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs SeaTable |
| Mathesar | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs SeaTable |
| Quadratic | Free, then $18/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs SeaTable |
| Teable | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs SeaTable |
| Redash | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs SeaTable |
| Fibery | Free | Subscription | - | vs SeaTable |
| Metabase | Free, then $90/month | Freemium | 4 | vs SeaTable |
| Apache Superset | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs SeaTable |
| Coefficient | On request | Quote | 1 | vs SeaTable |
| Sigma Computing | On request | Quote | 1 | vs SeaTable |
| Equals | $24000/year | Per year by connector count and refresh frequency | 4 | vs SeaTable |
| Cube Software | On request | Quote | 3 | vs SeaTable |
| Tableau | $70/month | Subscription | 3 | vs SeaTable |
| Looker | On request | - | - | vs SeaTable |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the SeaTable badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (15)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Airtable , Free, then $20/month per editor
- Baserow , Free
- NocoDB , Free
- Google Sheets , Free
- Numbers , Free
- Zoho Sheet , Free
- APITable , Free
- Rowy , Free
Cheaper than SeaTable (5)
Entry price under SeaTable's €7/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Baserow , Free
- NocoDB , Free
- Redash , Free
- Fibery , Free
- Apache Superset , Free
What you would be giving up
SeaTable is most often brought in for a german or austrian company that needs a shared operational database but cannot put customer records on a us-hosted service, replacing a sprawl of excel files used by several departments with one permissioned base and per-view sharing, running a small internal tool, such as an equipment register or an application tracker, without commissioning a bespoke build, teams already using seafile that want structured data alongside their file sync platform. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If SeaTable is broadly right and the question is cost, the SeaTable pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Spreadsheets category lists everything the directory holds, and best spreadsheets tools ranks them.
SeaTable runs on web, ios, android, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about SeaTable alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to SeaTable?
- 21 other spreadsheets tools are listed in this directory, led by Airtable, Baserow, NocoDB, Google Sheets. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to SeaTable?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Airtable, Baserow, NocoDB, Google Sheets, Numbers.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to SeaTable?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under SeaTable's €7/month: Baserow at Free, NocoDB at Free, Redash at Free, Fibery at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to SeaTable?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from SeaTable?
- SeaTable is most often brought in for a german or austrian company that needs a shared operational database but cannot put customer records on a us-hosted service, replacing a sprawl of excel files used by several departments with one permissioned base and per-view sharing, running a small internal tool, such as an equipment register or an application tracker, without commissioning a bespoke build, teams already using seafile that want structured data alongside their file sync platform. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to SeaTable?
- Apache Superset is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these SeaTable alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Spreadsheets, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare SeaTable against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against SeaTable covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every spreadsheets tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Spreadsheets category, 21 tools beside SeaTable. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.