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Airtable the extended excel sheet
What do you like best about the product?
Oh I love the tool to the core. It helps me sort data in the most efficient and effective manner. The grouping and filtering of data is way powerful and you don't need to handhold your clients
What do you dislike about the product?
I have a lot of members on my team and if I add them to my workbase I have to pay for each member. I don't like this pay per user pattern. I would love if there is reporting facility (the interface is not user friendly)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use airtable as a CMS solution and it is the most efficient solution I have ever used. In fact the onboarding solves the newbie troubles and I love the way the data is all sorted.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is an excel with extra functionalities. If you are a Pro in Excel, you'd find this tool incredibly useful.
Data made easy!
What do you like best about the product?
It helps put all of your data in one centralized location and once it's up and running, the user interface is very easy to use! I like the layout of airtable a lot and is a good middle ground between storing data manually and a more complex data analytics software.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are sometimes minor glitches with the system, so sometimes preferences and settings won't be saved and I'll have to go in and manually revert them back.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to track inventory using Airtable and are able to track what styles are in stock through the system. We are able to connect Airtable to our other systems in place for a good integration!
Airtable is making Project and Data management easy
What do you like best about the product?
It's been a year using Airtable. Data management and Visualization is the best feature of the Airtable.
What do you dislike about the product?
I am using Airtable since Jan 2021. I didn't feel any disliking to airtable. Everything is fine and good.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Daily data management and visualization of data. Project management
Organization for all your needs
What do you like best about the product?
I love that AirTable provides you with prefabricated templates for so many different logistical tasks. You can easily implement and edit their templates. I love that it is an app for my computer, phone and ipad. I can use it for work, I can use it for the grocery store, I can use it for every day life.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wouldn't say I 'dislike' anything. But I think the filtering options can be a little better. They can be confusing when trying to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have a blog editorial table, a campaign calendar table, a to-do list table, a trade show logistics table. It is updated in real-time for all shared users. It is a perfect way to stay organized and take out the need to send constant email chains.
Airtable for sorting priorities
What do you like best about the product?
Airtable allows a group of collaborators to store, share, and collaborate information, and attach documents. The information might be ideas, inventory, tasks, or something else. Also the onboarding and training is so simple and not time intensive.
What do you dislike about the product?
The paid version is expensive. I would like to color code records, but the cost is $20 per month which is quite a bit. Initially it was set up with separate paid spaces and then trying to get everything onto an enterprise plan was a huge headache.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The ability to customize or choose a template for table is great. Being able to have multiple tables so all areas of a team can track their items, but still have everything visible to the entire team in one place is so helpful. The timeline view is especially helpful in content planning and marketing communication planning.
The Missing Tool for a Creative Problem Solvers
What do you like best about the product?
How often have you seen people try to house information in an Excel spreadsheet when they actually want a database? Airtable combines the functionality of a database with the user experience standards of Google Sheets -- maybe even better in many respects. Relating tables, categorizing and summarizing information, and building repositories are all better here than anything else I've used. If you are the type of person who can't program, but knows how you'd want to build a tool for yourself and colleagues, you've got to try Airtable.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the platform is just a LITTLE too paywalled. Some of the best features to visualize data, for example, require an Upgrade to advanced features. I would be more likely to recommend providing this tool as an option for more people in my organization if I could demonstrate the complete value easily, and with real examples. Airtable offers Pro capabilities for inviting users like candy, so I don't think this would be too hard for them to improve upon.
I have also experienced some challenges with users not really understanding how to input data in the Grid view. As far as I can tell there isn't a good way to add clear notes/annotations as instructions, to ensure data quality, etc.
There is some suggestion that Airtable is enough to replace more structured project management tools. I think it's a bit of a stretch for a team to realistically implement self-service, but you certainly can build mini-apps to support business processes. I guess I'm not surprised their messaging has shifted, but I think the free-form nature is the real benefit (not that it's a great project management tool, because it's not until you take a template and rework it for your needs).
I have also experienced some challenges with users not really understanding how to input data in the Grid view. As far as I can tell there isn't a good way to add clear notes/annotations as instructions, to ensure data quality, etc.
There is some suggestion that Airtable is enough to replace more structured project management tools. I think it's a bit of a stretch for a team to realistically implement self-service, but you certainly can build mini-apps to support business processes. I guess I'm not surprised their messaging has shifted, but I think the free-form nature is the real benefit (not that it's a great project management tool, because it's not until you take a template and rework it for your needs).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tracked receipts; managed client budget allocations and assignments; tracked personnel; built forms for end users; set up collaborative mood boards; built web analytics data dictionaries; organized sales materials...
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The only barrier of entry for a solo user is the time to learn it. Give it a try.
If Excel met Google Forms
What do you like best about the product?
The functionality of Airtable is the best! The ability to use forms connected to all the features that make Excel so powerful makes this a must have for anyone
What do you dislike about the product?
There are no downsides that I have come across other than the price - the free plan is sufficient for most applications but the paid plan does allow you to do things like brand your forms
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Airtable is very important for us in event planning, RSVPs, helping us build data tables and databases and much more. Our clients also love the ease of using airtable from their end. We are very happy with it
Organize and share in real time!!
What do you like best about the product?
Airtable is always live. If you make any changes to the content, those you share the workspace with can see the changes as they are being made.
What do you dislike about the product?
Getting used to AT being live is a learning curve so "at first" I didn't like that. Give it a little bit to get used to it and it will be the thing you love most!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We do a ton of stuff on AT, where I work. Personally, as an order processor, we keep track of our orders here. We enter the orders to the table and change status as they're moved from OE all the way through fulfillment.
Like a modern XL!
What do you like best about the product?
I was introduced to Airtable by my VP of Marketing a couple of years ago. At first, It was hard (not the I am not en excel wizard) but once you start learning it, I was able to use the social media calendar, content calendar, and video calendar templates to present plans, and to update daily work. It is a great marketing tool.
What do you dislike about the product?
It takes some time to get used to if you're not into spreadsheets. But this is a way better tool!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Great for project management and working on a calendar for different aspects like social media, content creation, production planning, and quarterly happenings.
Great Free Tool
What do you like best about the product?
I like the easy user interface. The sleek aesthetic of the software makes it easy and pleasant to use. When it is shared between users, it is not overwhelming for those new to airtable. I am a big fan of the way we can customize and organize different airtable databases. Just the free version allows for many options in ways of customization (ex: different icons to choose from for each base). Another feature I like is the different view options (calendar, kanban, etc.). This feature lets us visualize the data in different ways.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike the lack of feature in terms of table organization. For example, there is no function available to highlight a row (change it's color) this is only available in a paid version. Maybe I am just unfamiliar, but I wish there was an option to change the view of a database for only me at times. When you are collaborating with team members and another user changes the format of the data, it changes for all users. This can be frustrating at times.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were using airtable to store and summarize the various research articles our team read and reviewed. We also used it for our research lab for a variety of data organization and project management tasks. I have realized that airtable is a great tool for team projects. The features that allow you to see recent changes and communicate/chat with other team members is very helpful when working remotely and in real time. More recently, I've started using airtable to organize marketing for a side business. The calendar view and list view come in handy when wanting to view posts in different ways.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would recommend to try this out for any project management needs. One thing I would recommend to keep in mind is that airtable is not HIPAA compliant.
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