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The best alternative to Microsoft Office Access is LibreOffice - Base, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Office Access and 15 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Microsoft Office Access are Baserow, Kexi, Rows and VFront.

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  1. LibreOffice - Base icon

    LibreOffice - Base

     128 likes

    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...

    78 LibreOffice - Base alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    LibreOffice - Base vs Microsoft Office Access Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
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    LibreOffice is the most popular office suite on Linux and the open source community. It's completely free and open source, while the latest version of Microsoft Access requires a subscription. Based on OpenOffice Base, LibreOffice Base is a popular alternative to Access.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    2

    form based on a query containing different tables and relationships are not editable

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    AaronLibra
    Negative
    0

    Definitely not similar to MS Access in the most fundamental ways. The interface is horrible. It crashes constantly. Requires Java SDK to be installed (aka, isn't independent). The embedded database idea is ambitious but doesn't work and sometimes data and table cells magically go missing. Querying to create interactive reports? It's there but isn't robust or dynamic. Datatype formatting doesn't function. If you're a noob and trying to learn, don't bother because their help system isn't as complete or understandable to someone that doesn't have a grasp on at least low-intermediate level concepts. Relationships don't work or break. The application crashes completely at the "best" times possible...I could keep going, but I guess all I mean to say is that it's not appropriate for or stable in Windows 11 at all.

    3 of 8 comments
    • LibreOffice - Base is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Office Access is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Baserow icon

    Baserow

     71 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
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  4. Kexi icon

    Kexi

     19 likes

    Kexi is considered as a long awaited Open Source competitor for Microsoft Access, Filemaker and Oracle Forms.

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Kexi vs Microsoft Office Access Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    Crashes often, lacks much of the same functionality

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Kexi is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Office Access is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Rows icon

    Rows

     8 likes

    Combines robust spreadsheets with built-in integrations from business apps, enabling workflow automation. Interactive sharing enhances tasks across sectors like Sales, Marketing, and Operations, while data enrichment and API integration refine tools. Creative elements and real-time collaboration foster innovation.

    116 Rows alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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  6. VFront icon

    VFront

     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.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Auto-generated form
     
  7. Betty Blocks icon

    Betty Blocks

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    Betty Blocks aPaaS is a no-code, rapid application development platform with which you can easily build business, web & mobile applications. 8-10x faster than traditional programming. Your application is multi-device & cross-platform ready and the platform integrates...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. 4D icon

    4D

     2 likes

    4D is a relational database management system and IDE. 4D provides integrated platforms that simplify and speed up the development and deployment of Web, mobile, desktop, and client-server applications.

    The 4D product line has expanded to a SQL back-end, integrated compiler, int.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Ninox icon

    Ninox

     5 likes

    Create your own Business Application with Ninox that matches your workflow. Ninox lets you integrate CRM, ERP, HR and many more...

    30 Ninox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Organize people, projects and inventory
     
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    SAP MaxDB

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    MaxDB is an ANSI SQL-92 (entry level) compliant relational database management system (RDBMS) from SAP AG, which was delivered also by MySQL AB from 2003 to 2007. MaxDB is targeted for large SAP environments e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    SAP MaxDB vs Microsoft Office Access Comments
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    Negative
    1

    MS Access has tools and an interface for non-developers to create and manage databases, forms and reports. This does not.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SAP MaxDB is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft Office Access is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Limbas icon

    Limbas

     5 likes

    Limbas is a web-based framework and frontend for business or enterprise database applications and processes. It contains front-end functionality like a form designer, a report generator, a graphical query generator, a calendar system, a workflow engine as well as dms...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  13. GS-Base icon

    GS-Base

     2 likes

    Portable desktop database application for managing any kind of data in table structures. Including Pivot tables, attachments, calculation functions and password protection. Very easy to use and compatible with most popular database formats.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. simpl4 icon

    simpl4

     3 likes

    Development and service platform for HTML5 applications with process- and serviceengine. Quickly create processes,tables, forms, services, businessrules,documents

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Components working together
     
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