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Comparison

Baserow vs Grist

No clear leader: Baserow (67.1) and Grist (63.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Baserow67
Grist64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Baserow67 / 100medium · 55%
Grist64 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
Baserow✓
Grist✓
Model
Baserowfreemium
Gristfreemium
Price level
Baserowlow
Gristlow
Starting price
Baserow$10
Grist$10
Transparent
Baserow✓
Grist✓
Integrations
Count
Baserow8
Grist6
Security
Certifications
Gdpr
Baserow✓
Grist–
Hipaa
Baserow✓
Grist–
Soc2
Baserow✓
Grist–
Trust center
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Baserow7 items
Grist6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for spreadsheet databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Linked records
Baserow✓
Grist✓
Lookup rollup fields
Baserow-
Grist-
No code automations
Baserow✓
Grist✓
External db sync
Baserow✓
Grist-
Offline mobile app
Baserow-
Grist-
Embeddable public views
Baserow✓
Grist-
Open source
Baserow✓
Grist✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Baserow

A self-hosted or cloud-based platform that enables non-technical teams to structure data, create applications, and automate business processes using a spreadsheet-like interface with full control over data privacy and security.

Independently observed

Grist

A spreadsheet-like data platform combining database capabilities with spreadsheet familiarity. Supports real-time collaboration, custom workflows, and can be self-hosted on your infrastructure or used as a cloud service with various support tiers.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Baserow

from $10/seat/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $10/user/month (annual billing). Enterprise plans available on request.

  • FreeFree
    • Grid, Form & Gallery views
    • Library of 65+ templates
  • Premium$10/user/mo (billed annually) or $12/user/mo (billed monthly)
    • All views
    • AI features
    • Free trial
  • Advanced$18/user/mo (billed annually) or $22/user/mo (billed monthly)
    • Role-based permissions
    • Audit logs
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Implementation support
    • Payment by invoice
as of verify ↗

Grist

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $10/month ($8/month when billed annually). Free tier available. Community edition free and open-source.

  • FreeFree
    • 5,000 records per document
    • Shared API pool
    • Real-time collaboration
    • 2 free guests per document
    • Public data sharing with access controls
  • Standard$10/mo
    • 100,000 records per document
    • 100 AI Assistant credits per month
    • 3k API calls per month
    • Real-time collaboration
    • Public data sharing
  • Business$30/mo
    • 150,000 records per document
    • 2,000 AI Assistant credits per month
    • Automations
    • Priority email support
    • Access rules for complex sharing
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom SSO (OIDC/SAML)
    • Advanced user and site management
    • Audit log streaming
    • Multi-server support
    • Managed hosting with preferred geographical region
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Baserow✓
Grist✓
macOS
Baserow✗
Grist✓
Windows
Baserow✗
Grist✓
Linux
Baserow✗
Grist✓
CLI
Baserow✓
Grist✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Baserow✓
Grist✓
Self-hosted
Baserow✓
Grist✓
On-premise
Baserow✗
Grist✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)
  • REST API
  • Webhooks
  • OpenAI
  • Zapier

Baserow

14 total - 10 not shared
  • OpenRouter
  • Azure Active Directory
  • Jira
  • Salesforce
  • PostgreSQL
  • GitHub
  • HubSpot
  • Pipedrive
  • iCal
  • Google Cloud Storage
Independently observed

Grist

8 total - 4 not shared
  • n8n
  • Google Drive
  • MCP
  • Google API
Independently observed
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Baserow or Grist: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.