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Airtable vs Notion comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.4
Airtable enhances efficiency and productivity with automation, offering significant ROI and valuable corporate use despite minor issues.
Sentiment score
5.2
Notion significantly boosts efficiency and team productivity, consolidating tools and simplifying onboarding, though some users haven't fully assessed benefits.
I can automate the process so it automatically populates data into the Airtable base and performs any necessary calculations.
Business automation Expert at INSTRUTECH LIMITED
I use it to monitor my performance as a freelancer, checking if I'm doing work and delivering on time.
Automation Specialist at ZapWorx
Overall, it is a good thing, and really helpful for the corporate world, product teams, support teams, and the overall operation team.
Senior Product Consultant II at Vimeo
Notion allows me to build a mind map, and thus it truly saves a lot of time in understanding the structures of the stored content or the data.
AI/ML Developer at a university with 501-1,000 employees
I would say per document, Notion saves at least ten minutes because of easy organization and sharing skills.
Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I have seen a return on investment with Notion; it probably cuts our time in half for post-meeting review.
Analyst at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.2
Airtable's customer service is polite and efficient, especially for enterprise clients, despite some users desiring faster responses.
Sentiment score
5.6
Notion's customer service is generally well-rated, with easy communication and quick resolutions, but some users report mixed experiences.
We are prepared to go inside their account and impersonate the user's account to identify the root cause of their issues.
Senior Product Consultant II at Vimeo
Customer support is great, effective, and easy to reach.
Project Management Associate at MPost
Customer support for Notion is actually great; they are really responsive.
Head of Product at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
The customer support I receive from Notion is super helpful.
Customer Service Team Lead at Backbone Art
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.6
Airtable suits small to medium projects, offering flexible user management, but may face limitations with larger datasets.
Sentiment score
7.2
Notion scales well for diverse team sizes, though some face challenges with large datasets and intricate page setups.
We have multiple departments, and based on my knowledge of how many clients we have on that particular table, I could say it is more than seventeen thousand clients in the whole database.
Senior Product Consultant II at Vimeo
It works really well because it can be used across different departments and different teams with everyone having their own dedicated page and subpages within that.
Head of Product at WERULE
Notion's scalability is 10 out of 10.
Head Of Product & Engineering (Cpto) at a real estate/law firm with 11-50 employees
Notion is heavily scalable, and we did not have a problem with scalability at all.
CEo at CloudPositive
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Airtable is reliable with occasional downtime and bugs; users praise its support and report general satisfaction with performance.
Sentiment score
7.6
Notion is generally reliable, though users report occasional crashes, synchronization delays, and challenges with mobile experiences.
There was one instance of a glitch due to AWS having issues with some regions where the app was hosted, but aside from that, Airtable is very stable and reliable.
Automation Specialist at Upwork
Notion is stable; everything is there when I need it to be there.
Analyst at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
I encountered a problem once when there was an outage for a couple of days.
Founder at AppCritic
Sometimes, Notion can be slow, especially if there is too much information or during peak times.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Airtable users desire faster syncing, enhanced automation, improved interfaces, better documentation, advanced CRM features, and revised pricing.
Notion users demand better offline support, scalability, collaboration, pricing transparency, AI integration, privacy, customization, and improved user interface.
I really want to see a scenario where collaborators working on a project could easily chat, asking questions and discussing changes immediately on the project.
Automation Specialist at ZapWorx
If they show step-by-step guides for automations, this will help them attract more clients who are willing to learn and use their system.
Business automation Expert at INSTRUTECH LIMITED
The CRM features in Airtable aren't as advanced as those in Monday.com, which allows for email campaigns.
Automation Specialist at Upwork
Notion has one big downside: the lack of an offline mode.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I know from my friend that when the database becomes large, it becomes very slow and laggy.
Automation Engineer at MyDubai.io
I really think that the transcription of the conversation is very important because when you're going to ask a question with AI, you need that more than the resume.
Project Manager, AI, Digital & Innovation at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

Airtable offers scalable pricing from $10/user monthly, with free limited plans; enterprise requires consultation for custom features.
Notion's pricing varies; affordable for basic needs but costly with expansions, requiring strategic investments for full features.
However, inviting additional users can become costly.
Founder at AppCritic
It's affordable and offers community support if I get stuck.
Project Management Associate at MPost
Generally, it is not cheap.
Head of Product at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Airtable offers user-friendly design, automation, and customization, enabling effortless data management and integration without extensive technical knowledge.
Notion excels with flexible databases, collaboration, seamless integrations, real-time editing, and mobile access for efficient project management.
Everybody has a particular base for different purposes, so you add information to those bases, and anybody can access it at any point in time anywhere in the world.
Business automation Expert at INSTRUTECH LIMITED
I can integrate Airtable with other platforms; aside from the native integration where I can send notifications to Slack teams and messages to Gmail, I can also connect with Make.com to share data.
Automation Specialist at ZapWorx
We have connected our Slack channel to Airtable; any updates or changes made to Airtable will always reflect in the Slack channel.
Senior Product Consultant II at Vimeo
The most impactful feature for project management is the ability to invite multiple client stakeholders without complication.
Founder at AppCritic
Notion has very strong integration capabilities.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Overall, it adds significant value to our project management by organizing our work efficiently.
Architect at Nexworld
 

Categories and Ranking

Airtable
Ranking in Project Management Software
12th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No-Code Development Platforms (7th), Product Management Software (1st), AI Data Analysis (10th), AI Sales & Marketing (5th)
Notion
Ranking in Project Management Software
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Knowledge Management Software (2nd), Document Automation Software (2nd), AI IT Support (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Airtable is 1.2%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Notion is 1.5%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Notion1.5%
Airtable1.2%
Other97.3%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Favour Emosivbe - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Specialist at ZapWorx
Has required stronger collaboration features while still supporting complex project workflows
The best features in Airtable include the flexibility and the fact that I could create relational databases. Before I started using Airtable, I was using Excel which didn't offer these capabilities. The ability to create relationships between tables and see through what's working in other departments is great for me. I can do scripting and work on large data sets on Airtable. It makes it easy for me, as working on those data sets on Excel tends to slow me down, but on Airtable, it's much faster. I can integrate Airtable with other platforms; aside from the native integration where I can send notifications to Slack teams and messages to Gmail, I can also connect with Make.com to share data. The interface on Airtable is exceptional. Working for my clients, when a client didn't want access given to all teams, we structured that on the interface and the different teams got different access to different tables. Airtable's rich field types help in organizing complex data for my team. The advanced field types work exceptionally with features such as linking records together. I can link records from other tables and see what's happening, use the lookup field, the roll-up field, and the count field to see what's occurring in other departments and generate insights. Unlike other CRMs, data cannot enter if it's not properly structured. If I want to input an email and it's not valid, it won't allow it because it expects the data to be structured appropriately.
Rusira Sathnindu - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Minimal workspace has organized policies and student records and improves team collaboration
One of the main frustrations I have is the pricing of Notion. It is really pricey; we even used to call it pretty pricey for an expensive notepad. Notion has a per-user pricing model, but I think if it was per-organization pricing with a flat rate for the whole organization regardless of how many new people join, that would be really awesome. But with their current pricing models, especially for a growing organization when scaling from ten to one hundred employees, it is going to cost a lot of money. It is ten dollars as I remember, but that is a lot because you have to pay it per person. Another issue is that sometimes their markdown editor has a great many features, but sometimes the markdown editor breaks. When I copy something from ChatGPT and paste it there, sometimes the content gets messy. Only sometimes, but when it gets messy, it is really hard to fix things up. I might have to delete the entire thing and do everything by hand. So there are some bugs related to the markdown editor, but that is not always the case. The main pain point I would say is the pricing model. I do not have more needed improvements to add regarding integrations, performance, or mobile experience. Those areas are good in my mind. I have not actually used the mobile app a lot, but from other sides that is all good. The main two needed improvements I would suggest are a better pricing model and fixes for some bugs in the markdown editor.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Airtable?
I am not sure about the pricing because I believe budget discussions are handled by a different marketing team. We have a separate team that manages all those matters; we just handle the clients' d...
What needs improvement with Airtable?
One area of Airtable that I think could be improved is the automation aspect, which is vast but limited compared to tools such as GoHighLevel, where multiple triggers can be utilized. In Airtable, ...
What is your primary use case for Airtable?
My usual use case for Airtable is for CRM management, such as lead management, and also real estate project management. I also use it for project management related to events, project management, i...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Notion?
I use the free tier for pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with Notion?
The experience was mostly a struggle from start to finish, and maybe I need to give it one more try on another task. For me, it was very annoying. I also tried syncing it with my phone since I want...
What is your primary use case for Notion?
I have tried Notion for several months. My main use case for Notion is that I was recommended by my friend to use it for tasks such as to-do lists, task management, productivity boost, and organiza...
 

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