Best open source spreadsheet and database apps (Excel and Access alternatives)

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Teable

Next-gen Airtable alternative with a Postgres-backed spreadsheet UI.

Database ManagementDocker

22k

Stands out for the most recent release (release.2026-10-27T02-17-21Z.3593, October 2026). Teable has 21,933 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 652 commits in the last year; it replaces Airtable and Microsoft Access.

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Grist

Next-generation spreadsheet with relational structure, formula-based access control, and a portable, self-contained format (alternative to Airtable).

Office SuitesDocker

12k

Stands out for a permissive Apache-2.0 license. Grist has 12,004 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,215 commits in the last year; it replaces Microsoft Excel.

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NocoDB

No-code platform that turns any database into a smart spreadsheet (alternative to Airtable and Smartsheet).

Source-availableDatabase ManagementDocker

65k

Stands out for the most GitHub stars. NocoDB has 65,369 GitHub stars, is source-available under the Sustainable Use License 1.0 (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 7,195 commits in the last year; it replaces Airtable and Microsoft Access.

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ONLYOFFICE

Office suite that enables you to manage documents, projects, team and customer relations in one place.

Office SuitesDocker

7.1k

Stands out for its Shell codebase. ONLYOFFICE has 7,057 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 29 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Docs and Google Workspace.

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Budibase

Build and automate internal tools, admin panels, dashboards, CRUD apps, and more, in minutes (alternative to Outsystems, Retool, Mendix, Appian).

Low-code & BackendDocker

28k

Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (13,982). Budibase has 28,362 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 13,982 commits in the last year; it replaces Retool and Bubble.