APITable vs AstronRPA
APITable and AstronRPA are both internal tools and low-code software. APITable is open source under AGPL-3.0, with 16k GitHub stars. AstronRPA is open source under Apache-2.0, with 5.3k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick APITable when
- You want a self-hosted Airtable alternative with an API on every table and can run a Java plus Node stack.
- Pick AstronRPA when
- You need open-source desktop automation on Windows, especially against Chinese business software like Kingdee or YonYou.
Side by side
An Airtable-style collaborative database with spreadsheet views, cross-table links, forms, row and column permissions and a full API.
A desktop RPA application with a visual designer and 300+ prebuilt actions for automating Windows apps, Office/WPS, Chinese ERP systems and browsers.
AGPL license, releases are still marked beta, and the vendor now steers new users to its hosted AITable product.
Young project with a China-centred focus, and the server side adds deployment work beyond the desktop client.
Usable (both)
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Desktop app and self-hosted server
TypeScript, Java, Spring, NestJS, Next.js and React
Python, Java and TypeScript
Open source, AGPL-3.0 (network copyleft)
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
16k GitHub stars
5.3k GitHub stars
Established: started 4 years ago, latest release v1.14.0-beta.
Young: started 13 months ago, latest release v1.1.7.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.