I try NocoDB: The Best Airtable Alternative in 2024? | Sonorus Consulting

Join me as I dive into Nocodb for the very first time in 2024. As an experienced Airtable user, I'll share my initial thoughts, surprises, and comparisons between these two leading no-code database platforms. Let's explore what NocoDB has to offer together! :) - subscribe for more insightful tech guides!
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Alex @ Sonorus Consulting
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[@SegueGreene]

The Geometry field would hopefully match up to a postGIS database which handles spatial data. That is quite a technical integration and I'd be super excited to find that this platform can handle spatial databases effectively. I think the problem with this application is that it markets itself as an airtable alternative when really it needs to be presented as a plain old database front end, which has such high value in and of itself, but it is not a workflow management system nor really an end user interface like airtable is. It's in the name - No-code DB! Likewise Airtable is not a replacement for a formal and scalable relational database. I am very likely to implement this for clients where I think they need a full and local relational database solution but do not have in-house database management capability. I also believe that the nocoDB is open source, unlikely that it will be privatized so always rooting for that!

[@sevenelven]

In my opinion, it's not good to use such title that wins over the algorithm because then people who are trying to look for airtable alternatives and watch your video and see nothing substantial for their research because you're just "trying out" and playing around that doesn't really show how powerful nocodb is, or any software for that matters.

[@sonorusconsulting]

Point taken. The video is an honest opinion of an Airtable expert user who spent 24hrs with Nocodb.. There's loads of value in first impressions especially coming from experts. Maybe the fact Nocodb falls short in some aspects when compared to Airtable, which I point out, will help someone make a somewhat informed decision.

[@JasonTRogers]

Of all the Database workspaces you have used what has been your favorite?

[@sonorusconsulting]

Hey Jason - look i might be wrong here.. but as a 'complete' package i would say Airtable is still among my favourites.. Smartsuite is in there.. and maybe I like the 'interior design' of Teable.io hehehe.. Joking aside: Airtable / SmartSuite provide you with almost everything you would ever need. They integrate nicely with front-end builders like stacker / noloco / softr / glide.. they have their own automation 'mini-platforms' baked-in so you don't have to get zapier/make involved every 3 min.. they have huge communities / slack channels.. they've been around for years.. they have thousands of paying clients.. they are endorsed heavily by low-code devs.. i mean the list goes on. They are 'safe bets'. But its facinating to see how contemporaries (Stackby) and some new kids (Aitable / Teable) are doing. It's a difficult, lengthy road for them.. some do a great job.. some need to go back to the drawing board :)

[@JasonTRogers]

@@sonorusconsulting I've been using airtable for 8 years but I keep on hitting their paywall. There are a few updates with their dashboards or interfaces (I forget what it's called) that may fix the challenges. That's for your response it's great to have you channel that reviews databases like these.

[@pdgiddie]

I'm just discovering this no-code stuff, and I completely agree about Teable - I find the design very compelling. Relying properly on db features feels right to me. It's early days for them, but if they can tidy up the rough edges and find a way to fund development without alienating the open source community, it could become a real gem.

[@theyachtlyteam8492]

how about baserow?

[@sonorusconsulting]

Oh yes Baserow is wicked! Checkout my initial impressions here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5-tpmBqftOJi6s

[@Every-AI]

but it is a super free alternative to airtable i guess

[@sonorusconsulting]

Free.. for now.. :) .. i wouldn't charge for this either since the product is basically in open beta. Its got awesome potential and i'm really rooting for these guys. EDIT: Another major thing that differentiates them (and other no code db builders) is the fact that Airtable has had an enormous amount of exposure. The only way to seriously disrupt them, is to offer waay more.. (more fields, more view types, more record limits, more marketing materials, more paid YT reviews, more formulas.. more everything..) for less. Then you become a real disruptor.

[@DroisKargva]

⁠thanks fir posting the video. perfect timing 🎉

[@heunha9269]

its super free @@sonorusconsulting since its open source and you can host it locally and on the cloud, all of the features are also included on the docker version. another thing is you would only pay for their hosted version

[@vashek__]

And you can self host :)