Compare Airtable and Slack 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$0.00
Airtable
Star Rating
(3,220)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(38,334)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Slack excels in its integration capabilities, particularly with tools like Google Drive and Trello, making collaboration seamless. In contrast, Airtable's integration options, while robust, are often seen as less intuitive, which can hinder workflow efficiency.
- Reviewers mention that Slack's user interface is highly praised for its ease of use, with a score of 9.1, allowing teams to communicate effectively without a steep learning curve. Airtable, while user-friendly, received a slightly lower score of 8.7, indicating that some users find its features more complex to navigate.
- G2 users highlight Slack's superior support quality, scoring 8.8, with many noting quick response times and helpful resources. Airtable, with a score of 8.4, has received feedback suggesting that while support is adequate, it may not always meet the immediate needs of users.
- Users on G2 report that Slack's task management features, such as the ability to create to-do lists and assign tasks, are highly effective, scoring 8.8. Airtable's task management, while functional, scored lower at 8.6, with some users expressing a desire for more advanced features.
- Reviewers say that Slack's ability to handle dependencies and mass updates is a standout feature, scoring 8.2 and 8.5 respectively, which helps teams manage projects more effectively. Airtable, however, scored lower in these areas, with users noting limitations in handling complex project structures.
- Users report that Slack's proactive assistance and AI text generation features, scoring 7.4 and 7.5 respectively, enhance productivity by automating routine tasks. In comparison, Airtable's similar features scored lower, indicating that users find Slack's offerings more beneficial for daily operations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Airtable
Free
$0.00
For individuals or very small teams just getting started with Airtable
- Unlimited bases
- 1,000 records per base
- 1 GB of attachments per base
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Airtable
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
2,507
9.2
31,248
Ease of Use
8.7
2,539
9.2
32,191
Ease of Setup
8.4
1,527
9.2
8,555
Ease of Admin
8.7
1,183
8.9
5,091
Quality of Support
8.4
1,891
8.8
21,746
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
1,066
9.0
4,569
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
2,384
8.7
30,552
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
1204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1163
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1100
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
1075
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1155
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1077
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.4
1142
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1081
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
1006
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1119
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1203
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
652
Not enough data
7.6
651
Not enough data
7.9
1094
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
617
Not enough data
7.1
637
Not enough data
7.6
967
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.8
978
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
631
Not enough data
7.9
1026
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
7.9
956
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
966
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1066
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.8
518
Not enough data
5.9
517
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.1
91
Not enough data
7.1
91
Not enough data
7.6
107
Not enough data
7.2
88
Not enough data
7.1
88
Not enough data
7.1
87
Not enough data
7.2
88
Not enough data
Analytics
8.0
408
Not enough data
Execution
8.9
456
Not enough data
8.9
458
Not enough data
8.9
454
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.2
428
Not enough data
8.4
423
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13945
Not enough data
9.0
14494
Not enough data
8.6
13786
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10235
Not enough data
8.1
9561
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13665
Not enough data
9.2
13285
Not enough data
9.0
11828
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
1508
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1492
Not enough data
7.9
1496
Not enough data
7.4
1474
Not enough data
7.4
1475
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.7
902
Not enough data
7.7
889
Setup
Not enough data
9.1
689
Not enough data
8.9
678
Not enough data
8.7
661
Not enough data
8.9
696
Management
Not enough data
9.0
672
Not enough data
8.7
654
Not enough data
8.9
668
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
573
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.8
292
Not enough data
8.0
288
Not enough data
8.2
297
Not enough data
8.0
294
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
8.1
294
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
288
Not enough data
8.4
282
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
8.7
281
Not enough data
9.0
288
Not enough data
8.9
285
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.1
289
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
9.1
291
Not enough data
8.7
278
Not enough data
9.1
285
Not enough data
8.9
282
Not enough data
8.6
274
Not enough data
8.9
277
Not enough data
8.5
274
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.5
350
Not enough data
8.3
349
Not enough data
8.2
341
Not enough data
8.1
336
Not enough data
8.0
332
Not enough data
8.4
336
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
326
Not enough data
8.8
335
Not enough data
9.0
340
Not enough data
9.0
337
Not enough data
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.3
325
Not enough data
8.7
340
Not enough data
8.7
326
Not enough data
8.6
322
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
8.0
205
Not enough data
8.0
207
Not enough data
7.9
205
Login Options
Not enough data
9.1
773
Not enough data
8.5
748
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
737
Not enough data
8.3
741
Not enough data
8.6
746
Not enough data
7.9
719
Not enough data
7.9
717
Customization
8.2
213
8.6
741
Not enough data
9.0
756
Not enough data
8.7
727
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.5
419
Not enough data
7.6
416
Task Creation
8.9
921
Not enough data
8.8
899
Not enough data
8.5
889
Not enough data
8.1
807
Not enough data
Task Management
8.8
896
Not enough data
8.6
880
Not enough data
8.1
816
Not enough data
8.2
814
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.9
404
Not enough data
6.0
403
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.1
97
Not enough data
9.1
101
Not enough data
9.0
94
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
61
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
9.2
95
Not enough data
8.8
93
Not enough data
9.1
94
Not enough data
9.0
94
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.2
28
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
9.2
99
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.5
32
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.3
30
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.6
33
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.5
30
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.5
31
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1231
Not enough data
8.8
1188
Not enough data
8.5
1163
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1187
Not enough data
8.7
1141
Not enough data
9.4
1256
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1171
Not enough data
8.5
1126
Not enough data
8.6
1150
Not enough data
8.5
1135
Not enough data
8.6
1135
Not enough data
8.3
1102
Not enough data
8.3
1131
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1088
Not enough data
8.8
1149
Not enough data
8.6
1099
Not enough data
8.5
1093
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1514
Not enough data
9.0
1238
Not enough data
9.4
1337
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.1
1078
Not enough data
8.2
1079
Not enough data
8.1
1072
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1151
Not enough data
8.4
1082
Not enough data
8.4
1079
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
1027
Not enough data
7.7
1027
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.7
528
Not enough data
7.8
522
Not enough data
8.1
531
Not enough data
7.9
524
Communication
Not enough data
9.4
1198
Not enough data
9.3
1188
Not enough data
8.9
1066
Not enough data
8.9
1052
Not enough data
9.1
1059
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.2
1112
Not enough data
8.9
1053
Not enough data
8.7
1074
Not enough data
8.2
1015
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
1000
Not enough data
8.1
992
Not enough data
8.7
1007
Not enough data
8.4
1013
Not enough data
8.2
980
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
1006
Not enough data
8.4
986
Not enough data
8.5
1005
Not enough data
8.7
998
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1011
Not enough data
8.7
979
Not enough data
9.0
1000
Not enough data
7.9
967
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
936
Not enough data
7.4
935
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.6
448
Not enough data
7.7
453
Responses
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
10.0
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
10.0
11
Not enough data
Platform
9.8
11
Not enough data
10.0
12
Not enough data
9.7
12
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
9.8
11
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.9
12
Not enough data
9.9
12
Not enough data
Generation and Interpretation - AI App Builder
9.0
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
9.5
16
Not enough data
9.8
16
Not enough data
Generated Application Quality - AI App Builder
9.4
16
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
9.7
16
Not enough data
9.8
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.6
289
Not enough data
7.7
289
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.5
21
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.7
22
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.6
21
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
22
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
22
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
23
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
20
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
22
User Interface Design
8.3
315
Not enough data
7.6
453
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
467
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
489
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Control
8.5
474
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
485
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
460
|
Verified
Not enough data
Publishing
8.2
448
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
465
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
7.9
26
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
Communication
7.1
214
Not enough data
7.2
213
Not enough data
7.3
211
Not enough data
Planning
7.3
205
Not enough data
8.0
210
Not enough data
7.9
207
Not enough data
8.2
213
8.6
741
7.1
194
Not enough data
Workflow Management
7.1
205
Not enough data
8.2
209
Not enough data
7.3
202
Not enough data
7.1
198
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Airtable and Slack share no categories
Unique Categories
Airtable is categorized as Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, Product Management, No-Code Development Platforms, Task Management, Project Management, AI Agents For Business Operations, and AI App Builder
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Airtable
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
9.2%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Computer Software
6.8%
Information Technology and Services
6.1%
Higher Education
5.7%
Other
63.6%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
4.7%
Financial Services
3.3%
Other
54.9%
Discussions
What is Airtable used for?
7 Comments
DR
Airtable is a general-purpose database, automation, and internal app platform. As a general purpose tool it is very flexible for a wide variety of purposes....Read more
How much does Airtable enterprise cost?
4 Comments
EL
Minimum $8k per conversations circa 2021-2022. Pricing may be subject to change since that time.Read more
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
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