Airtable
Teamwork
| Feature | Airtable | Teamwork |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $20/mo | Free / from $13.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | operations, marketing-teams, no-code-builders, agencies | agencies, professional-services, client-work-teams, project-managers |
| Founded | 2012 | 2007 |
| Databases | ✓ | ✗ |
| Views | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Interfaces | ✓ | ✗ |
| Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Extensions | ✓ | ✗ |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Resource Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Billing Invoicing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt Charts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Project Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Airtable Pros
- Powerful database views
- Great API
- Interface designer
- Automations
✗ Airtable Cons
- Expensive
- Row limits
- Complex for simple needs
✓ Teamwork Pros
- Excellent for client-facing work
- Built-in time tracking and billing
- Unlimited free client users
- Comprehensive project templates
✗ Teamwork Cons
- Interface can feel cluttered
- Learning curve for full feature set
- Mobile app has limited features
The Verdict
Airtable is built for operations and marketing teams, with a focus on databases and views. Teamwork targets agencies and professional services and leads with task-management and time-tracking.
On pricing, Teamwork is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $13.99/mo compared to $20/mo for Airtable. That $6.01/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 agencies — 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.
