Airtable

What differentiates Airtable from other similar products?

For managing projects, I tried many alternatives, but in my opinion, Airtables is a greater tool with a beautiful look. I've noticed that I'm more likely to check my Airtables and stay on top of my tasks and deadlines simply because it's enjoyable to use and look at.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Although I haven't used Airtables for very long, the time I did spend with it was really beneficial for me. I discovered many new and valuable things, and while all of its functionalities are commendable, in my opinion, it has a more user-friendly interface and provides superior database functionality without the need for coding knowledge.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Charging per user can become difficult. For smaller installations, we frequently use a generic account to get around this. Even so, it's still quite simple to set up 2FA security for up to three users. While Airtable does have included basic reporting and analytics features, it falls short of comparable project management solutions in terms of comprehensive reporting.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

There are a tonne of tools you can use with an Airtable, and it's really simple to set up, learn, and use. It also has an amazing templates library that you can customize to meet your needs, and its user interface is more user-friendly than other systems, making it simple for you to learn about our project's specifics and complete tasks using it.

What differentiates Airtable from other similar products?

We use Airtable for a variety of purposes, but the primary function is helping us keep track of product information. Not only can we customize the fields and data to suit our needs, but we can also create unique filtered views and share limited amounts of this information with different teams within our company, streamlining operations by minimizing back and forth questions. In the past we had used Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel, but the ability to create links between tables and generate endless variations on views make Airtable far superior.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Recently Airtable added the ability to create a preloaded filter for an embedded view that layers on top of any filters inherent in the view. This has proved very helpful, as it allows us to consolidate views in our database while specifically filtering them to show only a portion of the records to end users.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not so much a problem with the product as an inherent challenge with relational databases—planning and structuring the database can be complicated, especially for the less experienced users that Airtable tends to invite. But given that inherent difficulty, Airtable makes setup as accessible as I can imagine.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Utilize the template gallery and other examples, and play around with different ideas while planning out your database. With the portability of data in Airtable, you can get your hands dirty along the way and better learn what you need, without a lot of extra work.

What differentiates Airtable from other similar products?

Users may tailor Airtable to their own needs and processes by modifying the app's appearance, behavior, and functionality. In my line of business, this is crucial. It's possible to connect it to other programs, including the popular chat app Slack. The best aspect is that you can access it from any internet-enabled device, such as a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Because of this I am able to get more done in less time.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

In order to centralize information, Airtable is a fantastic tool. It’s much simpler to see everything in one place than in Excel. This is great since I can adapt it to my needs by choosing from a wide variety of data field kinds. It offers an appealing aesthetic and a straightforward interface. It can handle complicated tasks as easily as it can handle basic ones. The automations that help make so many efficiencies possible are fantastic.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Airtable lacks certain functionality that rivals services like Zapier and Make. Although I anticipate that these features will be added in the future, I find that the product now meets my needs in a large percentage. It's quite close but not quite there yet. While not perfect, it remains the simplest method for performing a wide range of operations on data.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

You should consider using Airtable if you work in a specialized setting that outgrows the capabilities of traditional project tracking or collaboration applications. It's incredible to have the option of customizing a single source of data to meet the needs of each team member, whether those needs are aesthetic or functional in nature. Depending on your specific requirements, the setup process may take some time, but the end result will be well worth it.