N 
NocoDB
An open-source Airtable alternative that runs on your own database.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep it — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the productivity job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- AI app builders generate custom internal tools instead. OpenAI, January 1, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Baserow and Airtable.
- What the call is worth nothing to cancel
- No paid entry tier tracked, so there is no subscription to cancel.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- January 1, 2025
- List price
- free
- Per year
- —
The backstory
NocoDB puts a spreadsheet interface over a real Postgres or MySQL database you control. AI builders will happily generate a bespoke internal tool, but a lot of teams would rather have a grid over the data they already have than a new application to maintain.
Escape hatches
B 
Baserow Similar open-source alternative.
baserow.io open_in_new A 
Airtable More polished, hosted.
airtable.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.