What is Mathesar?
Spreadsheet-style web app to view, edit and query Postgres data with database-level permissions.
Who is Mathesar best for?
Mathesar is best for teams with data in Postgres who want non-technical staff to view and edit it in a spreadsheet view.
Data already in Postgres
Mathesar works directly on your existing databases, schemas and tables, with no extra layer or copy of the data.
Staff who do not write SQL
People filter, edit and link related records in a spreadsheet-style grid, and a built-in Data Explorer handles queries.
Inventory and record keeping
The maker's own examples include asset and inventory tracking, grant management, timesheets and simple data-entry front ends.
Strict access control
Permissions come from Postgres roles, so access rules stay in the database instead of a second system.
How much does Mathesar cost?
Mathesar is free to self-host under the GPL-3.0 licence, and Mathesar Cloud has a free hosted plan for one user during its early beta; a Team plan is announced but not yet priced.
- Every feature under GPL-3.0
- Docker Compose, DigitalOcean or Railway
- Access through Postgres roles
- Hosted Postgres database
- Single user account
- Shared multitenant instance
- Dedicated Mathesar Cloud instance
- Setup or migration support
- Custom capacity and configuration
Mathesar Cloud's Team plan, with collaborators, multiple databases and administrator rights, is listed as coming soon with no price set. Cloud revenue goes to the nonprofit Mathesar Foundation. Full pricing on mathesar.cloud. We checked these prices on .
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Is Mathesar open source?
Yes. Mathesar's code is public under the GPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
5,176stars
+25 (+0.5%) in the last 30 days
- Last commit
- 12 Nov
- Repository age
- 5 years
- Latest release
- 2 Jul
- Licence
- GPL 3.0
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- mathesar-foundation/mathesar
What are the best Mathesar alternatives?
Mathesar is an open source alternative to Airtable. AITable.ai, Baserow, Teable and 2 more do the same job and are open source too.
AirtableFreeSpreadsheet-database hybrid with automations and built-in AI agents.
AITable.aiOpen SourceWorkflows and data connected to 6,000 apps.
BaserowOpen SourceOpen-source Airtable alternative you can self-host.
TeableOpen SourceA spreadsheet that becomes workflows and apps.
BusabaseOpen SourceTables, docs, skills and apps that Claude Code, Codex and other agents write to, with review.
GristOpen SourceRelational spreadsheet with Python formulas, access rules, forms and custom layouts.
Questions about Mathesar
What is Mathesar?
Spreadsheet-style web app to view, edit and query Postgres data with database-level permissions.
Who is Mathesar for?
Mathesar is best for teams with data in Postgres who want non-technical staff to view and edit it in a spreadsheet view.
Is Mathesar free?
Yes. Mathesar has a free Self-hosted plan: every feature under GPL-3.0.
Is Mathesar open source?
Yes. Mathesar's code is public under the GPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best Mathesar alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Airtable, AITable.ai, Baserow, Teable, Busabase and Grist.
Where can I try Mathesar?
On its official website, mathesar.org.
Can Mathesar connect to an existing Postgres database?
Yes. Mathesar works directly with the databases, schemas and tables already in PostgreSQL 14 to 18 and uses Postgres roles for access, so it adds no separate data layer. For new setups its Docker Compose file ships PostgreSQL 17.
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