Notion vs Airtable

Round by round

1. Round 1What it costs to startNotion wins
   Notion8/10

   $10

   Plus, per member per month

   Source: notion.com ↗

   Airtable5/10

   $20

   Team, per user per month billed annually

   • $20, against $10

   Source: airtable.com ↗

   Notion wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

2. Round 2What the top plan costsNotion wins
   Notion8/10

   $20

   Business, per seat per month; the highest plan with a published price (Enterprise: contact sales)

   • Business, per member per month

   Source: notion.com ↗

   Airtable5/10

   $45

   Business, per seat per month billed annually; the highest plan with a published price (Enterprise: contact sales)

   • $45, against $20

   Source: airtable.com ↗

   Notion wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

3. Round 3What reviewers sayNotion wins
   Notion8/10

   4.7 out of 5

   average rating from 2,832 reviews on Capterra

   Source: capterra.com ↗

   Airtable5/10

   4.6 out of 5

   average rating from 2,244 reviews on Capterra

   • 4.6 out of 5, against 4.7 out of 5

   Source: capterra.com ↗

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

4. Round 4What customers say on TrustpilotNotion wins
   Notion8/10

   2.2 out of 5

   TrustScore from 437 reviews on Trustpilot

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Airtable5/10

   1.9 out of 5

   TrustScore from 159 reviews on Trustpilot

   • 1.9 out of 5, against 2.2 out of 5

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

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

5. Round 5Trying it before you payTie
   Notion7/10

   Free plan

   unlimited for individuals, limited blocks for teams of two or more

   Source: notion.com ↗

   Airtable7/10

   1,000 records per base, up to 5 editors, 1 GB attachments, 100 automation runs, 500 AI credits

   Free plan limits

   • free to teams at no charge; limits not shown

   Source: airtable.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

6. Round 6How easy it is to useTie
   Notion7/10

   4.4 out of 5

   ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers

   Source: capterra.com ↗

   Airtable7/10

   4.4 out of 5

   ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers

   Source: capterra.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

Side by side

Notion

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Airtable

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Overall score

7.0

Best

6.0

Price

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What it costs to start

6.0

5.0

What the top plan costs

6.6

5.0

What customers say on Trustpilot

7.0

6.0

How much storage you get

7.5

5.6

How many automations you get

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7.4

Head-to-head findings

What it costs to start

$10

$20

What the top plan costs

$20

$45

What customers say on Trustpilot

2.2 out of 5

1.9 out of 5

How much storage you get

Unlimited file uploads

20 GB per base

How many automations you get

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25,000 automation runs

How big the free plan is

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Up to 5 editors

Trying it before you pay

Free plan

1,000 records per base

Who picks up when you are stuck

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Record

Head-to-head record

6–2–1

1–5

Head-to-heads won

75 %

17 %

Rounds won

55 %

27 %

Pros

• Business, per member per month

• free to teams at no charge; limits not shown

Cons

• $10, against $9
• 4.4 out of 5, against 4.5 out of 5
• $10, against $7
• $20, against $12

• $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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