Is Baserow or StarRocks better?

Neither clearly leads. Baserow starts at Free and StarRocks at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Baserow or StarRocks?

Baserow starts at Free and StarRocks at Free.

Does Baserow or StarRocks run on more platforms?

Baserow runs on Web, Api, Self-hosted. StarRocks runs on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.

Can I use Baserow for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is Baserow best used for?

Baserow is most often used for self-hosting an open source alternative to a spreadsheet database, structured team data with kanban, calendar and grid views, building internal tools on top of a database with an api, sharing data with external app users without giving them full seats. Of those, self-hosting an open source alternative to a spreadsheet database and structured team data with kanban, calendar and grid views are not what StarRocks is typically brought in for.

What can Baserow do that StarRocks cannot?

Baserow covers Database tables, Multiple views, Forms, API access. StarRocks covers Cost-based optimiser, Lakehouse query engine, Primary key tables, Materialised views.

Spreadsheets · head to head

Baserow vs StarRocks

Baserow

Spreadsheets

Open-source no-code database platform

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

StarRocks

Databases

Apache 2.0 MPP analytical database built for joins on open table formats

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Baserow the free tier is capped at 3,000 rows and 2GB of storage per workspace; StarRocks self-hosting is a genuine operations job: frontend and backend node roles, tablet distribution, compaction and materialised view refresh all need an owner, and there is no small-team-friendly single-binary mode.
They diverge on capability: Baserow covers Database tables, StarRocks covers Cost-based optimiser.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Baserow and StarRocks actually diverge.

Attributes where Baserow and StarRocks differ
Attribute	Baserow	StarRocks
Pricing model	freemium	Open source, no licence fee
Platforms	Web, Api, Self-hosted	Linux, Docker, Kubernetes
Category	Spreadsheets	Databases
Founded	2019	Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Baserow

Database tables
Multiple views
Forms
API access
Real-time collaboration
Templates
Plugins
Self-hosting

Only in StarRocks

Cost-based optimiser
Lakehouse query engine
Primary key tables
Materialised views
Shared-data mode
MySQL wire protocol

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Baserow

Self-hosting an open source alternative to a spreadsheet databasenot StarRocks
Structured team data with Kanban, calendar and grid viewsnot StarRocks
Building internal tools on top of a database with an APInot StarRocks
Sharing data with external app users without giving them full seatsnot StarRocks

StarRocks

Customer-facing analytics where queries join a fact table to several dimensions and must return in well under a secondnot Baserow
Querying an Iceberg lakehouse directly without copying data into a proprietary warehouse formatnot Baserow
Replacing a ClickHouse deployment that has become unmanageable because every new question needs another denormalised tablenot Baserow
Real-time analytics fed by change data capture where rows must be updated in place rather than appendednot Baserow

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Baserow

The free tier is capped at 3,000 rows and 2GB of storage per workspace
Kanban, calendar and survey views need Premium at $10 per user per month billed yearly
Role-based permissions, audit logs and SSO require Premium or higher
Row limits are per workspace rather than per table, so splitting data across bases does not raise the ceiling
Automation runs are metered as credits, 2,000 a month on free

StarRocks

Self-hosting is a genuine operations job: frontend and backend node roles, tablet distribution, compaction and materialised view refresh all need an owner, and there is no small-team-friendly single-binary mode.
CelerData is by far the dominant contributor despite Linux Foundation stewardship, so the practical roadmap risk is the same as any single-vendor open source project.
It inherits a MySQL-flavoured SQL dialect from its Doris ancestry, so queries written for PostgreSQL, Snowflake or Trino need rewriting rather than porting.
Ecosystem support is thinner than ClickHouse or Trino: fewer client libraries, fewer managed hosting options and a much smaller pool of engineers who have run it in production.
Memory pressure under concurrent large joins is a common production failure, and the tuning knobs for query memory limits are unforgiving compared with a cloud warehouse that just scales.

Pricing, plan by plan

Baserow

Free

FreeFree
- 3000 rows per workspace
- 2 GB storage per workspace
- 2000 automation credits monthly
Premium$10/month
- 50000 rows per workspace
- 20 GB storage per workspace
- 100000 automation credits monthly
Advanced$18/month
- 250000 rows per workspace
- 100 GB storage per workspace
- 500000 automation credits monthly
Enterprise$null/month
- 1000000 rows per workspace
- 1000 GB storage per workspace
- 2000000 automation credits monthly

StarRocks

Free

StarRocksFree
- Apache 2.0 licence
- Linux Foundation governance
- No usage or node limits
CelerData Cloud$undefined/year
- Managed StarRocks from the primary contributor
- BYOC and serverless deployment options
- Enterprise support and SLAs

Which should you pick?

Choose Baserow if

You need database tables.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Api, Self-hosted.
You also want multiple views.

Baserow review

Choose StarRocks if

You need cost-based optimiser.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.
You also want lakehouse query engine.

StarRocks review

Questions people ask

Is Baserow or StarRocks better?: Neither clearly leads. Baserow starts at Free and StarRocks at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Baserow or StarRocks?: Baserow starts at Free and StarRocks at Free.
Does Baserow or StarRocks run on more platforms?: Baserow runs on Web, Api, Self-hosted. StarRocks runs on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.
Can I use Baserow for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Baserow best used for?: Baserow is most often used for self-hosting an open source alternative to a spreadsheet database, structured team data with kanban, calendar and grid views, building internal tools on top of a database with an api, sharing data with external app users without giving them full seats. Of those, self-hosting an open source alternative to a spreadsheet database and structured team data with kanban, calendar and grid views are not what StarRocks is typically brought in for.
What can Baserow do that StarRocks cannot?: Baserow covers Database tables, Multiple views, Forms, API access. StarRocks covers Cost-based optimiser, Lakehouse query engine, Primary key tables, Materialised views.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Baserow: Does Baserow have a free plan?

Baserow's Free plan includes 3000 rows per workspace, 2 GB storage, 2000 automation credits monthly, and access to Grid, Form, and Gallery views. It supports up to 500 external app users and includes 65+ templates with no credit card required.

Source

StarRocks: Is StarRocks open source?

Yes, Apache 2.0, governed under the Linux Foundation since 2023.

Baserow: What row and storage limits does Baserow provide by plan?

Free plan: 3000 rows and 2 GB storage; Premium plan: 50000 rows and 20 GB; Advanced plan: 250000 rows and 100 GB; Enterprise plan: 1000000 rows and 1 TB. All limits are per workspace.

Source

StarRocks: How does it differ from ClickHouse?

StarRocks is built for joins across a star schema with a cost-based optimiser; ClickHouse is fastest on denormalised single tables.

Baserow: How much does Baserow Premium cost?

Baserow Premium costs $10 per user per month when billed annually, or $12 per month when billing monthly. Yearly billing provides better rates than monthly. Advanced plan costs $18/user/month annually or $22/month monthly.

Source

StarRocks: Who maintains it?

CelerData, formerly StarRocks Inc, is the dominant contributor and sells the managed service.

Baserow: What are automation credit limits in Baserow?

Free plan provides 2000 monthly automation credits, Premium provides 100000 monthly credits, Advanced provides 500000 monthly credits, and Enterprise provides 2000000 monthly credits for workflow automation.

Source

StarRocks: Can it query Iceberg tables directly?

Yes, along with Hudi, Delta Lake, Hive and Paimon, with a local cache for repeat queries.

Baserow vs StarRocks

Baserow

StarRocks

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Baserow

Only in StarRocks

What people use each for

Baserow

StarRocks

Where each one falls short

Baserow

StarRocks

Pricing, plan by plan

Baserow

StarRocks

Which should you pick?

Choose Baserow if

Choose StarRocks if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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