Airtable
Monday.com
| Feature | Airtable | Monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $20/mo | Free / from $9/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | operations, marketing-teams, no-code-builders, agencies | teams, enterprise, sales-teams, marketing-teams |
| Founded | 2012 | 2012 |
| Databases | ✓ | ✗ |
| Views | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interfaces | ✓ | ✗ |
| Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Extensions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dashboards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ✗ | ✓ |
| Crm | ✗ | ✓ |
| Forms | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Airtable Pros
- Powerful database views
- Great API
- Interface designer
- Automations
✗ Airtable Cons
- Expensive
- Row limits
- Complex for simple needs
✓ Monday.com Pros
- Visual and intuitive
- Great automations
- CRM built-in
- Beautiful dashboards
✗ Monday.com Cons
- Expensive at scale
- Free plan is very limited
- Minimum 3 seats
The Verdict
Airtable is built for operations and marketing teams, with a focus on databases and views. Monday.com targets teams and enterprise and leads with boards and automations.
On pricing, Monday.com is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $9/mo compared to $20/mo for Airtable. That $11/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Both tools are a solid fit for marketing teams — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.
