Plane is 67% cheaper
than Airtable
$80/mo (Pro) vs Airtable Team at $240/mo for 10 seats ($24/seat) — covering 80% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
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.
Team plan at $240/mo ($24/seat × 10 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Pro: 8 USD/monthly; 9 extra seat(s) × 8 USD.
Airtable costs $240/mo on the Team plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Plane covers 80% of the 5 capabilities compared against Airtable. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Plane | Airtable |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow automations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | ↑ Enterprise Grid | ✓ |
| Guest access | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Airtable has that Plane lacks.
- API access — Access and update project data programmatically via an API.Missing from Plane.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Airtable | Plane |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $72/moTeam | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 10 seats | $240/moTeam | $0/mocheaperFree |
| 25 seats | $600/moTeam | $200/mocheaperPro |
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 |
| Pro | $8/seat/mo |
| Business | $15/seat/mo |
| Enterprise Grid | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Team | $24/seat/mo |
| Business | $54/seat/mo |
| Enterprise Scale | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Plane than Airtable?
67% cheaper in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing): $80/mo on Pro vs $240/mo on Team. That is $1920 a year.
What does Plane lack compared with Airtable?
API access — 1 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Airtable: 2026-11-01; Plane: 2026-11-01 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.airtable.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-11-01)
- Plane data last verified 2026-11-01