Airtable

airtable.com
No-Code/Low-Code
Weekend Project

Build Enterprise-ready AI Workflows, Apps & Agents

How to Replace Airtable

Overview

Airtable is a next-gen app-building platform that propels businesses by unifying data, maximizing collaboration, and enabling teams to build AI-powered workflows without code. It serves as a digital operations platform that transforms data into custom interfaces, automations, and agents, allowing organizations to scale transformation across every team in minutes rather than months.

Features

36 features across 14 categories

AI(6)

AI PlaysAIPremium

Pre-built AI use cases and templates to activate AI in workflows including campaign generation, competitive intelligence, translation, and more

Airtable AgentsAIPremium

Embed intelligence into every workflow with agents that think dynamically across thousands of records and orchestrate actions across entire operations

AWS Environment AI ModelsAIPremium

Models run fully in Airtable's AWS environment with support for OpenAI, Gemini, Llama, Anthropic, and more AI providers

Conversational BuildingAIPremium

Streamline team's critical data through conversational interface to generate apps with no-code components

Field AgentsAIPremium

Thousands of intelligent agents working at scale across data, executing high-impact tasks like web research and feedback analysis with full business context

Omni - AI App BuilderAIPremium

Build complete applications through natural conversation, turning ideas into production-ready apps instantly from tables and workflows to interfaces

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Administration(6)

Administration and ControlsPremium

Support large-scale data, workflows, authentication, and teams in one place with admin roles, robust permissions, and fine-grained RBAC

IDP Synced GroupsPremium

Integration with identity providers for synced groups management

Programmatic ProvisioningPremium

Programmatic provisioning and de-provisioning of users

Unlimited BasesPremium

Ability to create unlimited bases within organization

Unlimited Org UnitsPremium

Ability to create unlimited org units within organization

Unlimited WorkspacesPremium

Ability to create unlimited workspaces within organization

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

App Building(1)

Interface Designer

Design custom apps in minutes from existing data using drag-and-drop interface without coding experience required

Also in: Jasper, Superblocks, Airtable

Automation(1)

Automations

Workflow automations to streamline how teams get work done and cut out clutter

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

CRM(1)

CRM Template

Pre-built Customer Relationship Management template to get started quickly

Also in: monday.com, Setmore, HubSpot

Content Management(1)

Asset Library

Flexible, adaptable content and asset library for organizing and sharing assets across teams

Also in: Juro, Notion, WordPress.com

Data Management(4)

HyperDBPremium

Scalable infrastructure supporting record limits in the hundreds of millions and scale workflows to tens of thousands of users

Real-time Data Movement

See data move in real-time across workflows and interfaces

Relational Database

Built-in relational database foundation allowing every team to work from the same trusted source of data

Sync

Build with confidence when data is verified and up-to-date with no coding experience required and real-time data synchronization

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Integration(1)

Integrations

Seamlessly connect to internal tools including Jira, Salesforce, Tableau, Slack, GitHub, Email, Zendesk, Miro, Box, Outlook, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Stripe, YouTube, Twilio

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Marketing(1)

Marketing Campaign Management

Visually track creation, goals, and status of cross-channel campaigns in real time

Platform(1)

Desktop and Mobile Apps

Native applications available for desktop and mobile platforms

Product Management(2)

Centralized Product Roadmap

Create flexible, organization-wide roadmaps with customizable views

Feedback Repository

Connect product insights by pulling all feedback across tools and sources into single easy-to-find place

Project Management(2)

OKR Tracking

Track OKR progress with custom views showing status, completion rates, risk scores in real time

Portfolio Management

Roll up initiatives into single portfolio aligned to strategic priorities and metrics with ability to adapt with single click

Security(8)

Audit LogsPremium

Complete audit logging for compliance and monitoring

Data Loss PreventionPremium

Data loss prevention capabilities

E-discoveryPremium

E-discovery capabilities for legal and compliance needs

EKM (Enterprise Key Management)Premium

Enterprise key management for enhanced security

European and Australian Data ResidencyPremium

Support for data residency in European and Australian regions

Fine-grained RBACPremium

Role-based access control with fine-grained controls to enable AI and admin capabilities

ISO, HIPAA, SOC 2 CompliancePremium

Security and compliance certifications including ISO, HIPAA, and SOC 2

No Customer Data Retention for AI TrainingAIPremium

No customer data retained or used to train AI models

Views and Reporting(1)

Custom Views

Customizable views allowing any department to see their role and plan accordingly

Pricing

Free

Free
  • Basic app building
  • Key building blocks for applications
  • Limited capacity for individual users or very small teams
  • Basic automations
  • Interface Designer
  • Relational database

Team

$20/user/month (billed annually)
  • All Free features
  • Increased capacity
  • Additional power and scale for teams

Business

$45/user/month (billed annually)
  • All Team features
  • Additional customization
  • Large data scale support
  • Flexibility and administrative features
  • Enterprise-grade capabilities
  • Suitable for departments and large enterprises

Enterprise Scale

Custom
  • All Business features
  • Unlimited org units, workspaces, and bases
  • Custom pricing based on organization needs and scale
  • Advanced security features
  • Dedicated support
  • Scalable infrastructure for hundreds of millions of records
  • Workflows for tens of thousands of users

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Airtable

Monthly$25/mo
Yearly$300/yr
5-Year Total$1.5k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~3 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $60
SaaS
$300
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $180
SaaS
$900
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $300
SaaS
$1.5k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 36 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Airtable alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 36 features.

Buy Airtable

Better Value
Monthly cost$250/mo
3-year total$9,000
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Airtable saves ~$27,960 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 36 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

15 known integrations