The French alternative to Airtable
Backhurry is a French no-code database that covers the same uses as Airtable: relational database, views, automations, forms and REST API. The difference comes down to three points: your data is hosted in Europe, the platform is built to comply with GDPR, and there is one single price — €9/month per user, all-inclusive, AI included, billed in euros. The interface is in French, with native SIRET, TVA and IBAN fields.
You migrate from Airtable with a simple CSV export followed by an import into Backhurry, where field types are detected automatically. The trial lasts 7 days, free and with no credit card.
Why look for an alternative to Airtable?
Two reasons keep coming up among French teams: compliance and price. Airtable hosts data in the United States by default, with EU data residency reserved for the Enterprise Scale plan (verified in June 2026). On the budget side, the Team plan costs around $20 per user per month on annual billing — around $24 monthly — plus AI and Portals, charged as add-ons. Backhurry answers both points: data hosted in Europe for all accounts and a single price of €9/month all-inclusive, AI included.
GDPR compliance first
When your data goes to US servers by default, it is up to you to govern and document those transfers outside the EU in your record of processing activities. Many DPOs recommend caution, especially for HR or health data. With a French publisher and data hosted in Europe for every account, Backhurry eliminates the issue at the source: there is no transfer of your business data to justify.
A budget that balloons fast
Billing in dollars that fluctuates with the exchange rate, paid add-ons for AI and Portals, per-base record limits that vary by plan, and an interface and support mostly in English (verified in June 2026). Backhurry takes the opposite stance: one price in euros, €9/month per user, every feature included from day one, and an interface in French.
Backhurry is more than a database: it's complete custom no-code business management software, with granular permissions, PDF documents and an auto-generated REST API. For example, you can use it to build a custom CRM without coding, linked to your quotes and projects.
Backhurry vs Airtable: the factual comparison
Here are the verifiable differences between the two tools, as of June 2026. In short: Airtable charges around $20/user/month (Team plan, annual) with AI and Portals as add-ons and data hosted in the United States by default; Backhurry charges €9/month all-inclusive, AI included, with data hosted in Europe for all accounts.
| Criterion | Airtable | Backhurry |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ≈ $20/user/month (Team plan, annual billing), ≈ $24 monthly | €9/month/user, all-inclusive |
| AI assistant | Paid add-on | Included, at no extra cost |
| Sharing portals | Portals as a paid add-on | Magic links included |
| Data hosting | United States by default, EU residency reserved for the Enterprise Scale plan | Europe, for all accounts |
| Language | Interface and support mostly in English | French interface |
| French fields (SIRET, TVA, IBAN) | Via generic fields you configure yourself | Native, among 50+ field types |
| Billing currency | In US dollars | In euros |
| Data export | CSV export per table | Free JSON export, anytime |
Airtable information verified in June 2026 on the company's public pages; it may change. Airtable remains an excellent, very complete product: this comparison focuses on what actually changes for a French organization — European compliance, language and the all-inclusive price.
With Backhurry, there are no plans to compare and no options to stack: every feature is included in the single price of €9/month per user, with no commitment.
Migrating from Airtable in 3 steps
Migration runs on the CSV format: you export your tables from Airtable, import them into Backhurry, and the import detects data types, creates missing fields and maps your columns automatically. No consultant, no migration fees: everything is included in the subscription, and you can test it all during the 7-day free trial.
Export your Airtable tables as CSV
From Airtable, export each table in CSV format. You get standard files, readable anywhere, containing all of your records.
Import your files into Backhurry
Drop your CSV (or XLSX) files into Backhurry: data types are detected, missing fields are created and your columns are mapped automatically. You confirm, and it's imported.
Recreate your relationships and invite your team
Link your entities together with a few clicks (clients ↔ projects, products ↔ orders and so on), recreate your views and automations, then invite your colleagues with role-based permissions. Your base now lives in Europe.
Is there a free equivalent to Airtable?
The honest answer: not really, once several people are working with real data. Backhurry isn't free: the 7-day trial is, with no credit card and every feature, then the subscription costs €9/month per user, all-inclusive and with no commitment. That's what funds hosting in Europe, a maintained product and a business model with no ads and no data resale.
Free open-source alternatives like Baserow or Grist do exist, and they are serious projects. But "free" then means self-hosting them: renting a server, installing it, maintaining it, handling backups and security updates. For a freelancer or a micro-business without a technical profile, that hidden cost in time quickly exceeds €9 per month.
If your need is occasional and solo, a free spreadsheet may be enough. If your business relies on this data — clients, orders, projects — a tool hosted in Europe at a fixed price is usually the best balance between cost, compliance and peace of mind.
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