Rowy
Spreadsheet UI over Firestore or PostgreSQL with built-in cloud function automations
Overview
Rowy provides an Airtable-like spreadsheet interface on top of Google Firestore or PostgreSQL, with column types, row-level automations, cloud functions, and access control. It deploys to your own Firebase project or a self-hosted PostgreSQL instance. The React frontend can be hosted on any static host and connects directly to the configured backend.
Where it falls short of Airtable
- Primary backend is Google Firestore; self-hosted PostgreSQL support is less mature
- No offline mode; requires live database connection at all times
- Automation and cloud function execution is tightly coupled to Google Cloud Functions for the Firestore path
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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