Airtable
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Airtable is commercial no-code database software made by Airtable. It was first released in 2012, and it is based in U.S.. Its English Wikipedia article has about 5.1k readers a month on phones.
- Made by
- Airtable
- Since
- 2012
- Wikipedia readers on phones
- 5.1k a month
- Source code
- Closed
Judgement
- What it is
- Complete system
- What it does
- Spreadsheet-like relational database with views, forms, automations, interfaces and integrations.
- Adopt it when
- A team has outgrown spreadsheets and wants linked records and simple apps without developers.
- Watch out
- Record limits and per-seat costs climb fast, and enterprise pricing is steep.
- Ready for
- Production-ready
- Runs as
- Cloud service, desktop app and mobile app
- What the license allows
- Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
Judged on 2026-11-03 from the maker's description and Wikipedia. The license and age lines are worked out directly.
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