About Teable
Teable pitches itself as an AI spreadsheet for business. On the surface it behaves like a simple spreadsheet, but underneath it stores data in real PostgreSQL, so teams get an Airtable-style experience on a database they can inspect. Topics tag it as an Airtable alternative, a no-code app builder and an internal tool platform.
The idea is to bring data management, AI workflows and app building into one place, with agents that work inside your live data and processes instead of on exported copies. The self-hosted distribution bundles several platforms together: a sandbox where each AI session runs in its own isolated container that exists only while the session lasts, a lightweight deployment platform for the apps your team builds, an AI chat and an App Builder.
You can try Teable on the hosted cloud at teable.ai, or follow the deployment guide to run a standalone install in minutes or the complete AI platform on your own machines. The code is written in TypeScript, and its license is listed as 'Other' on GitHub, so read the repository terms before commercial redistribution. It suits operations and business teams that want a spreadsheet front end with database-grade foundations.
Key features
- Spreadsheet interface over real PostgreSQL
- AI chat and agent workflows on live data
- Isolated container sandbox per AI session
- App Builder for custom internal apps
- App deployment platform for published apps
- Cloud-hosted or fully self-hosted
Good fit for
- →Replacing Airtable with a self-hosted database
- →Turning spreadsheets into internal apps
- →Running AI agents against business data
- Tags
- spreadsheet
- airtable-alternative
- no-code
- postgresql
- ai
- app-builder
- internal-tools
- self-hosted
Teable: questions and answers
- What is Teable used for?
- Teable is a spreadsheet-style AI workspace backed by real PostgreSQL, where data, automated AI workflows and custom apps live together, hosted in the cloud or self-hosted. It is a good fit for replacing Airtable with a self-hosted database, turning spreadsheets into internal apps and running AI agents against business data.
- Is Teable open source?
- Yes. Teable is open source under a custom licence. Its source code is on GitHub at teableio/teable and is written mainly in TypeScript.
- Is Teable free?
- Yes. Teable is open source, so the software itself is free to use under the terms of its own licence. A managed cloud version is also available, with paid plans from $24 per seat per month.
- Can I self-host Teable?
- Yes. Teable can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is Teable an alternative to?
- Teable is an open-source alternative to Airtable, SmartSuite, Stackby and Ragic. Other open-source alternatives to Airtable include NocoDB, AITable and Baserow.
- Is Teable actively maintained?
- Yes. The most recent commit to Teable was on 2 October 2026. The project has 22k stars on GitHub.
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