We compared monday.com and Airtable across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: monday.com is praised for its user-friendly interface, flexibility, automation features, and integration possibilities. On the other hand, Airtable is highly regarded for its continuous improvement, ease of use, and ability to work with relational databases. The pricing for both products varies, with monday.com being considered reasonably priced but not the cheapest option, while Airtable is seen as affordable for personal use but potentially expensive for large organizations.
"The scripting extension enhances the things that you can do with Airtable."
"The solution makes it easy to structure data into simple data tables."
"I am impressed with the product's user interface and integrations. It helps me to ship products very fast."
"The product helps us track activities, address complaints, and make improvements."
"The sorting of the data is the best feature of Airtable. In a Google sheet I have to insert some data and Airtable provides the default option of doing it automatically."
"The relations and multiple-choice options are the most valuable features. For example, if I have one client but multiple projects in the same client, it's much easier to map it with Airtable than if I use a Google Sheet. The relationship between interfaces is a key feature that I use very often."
"The product is very easy to use and flexible."
"Airtable stands out for its exceptional user-friendliness, making it accessible to users of all skill levels. Its intuitive navigation ensures a smooth experience, allowing users to easily explore and comprehend its functionalities. Moreover, Airtable offers powerful automation capabilities that enhance efficiency. One particularly advantageous aspect is the seamless linking of databases, enabling the effortless creation of relational databases. Overall, this feature has proven to be immensely valuable and has been the primary focus of my usage."
"The customization ability of Monday is unmatched."
"The solution is more of a streamlined Slack."
"It has made the entire tracking process much easier."
"Automation is definitely a favorite of mine."
"We have many different automations set up for different use cases."
"The notification system is well done."
"The solution provides a one-stop place for notes, progress, and sharing the status of projects."
"The solution can be customized for individual projects and quite easy to use."
"Reporting, specifically anything involving exports, could be improved."
"The template library is huge. I have a few suggestions with respect to that. But to complete automation, I think a bit more documentation around that would be really helpful because there are a lot of features in that which common people explore them less"
"They should allow us to duplicate the data to share it with others."
"Airtable needs improvement with the loading speed. It takes a lot of time to load."
"The interfaces provided by the company have certainly undergone significant improvements since their earlier versions. The growth and progress have been remarkable. I have personally shared numerous feedback points and observed the prompt implementation of changes within a few months, which is highly commendable. However, I must admit that I have encountered several challenges with their interfaces."
"The tool has changed the syncing time between the tables which has affected our multiple systems. I would like the product to add more calls per second to the API. It also needs to improve data storage. The tool starts to have problems after having huge amounts of data."
"The product is slow when I try to add data to a table using API. There is also a limit on the databases."
"The product's AI feature needs improvement."
"The exporting function could be improved to offer more raw data instead of being formatted like the online view."
"If there was a way for Monday.com to take over, or interface with, my inbox, such that my email messages became associated with a particular task, group, or board, that would be incredibly useful."
"Making adjustments to the My Work section that it includes deadlines for multiple columns on a board instead of just one would be very useful."
"The tabs (color coding) featured is great for distinguishing different areas of our workflow."
"If you want to drag a task or rearrange them, it's quite tricky, especially on the app."
"We'd like integration with SharePoint so that it becomes easier to find and share files stored in SharePoint."
"Once timers are cleared, there is no way to recover this data."
"I archive the data, but I don't know where to find it or how. When I was testing, I thought I saw all the archived files sorted in no order and without knowing where they came from."
Airtable is ranked 11th in Project Management Software with 11 reviews while monday.com is ranked 1st in Project Management Software with 222 reviews. Airtable is rated 8.8, while monday.com is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Airtable writes "An ERP tool for project tracking with continuous improvement ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of monday.com writes "We can collaborate with our customers efficiently and professionally, and automation makes it easy for everyone". Airtable is most compared with Spreadsheet.com, Adobe Workfront and Microsoft Project, whereas monday.com is most compared with Wrike, Asana, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Zoho CRM and Microsoft Project. See our Airtable vs. monday.com report.
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