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Jira vs Airtable

Jira comes out ahead of Airtable on 4 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

JiraWinner
Jira
6.4
Fair
4 of 6 rounds
vs
Airtable
Airtable
6.0
Fair
2 of 6 rounds

The verdict

Jira takes it, 4–2 on rounds.

On the published figures and the independent review sites, Jira takes 4 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.

Choose Jira if…

  • • You want Jira's edge on what it costs to start and what the top plan costs

Choose Airtable if…

  • • You want Airtable's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and how many automations you get

Round by round

  1. Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotAirtable wins
    Jira5/10

    1.2 out of 5

    TrustScore from 188 reviews on Trustpilot

    • 1.2 out of 5, against 1.9 out of 5

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Airtable8/10

    1.9 out of 5

    TrustScore from 159 reviews on Trustpilot

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Airtable wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

  2. Round 2What it costs to startJira wins
    Jira8/10

    $7.91/user/mo billed monthly

    Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

    Source: atlassian.com ↗

    Airtable5/10

    $20/seat/mo billed annually

    Team, billed annually (default view; $24 if billed monthly)

    • $20/seat/mo billed annually, against $7.91/user/mo billed monthly

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.

  3. Round 3What the top plan costsJira wins
    Jira8/10

    Premium $14.54/user/mo billed monthly

    Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

    Source: atlassian.com ↗

    Airtable5/10

    Business $45/seat/mo billed annually

    Team, billed annually (default view; $24 if billed monthly)

    • Business $45/seat/mo billed annually, against Premium $14.54/user/mo billed monthly

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.

  4. Round 4How big the free plan isJira wins
    Jira8/10

    Free for 10 users

    Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

    Source: atlassian.com ↗

    Airtable5/10

    Up to 5 editors

    Team, billed annually (default view; $24 if billed monthly)

    • Up to 5 editors, against Free for 10 users

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.

  5. Round 5How much storage you getJira wins
    Jira8/10

    250 GB storage

    Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

    Source: atlassian.com ↗

    Airtable5/10

    20 GB per base

    Team, billed annually (default view; $24 if billed monthly)

    • 20 GB per base, against 250 GB storage

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Jira wins this round on what the published sources say.

  6. Round 6How many automations you getAirtable wins
    Jira5/10

    400 steps per user a month

    Standard, billed monthly (Monthly, default; page team size shows 300 users)

    • 400 steps per user a month, against 25,000 automation runs

    Source: atlassian.com ↗

    Airtable8/10

    25,000 automation runs

    Team, billed annually (default view; $24 if billed monthly)

    Source: airtable.com ↗

    Airtable wins this round on what the published sources say.

AirtableAirtable

Side by side

JiraBest for what the top plan costsJira
Overall score
6.4
Best
6.0
Price
See price
See price
What it costs to start
7.3
5.0
What the top plan costs
7.7
5.0
What customers say on Trustpilot
5.0
6.0
How much storage you get
6.9
5.6
How many automations you get
6.0
7.4
Head-to-head findings
What it costs to start
$7.91/user/mo billed monthly
$20
What the top plan costs
Premium $14.54/user/mo billed monthly
$45
What customers say on Trustpilot
1.2 out of 5
1.9 out of 5
How much storage you get
250 GB storage
20 GB per base
How many automations you get
400 steps per user a month
25,000 automation runs
How big the free plan is
Free for 10 users
Up to 5 editors
Trying it before you pay
14-day Standard trial
1,000 records per base
Who picks up when you are stuck
9/5 regional support only
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Record
Head-to-head record
5–4
1–5
Head-to-heads won
56 %
17 %
Rounds won
47 %
27 %
Pros
  • Standard, per user per month
  • free to teams at no charge; limits not shown
Cons
  • 1.2 out of 5, against 1.4 out of 5
  • Save up to 17% yearly, against Save up to 18% yearly
  • 250 GB storage, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)
  • 400 steps per user a month, against Unlimited automations
  • $20, against $10.99
  • $45, against $24.99
  • 20 GB per base, against Unlimited (100 MB per file)
  • 25,000 automation runs, against Unlimited automations
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