Free Microsoft Access Alternatives Filtered by 'Database'

The best free alternative to Microsoft Office Access is LibreOffice - Base, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Office Access and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Microsoft Office Access are Teable, Grist, NocoDB and Baserow.

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Microsoft Office Access alternatives are mainly Database Management Tools, but if you're looking for Spreadsheet Apps or Team Collaboration Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Linux, Open Source, Online + Free, Mac + Free, Online and Self-Hosted. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Office Access.
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  1. Base is a full-featured desktop database front end, designed to meet the needs of a broad array of users, for all kinds of usages, such as keeping track of collections of objects,maintaining customer information databases,maintaining student grade and curriculum...

    79 LibreOffice - Base alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
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  2. Teable icon
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    Teable is a super fast, real-time, professional, developer friendly, no-code database built on Postgres. It uses a simple, spreadsheet-like interface to create complex enterprise-level database applications.

    83 Teable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
  3. Grist icon
     54 likes

    Open-source tool merges spreadsheets, databases, and app-building. Offers a spreadsheet interface, Python engines, real-time collaboration, and cell-level security controls. Choose cloud or self-hosting to maintain data ownership, free team account offers available.

    48 Grist alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  4. Baserow icon
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    Baserow is the secure, open-source platform for building databases, applications, automations, and AI agents — all without code. Trusted by over 150,000 users, Baserow delivers enterprise-grade security with GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC 2 Type II compliance, plus cloud and self-hosted...

    53 Baserow alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  5. Undb icon
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    Undb is a local-first, offline-first no-code platform that empowers you to build and manage your own databases with ease. Start creating your type-safe APIs and manage your data securely. An Airtable alternative.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
  6. Kexi icon
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    Kexi is considered as a long awaited Open Source competitor for Microsoft Access, Filemaker and Oracle Forms.

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  7. Symphytum icon
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    Symphytum is a personal database software for everyone who desires to manage and organize data in an easy and intuitive way, without having to study complex database languages and software user interfaces.

    36 Symphytum alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  8. nuBuilder Forte icon
     33 likes

    Low-code, open-source RAD development tool for creating web-based database applications.

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    • Online
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  9. VFront icon
     44 likes

    VFront is a dynamic front-end for MySQL or PostgreSQL databases written in PHP and Javascript. With VFront you can create forms for manage your data in AJAX style, different rules and privileges for groups, report in XML,HTML,PDF,statistics and much more.

    88 VFront alternatives

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    • Online
     
  10. MobiDB Database is an offline database app with cloud sync and multi-user access and synchronization. It is able to store any type of information: inventory, invoices, project management, deliveries, orders, locations.

    76 MobiDB Database alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  11. WhoDB icon
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    WhoDBis a lightweight (~20MB), powerful, and user-friendly database management tool designed to streamline your database administration tasks.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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