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Mathesar vs Grist: catalog facts
Mathesar	Grist
Free Free and open source, maintained by a nonprofit; a cloud version can be tried free.	Freemium Open-source self-hosting is free; the hosted service has a free plan and paid tiers.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Spreadsheet-like editing for non-technical users Uses native Postgres permissions for access control	Relational tables in a spreadsheet interface Cell-level access rules
PostgreSQL only Requires running a server	Relational model takes some learning for plain spreadsheet users Some features depend on the hosted plans
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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