Comparison

Airtable vs Zapier

On the evidence we track, Airtable leads this comparison with a composite score of 76/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Airtable76
Zapier61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Airtable76 / 100medium · 69%
Zapier61 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Model
Airtablefreemium
Zapierfreemium
Price level
Airtablelow
Zapierlow
Transparent
Airtable✓
Zapier✗
Integrations
Count
Airtable27
Zapier9,000
Security
Disclosure policy
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Gdpr
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Hipaa
Airtable✓
Zapier–
Iso27001
Airtable✓
Zapier–
Soc2
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Reliability
Status page
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Airtable6 items
Zapier6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for no-code automation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Builder
Visual flow builder
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Inline code steps (JS/Python)
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Branching / conditionals
Airtable-
Zapier✓
Loops / iteration
Airtable-
Zapier-
Error handling / retries
Airtable-
Zapier✓
AI / LLM actions
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Front-end app builder
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Connectors
Pre-built connectors
Airtable27+ integrations
Zapier9,000+ applications
Custom HTTP connector
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Deployment
Hosting
AirtableCloud only
ZapierCloud only
Governance
Environments + version control
Airtable-
Zapier✓
RBAC + audit log
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
Pricing
Pricing metric
Airtable-
ZapierTask
Free tier
Airtable✓
Zapier✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Airtable

Leader

Airtable is a web-based system that lets teams build and manage workflows, applications, and automated agents for handling approvals, follow-ups, and data organization with AI-assisted capabilities.

Independently observed

Zapier

A platform that automates work across 9,000+ business applications with AI integration, task-based consumption, and team collaboration controls.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Airtable

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $20/user/mo (Team billed annually). Free tier includes 500 AI credits/editor/month.

  • FreeFree
    • 500 AI credits per editor each month
    • Unlimited bases
    • 1,000 records per base
    • Up to 5 editors
    • 1 GB of attachments per base
  • Team$20/user/mo billed annually or $24/mo billed monthly
    • 15,000 AI credits per paid user each month
    • Interface Designer
    • 50,000 records per base
    • 25,000 automation runs
    • 20 GB of attachments per base
    • +3 more
  • Business$45/user/mo billed annually or $54/mo billed monthly
    • 20,000 AI credits per paid user each month
    • 125,000 records per base
    • 100,000 automation runs
    • 100 GB of attachments per base
    • Premium sync integrations
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
  • ScaleContact sales
as of verify ↗

Zapier

Usage-basedFree tier

Task-based usage model. Zapier SDK free during beta.

  • Team-
    • Shared app connections
    • Shared workspace
    • Priority support
    • 24/7 email support
    • Weekday live chat
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Advanced admin permissions
    • Single sign-on
    • Custom data retention
    • Priority support
    • Screen-share support (6am-6pm EST, M-F)
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Airtable✓
Zapier✓
CLI
Airtable✗
Zapier✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Airtable✓
Zapier✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (7)
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Dropbox
  • Jotform
  • Salesforce
  • Slack
  • Zendesk

Airtable

Leader
27 total - 20 not shared
  • Box
  • Databricks
  • Facebook
  • GitHub
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • LinkedIn
  • Miro
  • Outlook Calendar
  • Snowflake
  • Stripe
  • Tableau Cloud
  • Twilio
  • Typeform
  • Unito
  • WordPress
  • Youtube
Independently observed

Zapier

14 total - 7 not shared
  • NetSuite
  • HubSpot
  • Microsoft Dynamics CRM
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Jira Software Cloud
  • Any.do
  • Cursor
Independently observed
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