Head-to-head · Database & Spreadsheet
Airtable vs Baserow
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Airtable with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Baserow on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Airtablevs🇪🇺 Baserow
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Baserow — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Neither ships full E2E by default — check the table for nuance.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Neither monetises through ad tracking.
Which one is open source?
Baserow is open source. Airtable is proprietary.
Side-by-side
Airtable vs Baserow — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Baserow
🇺🇸 Airtable
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
Netherlands (GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
EU (Netherlands) or self-hosted
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Baserow BV (private, founder-led)
Airtable Inc. (private, US VC-backed)
Founded
2020
2012
Make the switch
Try Baserow instead of Airtable
Dutch open-source Airtable — no-code database with full self-hosting.