Airtable vs Bubbles

What is Airtable?

Airtable is a next-generation app-building platform that allows users to create custom business applications without code. It offers AI capabilities through Airtable Assistant, enabling data analysis, web research, and document analysis. The platform integrates with various tools like Slack, Google Drive, and Salesforce, providing a unified workspace for teams to manage data, automate workflows, and collaborate effectively.

How to use Airtable?

Users can build custom apps by creating bases (databases) and tables, designing interfaces, setting up automations, and integrating with other tools. Airtable Assistant can be used to analyze data, perform web research, and extract information from documents.

How do I start using Airtable AI?

If you’re on a paid self-serve plan, you have access to a limited number of AI credits each month to test out Airtable AI. If you need more credits, you can purchase the AI add-on, which allows you to use AI at scale. Enterprise customers should talk with their account team to get access to Airtable AI. For all customers, a workspace admin or Enterprise Admin needs to enable AI for the organization. While users will see that AI functionality exists, they won’t be able to access it without an administrator’s approval. Enterprise Admins also have more granular control over the workspaces in which AI is enabled.

What type of work is AI best for?

Airtable AI can be added to any workflow and is flexible enough to advance critical steps across workflows in every team or department. Product teams can use AI to categorize customer feedback and generate product specs to speed up feature development. Marketing teams can use AI to generate creative briefs, gather competitive intel, or draft blog posts. HR and finance teams can use AI to generate job descriptions, categorize budget spend, draft company memos, and more.

Does my information become public?

Airtable protects the privacy and security of our customers' data. No customer data is retained by our model providers or used to train current or future large language models (LLMs).

Is there a trial period for Pro Teams and Pro Personal?

Every new workspace starts with a 14-day free trial for Pro. Whether you're on Pro Teams or Pro Personal depends on how many members are in your workspace. If your workspace has fewer than 3 members, you're on Pro Personal; if it has 3 or more members, you're on Pro Teams pricing.

Can I start with Pro Personal and then upgrade to Pro Teams?

Yes! When your workspace grows from 2 to 3 members (including yourself), it automatically upgrades to Pro Teams where you'll benefit from discounted pricing. Any unused time of prior seats at the Pro Personal pricing will be applied to future invoices in the form of a pro-rata credit on your account.

How do I switch between Pro Personal and Pro Teams?

You switch by simply adding or removing members from your workspace. At 1 or 2 members, you are automatically switched to Pro Personal, and at 3 or more members, you are switched to Pro Teams. When you add members, we'll add a pro-rata credit to your account based on the unused time of prior seats at the old pricing.

What happens if my Pro Teams membership drops below 3 members?

Your workspace will remain on the Pro plan but will be charged at the Pro Personal pricing. Any unused time of removed seats you have already paid for will be returned to your account in the form of a pro-rata credit, which is automatically applied to future invoices.

What level of control do I have over which meetings the Notetaker joins and who receives recordings?

On the Pro plan (including free trials), you can configure the Notetaker to join meetings based on criteria such as being the call organizer, having only internal or external invitees, having accepted the call, and more. On the Free plan, the Notetaker joins all meetings it has access to from your calendar, provided those meetings have at least 2 invitees and include a supported link (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, GoTo Meeting, or Webex).