Airtable Alternatives

Airtable advertises $20/mo and has 4 documented extra fees, adding about $45/mo. Alternatives in Database & Spreadsheet are ranked by estimated monthly cost. Estimates use illustrative assumptions, not your exact usage.

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Airtable

Spreadsheet-database hybrid loved by teams. Simple to start, expensive to scale — record limits, aut

Advertised: $20/mo

~$65/mo estimated

4 documented extra fees

3 Alternatives in Database & Spreadsheet

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Obsidian

Best Value

Free local-first note-taking app with powerful linking. Personal use is free, but Sync ($4/mo) and Publish ($8/mo) are p

~$16/mo ($49/mo less)

Advertised $0/mo • 3 documented fees (+$16/mo) ✓ lower

Obsidian Sync: +$4/moObsidian Publish: +$8/moCommercial License: +$4/mo
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Supabase

Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres database. Free tier is generous, then $25-$599/mo — but database size, ba

~$40/mo ($25/mo less)

Advertised $0/mo • 3 documented fees (+$40/mo) ✓ lower

Database Size Overage: +$5/moBandwidth Overage: +$25/moEdge Function Invocation Limits: +$10/mo
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Notion

All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, databases, and wikis. Affordable for small teams, but AI credit costs, automation

~$60/mo ($5/mo less)

Advertised $10/mo • 3 documented fees (+$50/mo)

Notion AI Credits (Custom Agents): +$30/moCustom Automation Feature Gate: +$10/moAPI Access Paywall: +$10/mo
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