Airtable

Collaborative database platform

Airtable is a cloud-based software platform that combines spreadsheet functionality with database capabilities.

Users create bases containing tables of records, with fields that can hold text, attachments, links to other records, or other data types.

It's popular for project management, content calendars, and inventory tracking: We moved our editorial calendar to Airtable.

The interface resembles a spreadsheet but allows relational connections between tables that spreadsheets can't easily handle.

platform

database

Organized digital information collection

  • spreadsheetTabular data organizer
  • cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
  • SaaSRemotely hosted software access

software · workspace · interface · web-based · application · tool · service · subscription · dashboard · online

structure

base

Supporting bottom structure

  • recordPreserved account or achievement
  • fieldArea of specialty
  • viewWhat's seen from somewhere

grid · kanban · calendar · gallery · timeline · form · column · row · cell · attachment

workflow

automation

Self-operating system design

webhook · script · template · workflow · notification · reminder · sync · import · export · CSV

usecase

inventory

Catalog of held assets

  • CRMCustomer interaction tracking system
  • editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
  • trackingMonitoring location over time

planning · event · production · freelance · startup · marketing · design · recruiting · client · portfolio

Categories
Opposites
software paradigm

Airtablepen and paper

Basic tools for correspondence

filing cabinets · Excel · Microsoft Excel · index cards · flat file

technical complexity

AirtableMySQL

Relational database management system

SAP

deployment model

AirtableMicrosoft Access

Desktop relational database program

Family

air, table, airs, aired, airing, airy, airless, airiness, tables

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G