Is Baserow or Timeplus better?

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

Which is cheaper, Baserow or Timeplus?

Baserow starts at Free and Timeplus at Free.

Does Baserow or Timeplus run on more platforms?

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

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 Timeplus is typically brought in for.

What can Baserow do that Timeplus cannot?

Baserow covers Database tables, Multiple views, Forms, API access. Timeplus covers Streaming SQL, Unified streaming and historical, ClickHouse-based engine, Single binary deployment.

Spreadsheets · head to head

Baserow vs Timeplus

Baserow

Spreadsheets

Open-source no-code database platform

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Timeplus

Databases

Streaming SQL engine built on ClickHouse internals, shipping as one small binary

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; Timeplus proton, the free version, is single-node by design, so any requirement for high availability or horizontal scale forces the commercial licence; the open source edition is a trial in practical terms.
They diverge on capability: Baserow covers Database tables, Timeplus covers Streaming SQL.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Baserow and Timeplus actually diverge.

Attributes where Baserow and Timeplus differ
Attribute	Baserow	Timeplus
Pricing model	freemium	Per month for cloud, quoted for self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Api, Self-hosted	Linux, macOS, Docker, Kubernetes, Web
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 Timeplus

Streaming SQL
Unified streaming and historical
ClickHouse-based engine
Single binary deployment
External streams
Materialised views

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 Timeplus
Structured team data with Kanban, calendar and grid viewsnot Timeplus
Building internal tools on top of a database with an APInot Timeplus
Sharing data with external app users without giving them full seatsnot Timeplus

Timeplus

Real-time alerting on Kafka topics where standing up a Flink cluster is more work than the use case justifiesnot Baserow
Fraud or anomaly detection that must join a live event stream against recent history in one querynot Baserow
Streaming ETL from Kafka or MySQL change data capture into ClickHouse without writing Javanot Baserow
A small data team that needs continuous aggregation but has no platform engineers to operate JVM infrastructurenot 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

Timeplus

Proton, the free version, is single-node by design, so any requirement for high availability or horizontal scale forces the commercial licence; the open source edition is a trial in practical terms.
It is a young project against Apache Flink’s decade of production history, so the hiring pool, the connector library and the body of known failure modes are all much smaller.
Inheriting ClickHouse internals also inherits ClickHouse constraints: memory-hungry queries, awkward updates and a SQL dialect that is not portable to other engines.
Exactly-once semantics and state recovery guarantees are less battle-tested than Flink checkpointing, which matters if the pipeline moves money.
Cloud pricing is by provisioned instance size rather than usage, so a bursty workload pays for peak capacity around the clock or has to be resized by hand.

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

Timeplus

Free

Timeplus ProtonFree
- Apache 2.0 licence
- Single node only
- Full streaming SQL engine
Timeplus Cloud$199/month
- One to thirty-two CPUs
- 4 GB to 128 GB memory
- From 250 GB SSD storage
Self-hosted or BYOC$undefined/year
- Multi-node clustering
- Kubernetes or bare metal
- Customisable compute and storage

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 Timeplus if

You need streaming sql.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, macOS, Docker, Kubernetes, Web.
You also want unified streaming and historical.

Timeplus review

Questions people ask

Is Baserow or Timeplus better?: Neither clearly leads. Baserow starts at Free and Timeplus at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Baserow or Timeplus?: Baserow starts at Free and Timeplus at Free.
Does Baserow or Timeplus run on more platforms?: Baserow runs on Web, Api, Self-hosted. Timeplus runs on Linux, macOS, Docker, Kubernetes, Web.
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 Timeplus is typically brought in for.
What can Baserow do that Timeplus cannot?: Baserow covers Database tables, Multiple views, Forms, API access. Timeplus covers Streaming SQL, Unified streaming and historical, ClickHouse-based engine, Single binary deployment.

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.

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Timeplus: Is Timeplus open source?

The core engine, Timeplus Proton, is Apache 2.0. Timeplus Enterprise and Cloud are commercial.

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.

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Timeplus: What is the difference from Flink?

Timeplus is one binary with SQL as the only interface; Flink is a JVM cluster with a Java and SQL API and far more operational surface.

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.

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Timeplus: Can Proton run in production?

It can, but it is single-node only, so there is no high availability without the commercial edition.

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

Timeplus: How much is the cloud?

From 199 US dollars a month, sized by CPU and memory, with a fourteen day trial.

Baserow vs Timeplus

Baserow

Timeplus

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Baserow

Only in Timeplus

What people use each for

Baserow

Timeplus

Where each one falls short

Baserow

Timeplus

Pricing, plan by plan

Baserow

Timeplus

Which should you pick?

Choose Baserow if

Choose Timeplus if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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