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Teable
Spreadsheet interface over real PostgreSQL tables, so the data stays queryable by anything that speaks SQL
As of 31 August 2026, Teable is free to use. Teable stores each table as an actual PostgreSQL table rather than in a generic key value schema, which is why it can claim millions of rows where hosted spreadsheet databases slow down in the tens of thousands. Softwr lists it under Spreadsheets. Teable is available on Web, Linux.
Overview
What Teable does
Teable is an open source no code database with a spreadsheet style grid, kanban, gallery, calendar and form views, field types including links between tables, formulas and rollups, and a generated REST API. It is available as a hosted service and as a self hosted deployment via Docker, and it stores data in PostgreSQL using one physical table per logical table. The storage decision is the whole argument. Most spreadsheet and database hybrids keep records in an internal schema, which means the database engine cannot index or plan queries against your actual columns, and performance degrades well before PostgreSQL itself would struggle. Because Teable uses real tables, existing reporting tools, a data warehouse pipeline or a direct SQL connection can read the data without an export step, and the practical row ceiling becomes the ceiling of the PostgreSQL instance you are paying for rather than a product limit. The buyers are teams that outgrew a hosted spreadsheet database on volume or on data ownership, and internal tooling teams who want a grid interface over data that other systems also need to read. The trade off is maturity. The automation, permissions and integration surface is thinner than the established commercial products, and self hosting means you own PostgreSQL backups, upgrades and capacity planning that a hosted product would have absorbed.
What people use it for
- A team that has hit the record ceiling of a hosted spreadsheet database and does not want to move to raw SQL
- Operational data that a business intelligence tool must also read directly, without an export or a sync job
- A regulated or data resident organisation that needs the underlying database inside its own infrastructure
- An internal tool where a grid interface and a REST API over the same table are both required
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Teable.
- The automation builder is far less capable than the established commercial alternatives, so multi step workflows usually end up in an external tool that must be paid for and maintained separately.
- Self hosting moves PostgreSQL backups, version upgrades, connection pooling and capacity planning onto your team, and the licence saving disappears if that time is costed honestly.
- The integration catalogue is small, so connecting to a common business system often means writing against the REST API rather than installing a connector.
- The project is young relative to the products it replaces, and interface and API changes still arrive at a pace that requires reading release notes before upgrading.
- Storing every table as a real PostgreSQL table means schema changes are real migrations, so a careless field type change on a large table can lock it far longer than a spreadsheet user would expect.
Cross-shopped
What people choose instead of Teable
Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.
- TeablevsNocoDB
NocoDB: Connects to an existing database rather than owning the schema, which suits data that already lives somewhere
- TeablevsAirtable
Airtable: Deeper automations, apps and integrations if a hosted product and its record limits are acceptable
Pricing
What Teable costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Self hosted open source
Free
- No licence fee
- Unlimited rows subject to your PostgreSQL capacity
- Docker deployment
- Data stays in your own database
- Paid hosted plans available separately
Capabilities
Features
PostgreSQL native storage
Each table is a real database table, readable by any SQL client or reporting tool
Multiple views
Grid, kanban, gallery, calendar and form views over the same underlying table
Linked records and rollups
Relations between tables with lookup, rollup and formula fields
Generated REST API
Every table exposes an HTTP API without writing server code
Real time collaboration
Concurrent editing with live cursors in the grid
Self hosting via Docker
Full deployment on your own infrastructure under an open source licence
Field level permissions
Access control down to individual fields and views
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
How many rows can it actually hold?
As many as your PostgreSQL instance can serve. There is no product imposed record limit on the self hosted edition, which is the main reason to choose it.
Can I query the data with SQL directly?
Yes. Tables are real PostgreSQL tables, so any SQL client or reporting tool can read them.
Is self hosting genuinely free?
The licence is. The database server, backups and the engineer maintaining them are not.
Does it replace Airtable feature for feature?
No. Views and field types are close; automations, apps and the integration catalogue are not.
What happens to my data if the project stops?
It remains in a standard PostgreSQL database that you control, which is a materially better exit than a proprietary export format.
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