Databases · checked 2026-10-19

Can I vibecode Baserow Cloud?

YES· one-shottable

For one person, the core of Baserow is typed tables with a grid, forms, a kanban board, linked records and a REST API, which an agent builds on SQLite in one sitting. What stays behind is the shared side: real-time editing with other people, permissions, the app builder, automations and the AI features. The honest shortcut is that Baserow's own core is MIT-licensed and runs from Docker for free, so for a finished product self-hosting beats building; a prompt only wins when you want a small table tool you fully own.

$12/moprice per seat

$144you'd save a year

one sittingbuild time

—people replaced it

Before you start

What you need on hand.

DifficultyIntermediate · Some system setup or keys.

TimeOne to two hours for the first version

Claude Code, Codex or CursorAny of them can run the prompt.
Node.js 22better-sqlite3 compiles a native module, so build tools must be installed.
Your Baserow exportA workspace ZIP from Export data, or CSVs per table; the ZIP format is Baserow's own, so ask the agent to read it.
Docker, if you would rather self-host BaserowThat route needs no prompt at all.

Before you buildCheck Baserow Free first: 3,000 rows and 2 GB per workspace is plenty for many personal databases.

1. Install one agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor.
2. Make an empty folder and open it in the agent.
3. Paste the prompt below, press enter, and answer its questions as it builds.

The prompt

Build me a personal no-code database to replace Baserow Cloud. Requirements:

- Node.js 22 + TypeScript: Next.js (App Router) with Drizzle ORM. `npm start` serves
  http://localhost:4740.
- Storage: better-sqlite3 in ./data/db.db. Workspaces hold databases, databases hold tables,
  tables hold fields and rows; a row's values sit in one JSON column. Attachments go to
  ./data/files/. A change log records every cell edit (row, field, old value, new value, time)
  and is pruned after 90 days.
- Field types: text, long text, number, boolean, date, single select, multiple select, URL,
  email, file, autonumber, created on, link to a row in another table (with a reverse field),
  lookup, rollup (count, sum, min, max) and formula.
- Formulas: parsed with `jsep` against an allow-list (IF, CONCAT, ROUND, SUM, DATEDIFF, TODAY);
  no eval, no function constructors. Recalculate dependants when a cell changes.
- Views per table, each saving its own sort, filters, hidden fields and grouping: grid with
  inline editing, gallery, kanban on a single-select field, and a form with a random public
  URL whose submissions become rows.
- Import CSV (preview first, guess types). Export a table or a view as CSV. Export a workspace
  as a ZIP (schema.json, one JSON file of rows per table, attachments) and import such a ZIP.
- REST API with a token from .env: list rows with filter, order_by, page and size parameters,
  and create, update and delete a row.
- Single user, one password from .env (signed cookie). No accounts, no telemetry, local-first.
- Out of scope: real-time collaboration, an app builder, automations, SSO and AI fields.
- README: setup, backing up ./data, and a note that self-hosting Baserow itself is the shorter
  route if you want everything it has.

Opens your agent with the prompt filled in, you press enter. Or copy it and paste it into an empty folder.

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Then keep going

Next prompts, same folder.

The first prompt builds the core. Run these one at a time in the same folder to grow it into your own Baserow Cloud.

Extend the personal database in this folder. Requirements:

- An import page that accepts a Baserow workspace export ZIP.
- Read the schema and row files, create the tables and fields, map Baserow field types to ours
  and list any field type we cannot hold, such as AI or button fields, instead of dropping it.
- Rebuild links between tables after all rows exist, and copy file attachments.
- Show a report of rows imported and problems found.
- Update the README.

Add two views to the personal database in this folder. Requirements:

- A month calendar view placed by a date field, with drag to change the date.
- A timeline view using a start and end date field, one row per record, zoom by week or month.
- Both save their field choices, filters and sort like other views.
- Update the README.

Add webhooks to the personal database in this folder. Requirements:

- Per table, a list of webhook URLs with the events (created, updated, deleted) each receives.
- Send a JSON body signed with an HMAC header using a secret from .env.
- Retry a failed call at 1 minute, 10 minutes and 1 hour, and show the last 50 deliveries with
  their status code.
- Update the README.

Add row comments to the personal database in this folder. Requirements:

- A side panel on each row with a list of comments, newest last, each with text and a time.
- Comments are stored in their own table, shown with a count badge on the grid row and
  excluded from CSV exports.
- Edit and delete my own comments.
- Update the README.

What you lose

Real-time collaboration with comments, mentions and role-based permissions
The app builder and portals for external users
Automations, data sync from Jira, GitHub, GitLab and HubSpot, and the AI assistant
Row change history across a team and audit logs
Someone else running the servers, backups and upgrades

Why people still pay

Because the core is open source, the fee mostly buys not running a server: hosting, updates and backups, plus shared editing, forms, the API and the app builder in one place. Teams pay per seat once more than one person edits the same tables.

Moatcollaboration integrations switching costs

Do the math

Baserow Cloud or your own copy?

Seats

Over

Your usage

Count my time3h ×$/h

Baserow Cloud, 1 yr$144

Your own copy, 1 yr$38running + build session

You keep$107pays for itself in the first month

Estimate · Runs on your laptop or a $5 VPS. The build is token usage on your agent plan.

Leaving Baserow Cloud

Take your data, then cancel.

1 · Take your data out of Baserow Cloud

1Whole workspace: on the Home page open the workspace's dropdown, choose Export data, pick everything or selected databases, optionally structure only, and download the ZIP.
2A ZIP exported this way can only be imported into another Baserow, cloud or self-hosted; members, permissions, webhooks, published domains and personal settings do not come with it.
3Single table or view: use the export option on the table, mostly as CSV; filters in the current view apply, so clear them first if you need every row.
4Row comments, change history and audit logs stay behind, and file fields need the separate Export files action.

2 · Cancel Baserow Cloud

1Open the Baserow subscriptions page, find the workspace's subscription and click More details.
2Click Change subscription, then Cancel subscription, and confirm in the dialog.
3Paid features keep working until the next scheduled payment date; no refund is given for unused time.
4To delete your Baserow account afterwards, cancel any paid subscription first.

Exported rows count against plan limits when imported anywhere, including a Free workspace's 3,000-row cap.
Baserow's FAQ says you can move from the hosted version to a self-hosted one with the workspace export and import.
After a downgrade, a workspace over its row limit for 7 days can no longer create new rows, so trim or export first.
A self-hosted install is unlimited in rows, storage and API calls; only the premium features need a paid licence.

Checked 2026-10-19 against Baserow Cloud's docs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The escape hatch

Don't feel like building it? These are already free.

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The numbers

Baserow Cloud pricing

Plan	Monthly	Annual, per month	What you get
Free	$0/workspace	$0/workspace	3,000 rows and 2 GB per workspace, 2,000 automation credits a month, 500 external app users, 14 days of row change history, grid, form and gallery views.
Premium	$12/user	$10/user	50,000 rows and 20 GB per workspace, 100,000 automation credits a month, all views, AI features, 90 days of row change history.
Advanced	$22/user	$18/user	250,000 rows and 100 GB per workspace, 500,000 automation credits a month, role-based permissions, audit logs, 180 days of row change history.
Enterprise	custom	—	1,000,000 rows and 1,000 GB per workspace, 2,000,000 automation credits a month, custom external app users, implementation support, payment by invoice.

Free tier: 3,000 rows per workspace; a workspace over its row limit for 7 days can no longer create rows until it upgrades or deletes some.
Billing: Per user, monthly or yearly. Cancelling means not renewing: paid features run until the next scheduled payment date and unused time is not refunded.
Hidden costs: The row cap is per workspace, so a growing table forces the next plan for every paying user. Baserow Cloud limits API calls to 10 concurrent requests under a fair-use rule. A self-hosted copy has no row, storage or API limits, but its premium features still need a paid per-user licence.
Source: baserow.io

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Questions

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Free covers 3,000 rows and 2 GB per workspace with grid, form and gallery views, 2,000 automation credits and 65-plus templates.

Yes. An AI coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor can build a usable personal version in one session with the prompt on this page, running on your own machine.

About $12 a month on the Premium plan per seat, $144 a year (checked 2026-10-19).

Real-time collaboration with comments, mentions and role-based permissions; The app builder and portals for external users; Automations, data sync from Jira, GitHub, GitLab and HubSpot, and the AI assistant; Row change history across a team and audit logs; Someone else running the servers, backups and upgrades. If any of those matter to you, keep paying.