Airtable is an alternative
to Plane
$200/mo (Team) vs Plane Pro at $60/mo for 10 seats ($6/seat) — covering 40% of the 10 compared capabilities.
Same job. Compare the fees.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
10 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro plan at $60/mo ($6/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Team: 240 USD/yearly; 9 extra seat(s) × 240 USD.
Plane costs $60/mo on the Pro plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. Airtable costs $200/mo (Team plan), which is not cheaper than Plane Pro at $60/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
Airtable covers 40% of the 10 capabilities compared against Plane. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Airtable | Plane |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt & timeline views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workflow automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Docs & wikis | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sprints & agile boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Guest access | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Whiteboards & mind maps | ✗ | ◐ |
What you give up
Capabilities Plane has that Airtable lacks.
- Time tracking — Track time spent on tasks.Missing from Airtable.
- Gantt & timeline views — View project timelines as Gantt or timeline charts.Missing from Airtable.
- Docs & wikis — Create shared documents and a team wiki alongside tasks.Missing from Airtable.
- Sprints & agile boards — Plan and run work in sprints on an agile board.Missing from Airtable.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Airtable.
- Whiteboards & mind maps — Sketch ideas on a shared whiteboard or mind map.Missing from Airtable.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Plane | Airtable |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $18/moPro | $60/mocosts moreTeam |
| 10 seats | $60/moPro | $200/mocosts moreTeam |
| 25 seats | $150/moPro | $500/mocosts moreTeam |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Team | $20/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $45/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise Scale | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Pro | $6/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $13/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise Grid | Contact sales |
Frequently asked
What does Airtable lack compared with Plane?
Time tracking, Gantt & timeline views, Docs & wikis, Sprints & agile boards, SSO & SCIM provisioning, Whiteboards & mind maps — 6 of the 10 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Plane: 2026-10-26; Airtable: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
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Sources & freshness
- https://plane.so/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Airtable data last verified 2026-10-26