Zoho Creator vs Grubba vs SodaDB

I've been checking out free online databases out of curiosity and so far, Grubba, SodaDB and Zoho Creator are the three which are really free. But being free actually has its drawbacks.

Most of these databases have existing templates such as an "address book" or a "to do list". So creating a database that you can VIEW, ADD, EDIT and DELETE, (VADE) can be done within minutes. But below are my criticisms for each DB.

Grubba cannot be embeded in your own website. To access the user interface, you have to access grubba.net. I guess this is fine for some users, but if I want to display my data on my site, this is not a viable option for me.

Zoho Creator is the best looking online DB option, and it has a lot of features that are only available if you upgrade to a paying subscriber. But their free plan works - the only drawback, only a single user can access the database. The only way other users will be able to see the database is if you become a paying customer. I guess some people still need a personal database so there will still be some people opting in.

SodaDB actually allows anyone to VADE through the database you create. And it gives you the option of setting user permissions on the DB. The problem is, the only permissions available so far are either complete VADE or only View. Data integrity and security is compromised if everyone can edit or delete the data. If you only allow the view option, then I guess this solution works best since it is the only free solution that anyone can access. Adding, Editing and Deleting data becomes the responsibility of a single user.

All these DBs require your email address, this at the end of the day is the price you pay.

So if your excited to build that site with a back end, check out these three installation-free options.