Airtable vs Wrike
We give Airtable a 3.4 GPA and Wrike a 3.6, out of 4.0. Wrike grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Airtable
Relational database platform for building team workflows and apps
Wrike
Work management with Gantt charts, request forms and proofing
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAAirtableVery good | 3.6GPAWrikeExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CTeam is $20 a seat a month billed annually, or $24 monthly. That's about double the dear end of this category, where plans start around $10. Two-way sync and the admin panel wait on Business, at $45 a seat. | CTeam is $10 a user a month billed annually, the top of what's typical here, and it only fits 2 to 15 users. Request forms, time tracking and proofing wait on Business at $25. Seats are sold in fives up to 30 seats, too. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for up to 5 editors, with 500 AI credits each a month. But it's 1,000 records and 1 GB of attachments per base, with 2 weeks of revision history. Fine for a small tracker, tight for one that grows. No timeline or Gantt view either. | AFree for unlimited users, with project and task management, board and table views and the web, desktop and mobile apps. A team that only needs a board could stay. Storage is 2 GB for the whole account, and Gantt charts start on Team. |
| Features | ALinked tables you can see as a grid, form, calendar, gallery, kanban, timeline, list or Gantt. Then custom interfaces, automations, portals for outside guests, and Omni, which builds an app from a plain description. Deep, and yours to shape. | AAn interactive Gantt chart with dependencies and milestones, boards, tables and calendars, dashboards, rule-based automation, request forms, and proofing with approval chains. Budgeting and capacity planning come on the quoted plans. |
| Ease of use | A4.8 from about 25,000 App Store ratings. Worth knowing you're building your own tracker here, not opening a ready-made one, so there's some design work before there's anything to tick off. | A4.6 from about 6,900 App Store ratings. On the Gantt chart you drag a task to move its dates. Picking a plan takes more thought, with five of them and the AI split into Essentials and Elite. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. It connects to Slack, Google Drive, Salesforce, Jira, Zendesk and GitHub, and there's a public API for everything else. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. It connects to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Adobe Creative Cloud, Jira, GitHub and Zoom, and there's a public API. |
| Best for | building your own tracker from a database | teams that take requests and sign off work |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Airtable and Wrike. How we grade
Where they differ
- Airtable starts at $20 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly). Wrike starts at $10 per user / month, billed annually (Team plan, 2 to 15 users).
- Airtable also covers databases and calendar.
- Wrike also covers tasks and time tracking.
At a glance
| Airtable | Wrike | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | $10 per user / month, billed annually (Team plan, 2 to 15 users) |
| Free plan | 1,000 records and 1 GB of attachments per base, up to 5 editors, 500 AI credits per editor a month and 2 weeks of revision history. | Unlimited users, project and task management, board and table views, web, desktop and mobile apps, and 2 GB of storage per account. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Team plan when a new account is created | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Airtable (Formagrid Inc) | Wrike, Inc. |
| Price read from | airtable.com | wrike.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Airtable
- Teams that want to shape a database into their own project tracker
- Operations and marketing teams building internal apps without code
- Nonprofits and educators, who can get 50% off the Team plan
Wrike
- Marketing and creative teams that review and approve assets
- Departments handling a steady flow of incoming work requests
- Larger organizations that need resource and budget planning
Worth knowing
Airtable
- The Free plan is capped at 1,000 records per base and 5 editors.
- Record limits apply per base on paid plans too: 50,000 on Team and 125,000 on Business.
- Timeline and Gantt views and extensions are not part of the Free plan.
- Two-way sync and the admin panel need the Business plan at $45 per seat / month.
Wrike
- Seats are sold in groups: fives up to 30 seats, tens from 30 to 100 seats and 25s above 100.
- Team is limited to 2 to 15 users and Business to 5 to 200; Business and higher plans are annual only.
- Request forms, time tracking and file proofing are not included below the Business plan.
- SAML single sign-on is only on Pinnacle and Apex, and Wrike Whiteboard is a $15 per user / month add-on below Apex.
Key features
Airtable
- Relational bases
- Data lives in bases of linked tables. Record limits per base rise from 1,000 on Free to 50,000 on Team and 125,000 on Business.
- Eight view types
- A table can be shown as a grid, form, calendar, gallery, kanban, timeline, list or Gantt view. Timeline and Gantt views need the Team plan.
- Interfaces
- Custom interfaces can be built from base data, giving each team a tailored app on top of the same records.
- Automations and sync
- Automations handle repetitive steps inside a base. Two-way sync with outside tools is included from the Business plan.
- Omni and field agents
- Omni builds apps from a plain-language description and field agents run AI across records. Both draw on monthly AI credits: 500 per editor on Free and 15,000 per seat on Team.
- Portals
- Portals let guest users from outside the organization collaborate on selected data.
Wrike
- Gantt charts and boards
- An interactive timeline shows dependencies and milestones and lets tasks be dragged to new dates. Board and table views are on every plan; Gantt charts start on Team.
- Request forms
- Request forms gather incoming work from internal and external requesters into one place. Included from the Business plan.
- Proofing and approvals
- Reviewers mark up and compare visual assets, with approval chains for internal and external reviewers. Included from the Business plan.
- Automation
- Rule-based automation with a monthly action allowance per seat: 50 on Team, 200 on Business, 1,500 on Pinnacle and 3,000 on Apex.
- Dashboards and reporting
- Customizable dashboards built from widgets start on the Team plan. Advanced reporting and BI are reserved for Pinnacle and Apex.
- AI Essentials and AI Elite
- AI Essentials on Team covers content drafting, comment summaries and automation rules written in plain language. Business and above add AI Elite actions, Wrike Copilot and AI agents.
Plans
Airtable
Free$0
1,000 records and 1 GB of attachments per base, up to 5 editors and 2 weeks of revision history.
Team$20
per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
50,000 records and 20 GB of attachments per base, Gantt and timeline views, extensions and 15,000 AI credits per seat a month.
Business$45
per seat / month, billed annually ($54 billed monthly)
125,000 records and 100 GB of attachments per base, two-way sync, an admin panel and 20,000 AI credits per seat a month.
Enterprise ScaleCustom
Sold through sales, with pricing based on the organization's needs and 25,000 AI credits per paid user a month.
Wrike
Free$0
Unlimited users with project and task management, board and table views, and 2 GB of storage per account.
Team$10
per user / month, billed annually
For 2 to 15 users. Adds Gantt charts, calendars, dashboards, custom fields and workflows, AI Essentials and 2 GB per user.
Business$25
per user / month, billed annually
For 5 to 200 users. Adds request forms, time tracking, file proofing and approvals, AI Elite features and 5 GB per user.
PinnacleCustom
Adds advanced resource and capacity planning, budgeting, advanced reporting and BI, SAML single sign-on and 15 GB per user.
ApexCustom
Adds unlimited whiteboards, Wrike Integrate, two-way integrations through Wrike Sync and 50 GB per user.
Ways to pay less
Airtable
- Annual discount
Lower per-seat price with annual billing
Team is $20 per seat / month billed annually against $24 monthly, and Business is $45 against $54, about 17% less in both cases.
- Nonprofit
50% off the Team plan for nonprofits
Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits, or accredited equivalents outside the US, can apply for 50% off Team seats. Airtable AI is excluded from the discount.
- Education
50% off Team for educators, free for students
Employees of accredited educational institutions can get 50% off Team, and students get 6 to 24 months of free access depending on graduation date.
Wrike
No public discounts listed.
