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The Missing Tool for a Creative Problem Solvers
What do you like best about the product?
How often have you seen people try to house information in an Excel spreadsheet when they actually want a database? Airtable combines the functionality of a database with the user experience standards of Google Sheets -- maybe even better in many respects. Relating tables, categorizing and summarizing information, and building repositories are all better here than anything else I've used. If you are the type of person who can't program, but knows how you'd want to build a tool for yourself and colleagues, you've got to try Airtable.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the platform is just a LITTLE too paywalled. Some of the best features to visualize data, for example, require an Upgrade to advanced features. I would be more likely to recommend providing this tool as an option for more people in my organization if I could demonstrate the complete value easily, and with real examples. Airtable offers Pro capabilities for inviting users like candy, so I don't think this would be too hard for them to improve upon.
I have also experienced some challenges with users not really understanding how to input data in the Grid view. As far as I can tell there isn't a good way to add clear notes/annotations as instructions, to ensure data quality, etc.
There is some suggestion that Airtable is enough to replace more structured project management tools. I think it's a bit of a stretch for a team to realistically implement self-service, but you certainly can build mini-apps to support business processes. I guess I'm not surprised their messaging has shifted, but I think the free-form nature is the real benefit (not that it's a great project management tool, because it's not until you take a template and rework it for your needs).
I have also experienced some challenges with users not really understanding how to input data in the Grid view. As far as I can tell there isn't a good way to add clear notes/annotations as instructions, to ensure data quality, etc.
There is some suggestion that Airtable is enough to replace more structured project management tools. I think it's a bit of a stretch for a team to realistically implement self-service, but you certainly can build mini-apps to support business processes. I guess I'm not surprised their messaging has shifted, but I think the free-form nature is the real benefit (not that it's a great project management tool, because it's not until you take a template and rework it for your needs).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tracked receipts; managed client budget allocations and assignments; tracked personnel; built forms for end users; set up collaborative mood boards; built web analytics data dictionaries; organized sales materials...
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The only barrier of entry for a solo user is the time to learn it. Give it a try.
If Excel met Google Forms
What do you like best about the product?
The functionality of Airtable is the best! The ability to use forms connected to all the features that make Excel so powerful makes this a must have for anyone
What do you dislike about the product?
There are no downsides that I have come across other than the price - the free plan is sufficient for most applications but the paid plan does allow you to do things like brand your forms
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Airtable is very important for us in event planning, RSVPs, helping us build data tables and databases and much more. Our clients also love the ease of using airtable from their end. We are very happy with it
Organize and share in real time!!
What do you like best about the product?
Airtable is always live. If you make any changes to the content, those you share the workspace with can see the changes as they are being made.
What do you dislike about the product?
Getting used to AT being live is a learning curve so "at first" I didn't like that. Give it a little bit to get used to it and it will be the thing you love most!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We do a ton of stuff on AT, where I work. Personally, as an order processor, we keep track of our orders here. We enter the orders to the table and change status as they're moved from OE all the way through fulfillment.
Like a modern XL!
What do you like best about the product?
I was introduced to Airtable by my VP of Marketing a couple of years ago. At first, It was hard (not the I am not en excel wizard) but once you start learning it, I was able to use the social media calendar, content calendar, and video calendar templates to present plans, and to update daily work. It is a great marketing tool.
What do you dislike about the product?
It takes some time to get used to if you're not into spreadsheets. But this is a way better tool!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Great for project management and working on a calendar for different aspects like social media, content creation, production planning, and quarterly happenings.
Great Free Tool
What do you like best about the product?
I like the easy user interface. The sleek aesthetic of the software makes it easy and pleasant to use. When it is shared between users, it is not overwhelming for those new to airtable. I am a big fan of the way we can customize and organize different airtable databases. Just the free version allows for many options in ways of customization (ex: different icons to choose from for each base). Another feature I like is the different view options (calendar, kanban, etc.). This feature lets us visualize the data in different ways.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike the lack of feature in terms of table organization. For example, there is no function available to highlight a row (change it's color) this is only available in a paid version. Maybe I am just unfamiliar, but I wish there was an option to change the view of a database for only me at times. When you are collaborating with team members and another user changes the format of the data, it changes for all users. This can be frustrating at times.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were using airtable to store and summarize the various research articles our team read and reviewed. We also used it for our research lab for a variety of data organization and project management tasks. I have realized that airtable is a great tool for team projects. The features that allow you to see recent changes and communicate/chat with other team members is very helpful when working remotely and in real time. More recently, I've started using airtable to organize marketing for a side business. The calendar view and list view come in handy when wanting to view posts in different ways.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would recommend to try this out for any project management needs. One thing I would recommend to keep in mind is that airtable is not HIPAA compliant.
Good tool for track all data
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use1
Deep setup capability, customization, user fildes.
Deep setup capability, customization, user fildes.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the service works slowly from the Russian Federation
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tables on "drugs".
Structuring information.
Filtering tasks for each employee.
Structuring information.
Filtering tasks for each employee.
Great database design
What do you like best about the product?
I think that Airtable makes database design more accessible to those who aren't experts at databases. You can even create a custom for for data entry. It's easy to search and sort and filter.
What do you dislike about the product?
The UX is a little bit strange when adding a new row of data. But most of the workflows are great. I wish there could be a few more visualizations based off of tags.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using Airtable to track customer requests for enhancements with our product.
A smart Organization and Collaboration Tool.
What do you like best about the product?
I like the flexibility, mobile friendly system with native smartphone and desktop apps, Airtable enables us to organize anything, with anyone, from anywhere at anytime.
What do you dislike about the product?
The product has been great since we deployed, the whole team love it. I hope to continue getting its benefits.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Offering us with numerous organizational templates, equipping us with a quick and easy solution for tracking any event or managing any project. It also offers any sized team a single and centralized platform from which to manage projects customers and ideas.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Airtable is super helpful that one team member can upload content and another can download from a different location.
Airtable is the perfect project management collaborative solution
What do you like best about the product?
- It reminds me of an advanced Excel sheet
- Integrates with all the basic apps you need as a marketer
- You can arrange views to whatever you feel is most productive for you (kanban, list, calendar)
- Integrates with all the basic apps you need as a marketer
- You can arrange views to whatever you feel is most productive for you (kanban, list, calendar)
What do you dislike about the product?
- It has a learning curve most definitely
- Each user must have a license in order to use Airtable, can make cross-collaboration difficult and expensive as you try to onboard different teams to using it
- Each user must have a license in order to use Airtable, can make cross-collaboration difficult and expensive as you try to onboard different teams to using it
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
- Project management (meeting deadlines, tasks related to projects)
- Collaboration (public views for any team to view status and progress of project, great for organizing cross-functional collaboration)
- Collaboration (public views for any team to view status and progress of project, great for organizing cross-functional collaboration)
Airtable is Crucial for My Companies
What do you like best about the product?
The flexibility. I absolutely love how I can customize each base to the point where I use it for tracking my team of employees repairing wheels at dealerships; I use it for musical instrument manufacturing to track inventory and parts lists of thousands of parts which can then be turned into an automatic purchase order and quoting forms or project management and tracking—all the way to using it to track personal finances or projects around the house. I can make each base as complex or as simple as I need, and it keeps up. And the best part for me is it's all free. I'm even able to use it to automatically notify people when tasks need to be completed or share data with people, and so much more. The versatility of Airtable has become a crucial tool for all of my businesses.
I've used this for video shoots, home renovations, lead generation and tracking, prospecting, marketing campaign management, wedding planning, and so much more. It truly is a tool that can be used for just about any situation or anyone.
I've used this for video shoots, home renovations, lead generation and tracking, prospecting, marketing campaign management, wedding planning, and so much more. It truly is a tool that can be used for just about any situation or anyone.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only drawback for me is when you want to start using the paid features, it gets very expensive very quickly. For one of my bases, I was looking at over $100 per month just for premium features on ONE base. Thankfully I haven't needed to upgrade, but I wish it weren't that expensive because there are even more features and apps I would love to take advantage of. I just can't justify spending $100/month per base when I use so many bases. Other than that, I absolutely love it, and there is so much you can do on the free plans, so this hasn't been an issue yet.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
There are honestly too many problems I have solved to list here. As I mentioned above, I use Airtable for just about everything, and I keep discovering new ways to use Airtable and solve more problems. The main thing this solves for me is being able to track large amounts of data such as thousands of parts for manufacturing or tracking progress of instrument builds and what needs to be done, working efficiently with a team that isn't even in the same office, and so much more.
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