Airtable
Our verdict
Who it's for
Teams that want a flexible relational database with spreadsheet ease, views and automation.
Who should look elsewhere
Teams needing a true scalable backend database for high-volume apps.
Pros
- +Relational records with many views and automations
- +AI app builder; free tier
- +HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2; API
Cons
- −Record limits and costs rise on higher tiers
- −Not a replacement for a production database
- −Complex bases get hard to maintain
Key features
- ✓Relational database with linked records, rollups, lookups, and formula fields
- ✓Multiple views: grid, kanban, calendar, gallery, Gantt, timeline, and form
- ✓Automation engine with triggers, actions, branching logic, and scripts
- ✓AI app builder that generates custom interfaces from natural language prompts
- ✓AI agents that operate across thousands of records for data enrichment and analysis
- ✓Interface designer for building custom apps with buttons, charts, and filtered views
- ✓Native integrations with Slack, Salesforce, Google Drive, Jira, and 100+ tools
- ✓Sync tables for bidirectional data sync across bases and external sources
- ✓Granular permissions with field-level access control and record-level locking
- ✓API and scripting support with JavaScript-based automation scripts
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | — |
| Team | $20 | month · per seat | — |
| Business | $45 | month · per seat | — |
| Enterprise Scale | Custom | — | — |
Capabilities
- Sso Saml
- Yes
- Rbac
- Yes
- Mobile App
- Android Only
- Webhooks
- —
- Data Export
- —
- Visual Builder
- Yes
- Database Included
- —
- Custom Code Support
- Yes
- Self Hosting
- —
- Workflow Automation
- Yes
Integrations
SlackGoogle DriveDropboxGmailMailchimp