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Adalo vs Airtable

Adalo and Airtable are both no-code & low-code tools. Adalo is aimed at freelancers and small businesses, while Airtable is aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Airtable costs less, from $24/mo versus $36/mo for Adalo. Both have a free plan.

Adalo

No-code native mobile apps

Airtable

Spreadsheet-database hybrid with apps

PricingFreemium · $36Freemium · $24
Starting price$36/mo$24/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forFreelancers, Small businessesSmall businesses, Enterprise
Platformswebweb, ios, android
CountryUS · 2018US · 2012
Rating——

Choose Adalo if

Non-technical founders building simple mobile apps.

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Direct app store publishing
  • Templates

Look elsewhere if: Complex or high-scale apps.

Choose Airtable if

Operations, marketing and content teams that outgrew spreadsheets but do not want a developer-built system.

  • Approachable for spreadsheet users yet relational
  • Interfaces turn data into usable apps without code
  • Rich field types and views

Look elsewhere if: Very large datasets, budget-sensitive teams (Baserow, NocoDB, Grist), or engineering data that belongs in a real database.

Adalo vs Airtable pricing

Adalo

  • Free$01 editor, 500 records per app, unlimited test apps
  • Starter$36/moBilled annually; 1 published app, 1 editor, 5GB
  • Professional$52/moBilled annually; 2 published apps, 5 editors, 25GB
  • Team$160/moBilled annually; 5 published apps, 10 editors, 125GB

Airtable

  • Free$01,000 records/base, 5 editors, 1 GB
  • Team$24/seat/mo$20 billed annually; 50,000 records/base, 20 GB
  • Business$54/seat/mo$45 billed annually; 125,000 records, SAML SSO
  • Enterprise ScaleCustom500,000 records, enterprise API

Adalo · Key features

  • Drag-and-drop app builder
  • Built-in database
  • External collections (Airtable, Xano)
  • Publish to app stores
  • Marketplace components
  • Custom actions

Cons

  • Performance limits
  • Less flexible logic
  • Scaling challenges

Airtable · Key features

  • Relational tables with 25+ field types, lookups and rollups
  • Grid, kanban, calendar, gallery, Gantt, timeline and form views
  • Interface Designer for dashboards and internal apps
  • Automations with triggers, scripts and AI steps
  • Sync between bases and external sources (Salesforce, Jira, Google Sheets)
  • REST API, webhooks and extensions marketplace

Cons

  • Record limits per base can block growth
  • Per-seat pricing is high for large teams of light users
  • Free plan shrank significantly

Adalo vs Airtable: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Adalo or Airtable?

Airtable starts at $24/mo and Adalo at $36/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Adalo and Airtable have a free plan?

Yes, both Adalo and Airtable have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?