Microsoft Access Alternatives

Microsoft Office Access is described as 'Database management system with GUI and Jet Engine, seamlessly integrating into Windows for relational data handling and linking with external databases' and is a popular database management tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Office Access for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Microsoft Office Access alternative is DBeaver, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Office Access are LibreOffice - Base, Claris FileMaker, Teable and Airtable.

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Microsoft Office Access alternatives are mainly Database Management Tools, but if you're looking for Spreadsheet Apps or Form Builders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Linux, Mac + Free, Open Source, Online, Online + Free and iPad + Free. 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. SnapQL icon
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    AI-powered Postgres client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • npm
    • PostgreSQL
     
  2. Meld Tables icon
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    Meld Tables is a modern database and organizer. Whether in the office or on the go your team’s data is always at hand. Easily create custom database solutions to improve customer relationships, capture data in the field, simplify inventory tracking or streamline event management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. easyAsPieDB icon
     5 likes

    COMPLETELY customize the information this app stores and displays. (Search and create reports, too.)

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Basevolt icon
     2 likes

    Local-first alternative to Retool, NocoDB, and Budibase — connect your database, get an AI-configured admin panel in seconds. No cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Slashbase icon
     1 like

    Slashbase is an open-source in-browser database IDE for your dev/data workflows. Use Slashbase to connect to any of your database, browse data and schema, write, run and save queries, create charts, right from your browser. Supports PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Discontinued

    The project's GitHub (https://github.com/paraswaykole/slashbase) is archived as of Apr 28, 2024. The site linked here says server not found.

    Slashbase vs Microsoft Office Access Comments
    Cyber Nautilus
    Negative
    0

    Not only is it NOT a full-fledged DataBase, NOR does it work on the desktop i.e. offline; BUT it is a command line interface!!! to other databases!?

    • Slashbase is Free Personal and Open SourceMicrosoft Office Access is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Tiki Trackers icon
     9 likes

    Tiki Trackers is an Open Source database web apps builder. With Tiki Trackers you can easily build databases, web forms and reports to manage your data online with zero programming knowledge.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Tiki Trackers vs Microsoft Office Access Comments
    fabiomontefuscolo
    Positive
    1

    It is an opensource solution to Microsoft Access. You can model, store, retrieve and plot your data in many ways, making possible to build valuable knowledge.

    • Tiki Trackers is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Office Access is Paid and Proprietary
    • Tiki Trackers is CustomizableMicrosoft Office Access is not according to our users
  7.  Like

    A TUI for viewing and editing database files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL
     
  8. simpl4 icon
     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
     
  9. Pory icon
     1 like

    Create custom applications for your business using Airtable. Create things like portals, listings and marketplaces. No code required.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. InnoList icon
     1 like

    InnoList is the right software to manage data of various kinds. Creating solutions with tables and forms that perfectly match the requirements. Useable for many different tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    InnoList vs Microsoft Office Access Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    As its name suggests, it just does fancy lists. No easy calculated fields, no reporting, no query builder, no data views, etc. Just fancy lists. Data entry is one field at a time that it then has to save to the file one field at a time. this makes data entry slow and cumbersome.

    • InnoList is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Office Access is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. Open Microsoft Access databases on your Mac – regardless if they are in the older MDB or the newer ACCDB format.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. MDB Explorer is designed for quick and easy viewing of MDB and MDE files without having an Access license. This application can be used to open tables from multiple Access databases, have your table structures shown and described in terms of column and relation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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