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When comparing MobiDB database vs Matrify, the Slant community recommends MobiDB database for most people. In the question“What are the best cross-platform personal database tools?” MobiDB database is ranked 3rd while Matrify is ranked 8th.
Specs
PlatformsWindows, Android, iOS
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac, Web
APIYes
CollaborativeYes
Cross PlatformYes
Free planYes
TechnologyJava
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Pros
Pro Extremely easy to create custom database
Pro No need to pay for cloud storage
Quite cheap.
Pro Self-hosted
Can be self-hosted on a Windows, Linux or Mac server, which is not possible with Airtable.
Pro Free version
The self-hosted free version allows up to 3 users, but is very limited.
Cons
Con Some controls are still missing like signature control, multi-select combolist
Con XML database
Internally the data is stored as XML, this means Matrify will get very slow for large databases.
Con No calculations
Matrify is a database application, using formulas for calculation is not supported.