Airtable vs Zoho Tables
We give Airtable and Zoho Tables the same GPA: 3.4 out of 4.0. Airtable grades higher on features and ease of use. Zoho Tables grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan 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
Zoho Tables
Spreadsheet-style relational database with automations
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAAirtableVery good | 3.4GPAZoho TablesVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | AProfessional is $4 a user a month billed annually, or $5 monthly, the cheap end of a category that typically starts at $9.99. That buys 50,000 records a base, 200 GB of attachments and unlimited viewers. It starts from 3 licences, though, so three people is the least you can pay for. |
| 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. | BFree for up to 2 users and 3 viewers, with 5 bases, 5,000 records a base and 5 GB of attachments. Fine for one person or a pair, tight for a team. You get 3 active automations per base and 1 month of activity history. The 15-day Professional trial needs no card. |
| 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. | BGrid, kanban, gallery, calendar and form views, records linked both ways with lookups and rollups, and automations that send an email or a Zoho Cliq message or update records. Solid basics. But we have no scripting, app builder or API on record for it, and the AI field types are Professional only. |
| 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. | BNo App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. Zia will build a complete base from a description, so you needn't start from a blank grid. The phone apps even have a guest mode that needs no sign-up. |
| 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. | ABrowser, iPhone, iPad and Android, and the App Store listing shows Mac compatibility too. The phone apps do voice notes and OCR text scanning. Connections are mostly Zoho's own, CRM, Cliq and Zoho One, plus Google Drive and Dropbox. |
| Best for | building your own tracker from a database | a cheap Airtable-style database you can run from a phone |
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 Zoho Tables. How we grade
Where they differ
- Airtable starts at $20 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly). Zoho Tables starts at $4 per user / month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly); minimum 3 licenses.
- Only Airtable lists a Windows app.
- Airtable also covers calendar and Gantt & timelines.
- Zoho Tables also covers no-code and forms.
At a glance
| Airtable | Zoho Tables | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | $4 per user / month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly); minimum 3 licenses |
| 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. | Free plan for up to 2 users and 3 viewers: 1 workspace, 5 bases, 5,000 records per base, 5 GB of attachments, 3 active automations per base and 1 month of activity history. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Team plan when a new account is created | 15-day free trial of the Professional plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Airtable (Formagrid Inc) | Zoho Corporation |
| Price read from | airtable.com | zoho.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 6, 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
Zoho Tables
- Small teams that want an inexpensive Airtable-style database
- Organizations on Zoho One, which includes the Professional plan
- People who manage their records mostly from a phone or tablet
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.
Zoho Tables
- The Professional plan starts from 3 licenses, and the Free plan is limited to 2 users.
- Records are capped per base: 5,000 on Free and 50,000 on Professional, with more sold as an add-on.
- AI field types and removing Zoho Tables branding from forms need the Professional plan.
- The pricing page lists apps for Android and iOS only. The App Store listing also shows Mac compatibility; other desktop use is through the browser.
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.
Zoho Tables
- Grid, kanban, gallery, calendar and form
- The same records can be shown in a spreadsheet-style grid with formulas, on a drag-and-drop kanban board, as gallery cards or on a calendar. Form views collect entries from other people.
- Linked records, lookups and rollups
- Records link across tables in both directions. Lookup fields bring in values from a linked table, and rollup fields total or calculate over linked records.
- Trigger-and-action automations
- Automations start when a record is created, updated or enters a view, or on a schedule, and can send an email or a Zoho Cliq message or create and update records.
- Real-time collaboration
- Live cursors show who is active, record-level comments support mentions and attachments, and a collaborator field assigns records and notifies the person assigned.
- AI base creation and AI fields
- The Zia assistant builds a complete base from a description. AI field types such as sentiment analysis, keyword extraction and language detection are part of the Professional plan.
- Mobile apps
- Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android offer grid, gallery, kanban, calendar and form views, voice notes, OCR text scanning and a guest mode that needs no sign-up.
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.
Zoho Tables
Free$0
Up to 2 users and 3 viewers: 1 workspace with 5 bases, 5,000 records per base, 5 GB of attachments and 3 active automations per base.
Professional$4
per user / month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly); min. 3 licenses
Unlimited workspaces, bases and viewers, 50,000 records per base, 200 GB of attachments, 25 active automations per base and AI field types.
Personal Edition$6.00 to $57.00
in-app purchase; the App Store does not show the billing period
A plan for single users, bought inside the mobile app through the App Store. It is not listed on the web pricing page.
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.
Zoho Tables
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Professional is $4 per user a month billed annually against $5 billed monthly. The pricing toggle labels this as saving 20%.
- Other savings
Included with Zoho One
Zoho's pricing FAQ says Zoho One customers get the Professional plan of Zoho Tables at no extra cost by adding it from their app list.
