Baserow Cloud?

KINDAYou can build the valuable core, but the established product has meaningful operational complexity. Pick one narrow promise for v1.

BUILD FIRST

One specific customer type and one primary use case
A vertical slice that completes the main job without manual workarounds
Visible limits, review steps, and a fallback when an external dependency fails

LEAVE FOR LATER

Broad third-party integrations
High-scale collaboration, syncing, and permissions
Automation that can cause harm without human review

RESEARCH NOTES

What this tool actually does.

Checked 2026-09-06

Baserow is an open-source, no-code database platform that combines spreadsheet familiarity with relational database power, letting users build databases, custom web apps, dashboards, and automations in the browser. Baserow Cloud is its fully managed hosting tier: instant sign-up with no installation or server management, with infrastructure (servers, storage, networking, backups), automatic updates, SSL, DDoS protection, load balancing, monitoring, and 99.9% uptime included. Cloud and self-hosted deployments share the same core features and both have free and paid plans. Core modules: Database builder (25+ field types, table linking, Grid/Gallery/Kanban/Calendar views), Application builder (drag-and-drop web apps), Dashboard builder (charts/KPIs), Automation builder (webhooks, 4,000+ integrations), and Baserow AI (formula generation, data enrichment). Real-time collaboration is built in.

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RESEARCHED BUILD PROMPT

Give this to your coding agent.

Build a self-contained replacement for the core database workflow of Baserow, the open-source no-code relational database: a spreadsheet-like grid that is actually a relational database with typed columns, row-level formulas, drag-and-drop views, and an automation layer. Workflow to support: a user signs up, creates a workspace, adds tables with over a dozen field types (text, long text, number, date, boolean, single/multiple select, link-to-another-table, formula, file), enters and edits rows in a fast inline-editable grid with sort/filter/search, switches the same table between grid, kanban, and calendar views, then exposes the data through a REST API secured by per-table tokens (create/read/update/delete scopes) and auto-generated API docs. User-facing requirements: multi-user real-time collaboration on shared tables, row-create/edit/delete, undo, CSV import/export, formula fields (SUM, COUNT, date math, IF), and a drag-and-drop automation builder that triggers on row changes and fires webhooks. Technical requirements: Node.js + TypeScript backend with Postgres and a WebSocket sync layer for real-time collaboration; React + Vite frontend; REST endpoints for CRUD plus schema introspection; JWT or API-token auth with table-scoped permissions; run everything locally with Docker Compose. Suggested approach: EFCore/Drizzle migrations for schema versioning, optimistic concurrency with row versioning, and a permission middleware for token scoping. Do not copy Baserow's brand, logo, marketing text, or its exact UI/visual design, layouts, or proprietary assets; reimagine the grid and view components from scratch (use ag-Grid/Grid.js or a custom virtualized table). Explicitly out of scope: paid billing/plans, fully managed hosting/99.9% SLA guarantees, the AI formula assistant, mobile apps, and on-prem B2B marketplace tooling. Deliver a README covering setup (env vars, Docker Compose, seed demo workspace), how automation runs (queue backed by BullMQ), and known limitations (e.g., WebSocket single-node sync, no offline support, 10-request API concurrency analog). Aim for a functional vertical slice: workspace, one shared table with 8+ field types, grid + kanban views, API tokens, and one automation rule wired end-to-end.

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