Airtable vs Coda
Updated February 2026 • Comprehensive comparison
🎯 Quick Verdict
Airtable is best for: Teams needing structured data and workflows
Coda is best for: Teams wanting interactive documents with data
Feature Comparison
Database
✓ Airtable ✓ Coda
Views
✓ Airtable ✗ Coda
Automations
✓ Airtable ✓ Coda
Api
✓ Airtable ✓ Coda
Forms
✓ Airtable ✗ Coda
Collaboration
✓ Airtable ✓ Coda
Integrations
✓ Airtable ✗ Coda
Apps
✓ Airtable ✗ Coda
Docs
✗ Airtable ✓ Coda
Formulas
✗ Airtable ✓ Coda
Packs
✗ Airtable ✓ Coda
Feature
Airtable
Coda
Database
✅
✅
Views
✅
❌
Automations
✅
✅
Api
✅
✅
Forms
✅
❌
Collaboration
✅
✅
Integrations
✅
❌
Apps
✅
❌
Docs
❌
✅
Formulas
❌
✅
Packs
❌
✅
💰 Pricing
Pros & Cons
Airtable
✅ Pros
- Easy to learn (spreadsheet-like)
- Multiple views (grid, kanban, calendar)
- Powerful automations
- Great API and integrations
- Strong for relational data
❌ Cons
- Gets expensive quickly
- Limited formatting in records
- Not great for documents
- Row limits on lower tiers
Coda
✅ Pros
- Combines docs and databases seamlessly
- Powerful formula language
- Great templates (Packs)
- Good for interactive docs
- Generous free tier
❌ Cons
- Learning curve for advanced features
- Slower than Notion for simple docs
- Smaller community
- Mobile app is limited
🏆 Final Verdict
Both are excellent tools, but they serve different needs.