No-code apps and databases

Convex alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

nocodb/nocodb64,437licence unclearSelf-hostable Airtable-style platform that exposes databases as REST/Graph APIs with a UI.Open on GitHub baserow/baserow5,526licence unclearOpen-source no-code database platform offering hosted and self-hosted tables, APIs, and automations.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Managed automatic caching & scaling
End-to-end TypeScript type-safety across client and backend
Convex Components library (sandboxed, modular TypeScript building blocks)
Built-in workpool/workflow primitives with retries and checkpointing
Enterprise compliance attestations and managed SOC2/HIPAA support

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Convex, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.